Do you ever come away from a conversation and wish you could take back what you said? Or perhaps you froze up or avoided a topic as it felt too risky or loaded? There are many misconceptions out there and sometimes we have good intentions but just miss the mark when we approach difficult topics with friends and family members. Anxiety, depression, grief, addictions…Throughout this new series, we’ll be doing our best to answer the question ‘How do you talk to someone when’, covering topics that are relevant to situations we can all find ourselves in on a daily basis. In each episode, we’ll talk to people who are living through challenges, their families and loved ones doing their best to support them, as well as experts within these fields, who offer advice and wisdom to us listening. Our hope is that you will come away with practical tips and useable information that will strengthen you in your desire to be better supporters to those we love and hold dear.
Welcome to How Do You Talk to Someone When, our second series from Counsel Culture Podcasts. We will be navigating our way through each of these episodes, covering topics relevant to situations we all find ourselves in regularly. Some of these situations can be difficult to know how to handle, and we may struggle to know what to say. Perhaps you may have come away from conversations and wish you could take back something you said. Or perhaps you find yourself just avoiding the tougher topics of conversation? In this episode we're asking the question: “How do you talk to someone when…..they are dealing with depression?”It's estimated that over 20 million Australians are living with anxiety or depression. Beyond Blue reports that One in seven Australians will experience depression in their lifetime, and alarmingly, More than nine people die each day in Australia by suicide. Many around us are dealing with depression and we would never know. Depression is more than just a low mood – it's a serious condition that affects your physical and mental health. In this episode, we'll be hearing from a few different people, and I thank them for their bravery and openness in talking us through their experience and sharing their wisdom. Mike, who loved and cared for someone with depression for many years. Chris Cipollone, who has lived with depression himself for a lot of his life and who's been a pastor, a speaker and an author on the subject. And then Professor Karen E. Mason, who is an expert in the theory and practice of integrating Christian faith, depression and suicide prevention. Links mentioned in this episode: LIFELINE: lifeline.org.au or call 13 11 14https://counselculture.org.auChris Cipollone: http://www.chriscipollone.comProfessor Karen E. Mason: https://www.koorong.com/product/preventing-suicide-a-handbook-for-pastors-chaplains-and-pastoral_9780830896479andhttps://www.amazon.com.au/Preaching-Hope-Darkness-Pastors-Addressing-ebook/dp/B08LR2BG2L
Anxiety is a hot topic. It's also prevalent. It's estimated that 1/4 of Australians will experience an anxiety condition in their lifetime. Its impact can be crippling and all of us at some stage, particularly in the past 2 years, will have experienced anxiety.In this episode, we talk to 3 people who have experienced anxiety for most of their adult life. They share their experiences - what has helped, what hasn't helped, and how they make sense of their anxiety in the light of their Christian faith. We also role play a counselling session which provides us with practical tips on how do you talk to someone who is struggling with anxiety.
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