Being with others when they are in pain

A short video by Dr. Jacob Ham on How to Console Others

I’m always on the look out for ways to be with people more skillfully and artfully. Dr. Ham has some wonderful videos that break complex concepts into simple explanations that make sense to me.

Here’s one about being with another person when they are in distress, and how part of the way we can do this is noticing what’s happening in ourselves and asking directly how we can support them in the moment.

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