Helping the Hurting: Practical Ways to Love a Suffering Friend
Is someone you love facing a trauma, tragedy, or major life transition and you find yourself feeling hopeless on how to help them through this valley?
We can feel ill-equipped to say the right thing or do something helpful when a friend, co-worker or family member is walking through pain.
If you find yourself not knowing how to enter into the pain of those around you, we want to help.
Author and speaker Vaneetha Risner has experienced a lifetime of pain from chronic illness that began in childhood, sexual betrayal in her marriage and subsequent divorce, and the loss of a child. At times, she has felt the care and love of those around her in really profound ways. And other times, she has felt more pain from the ways others have unintentionally caused more hurt in their response or lack thereof, to her suffering. Through it all, she loves to help those with a hurting friend know what to do in those moments of heartache.
Author and speaker Vaneetha Risner shares in this masterclass about Helping the Hurting: Practical Ways to Love a Suffering Friend.
In this masterclass, you will:
Understand why it is so important to step into one another’s pain
Learn practical ways you can love a hurting friend
Know what to and what not to say to someone who is suffering
It can feel so difficult to know what to say in someone else's pain, but taking the step to enter into their hurt is a holy work as your presence reminds them that they are not alone.
Resources
Website: https://www.vaneetha.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vaneetharisner/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vaneetharisner