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What to Say (and Not to Say) to Someone Struggling With Suicidal Thoughts

What to Say (and Not to Say) to Someone Struggling With Suicidal Thoughts

by Hannah Packer | Sep 12, 2025 | Crisis, Depression, Mental Health

Why Our Words Matter  When someone you care about shares that they’re struggling with suicidal thoughts, it can feel overwhelming. Many people freeze, afraid of saying the “wrong thing.” Others rush in with solutions, wanting to fix the pain quickly. The truth is that...
Helping a Colleague in Crisis: What to Say and What Not to Say in Emergency Services

Helping a Colleague in Crisis: What to Say and What Not to Say in Emergency Services

by Susan Packer | Jul 22, 2025 | Crisis, Grief, Mental Health, Trauma - PTSD, Work & Employment

“I Don’t Know What to Say”: Supporting a Colleague in Crisis In emergency services—whether you’re a firefighter, paramedic, police officer, or dispatcher—you’re trained to respond quickly and effectively to other people’s crises. But when it’s your own colleague who’s...
After The Affair

After The Affair

by Nicole Bolotenko | May 22, 2025 | Anger Management, Change, Conflict, Crisis, Infidelity, Love & Relationships, Marriage, Separation & Divorce, Sexuality

by Janis Abrahms Spring How do you forgive your partner when they do not take responsibilities for their transgressions? (With this question we are taking the position that this may be a major transgression like an affair) Often we hear from clients that they feel the...
Why are we so afraid to set boundaries?

Why are we so afraid to set boundaries?

by Finding Solutions Together | May 15, 2025 | Conflict, Crisis, Family, Love & Relationships, Parenting

Whether you are a parent who appears to have a teenager “running the household,” or you are in a romantic relationship and feel you’ve “lost who you are as an individual,” they both may stem from the difficulty of setting effective boundaries in your relationships....
Growing Pains

Growing Pains

by Finding Solutions Together | Apr 19, 2025 | Children & Adolescence, Crisis, Family, Parenting, Stress, Teens

  Probably the single most challenging issue we face as humans, compared to other mammals, is the length of time it takes us to raise our young. Depending on the area of the globe you live in, this can range anywhere from sixteen to twenty years. In most...
How Do We Rebuild After an Affair?

How Do We Rebuild After an Affair?

by Finding Solutions Together | Mar 5, 2025 | Change, Conflict, Crisis, Infidelity, Love & Relationships, Marriage, Problem-Solving, Separation & Divorce

Is the Impossible Truly Possible? The outcome hinges on our mindset. When lies and betrayal have taken over a relationship, it’s natural for couples to consider ending things. Often, this decision isn’t driven by a lack of love, but rather by the automatic...
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