Help Someone — Full Contents

Every entry here answers the question "How do I help someone…?" — organised by life stage and by issue. Please note this is a work in progress: topics without a link are still waiting to be written.

We understand some topics here could be seen as sensitive or controversial. Our approach is always to focus on how we can help someone — it isn't our role as helpers to be judgemental. Please get in touch via Contact Us if you'd like to discuss a topic, or if you're able to contribute a piece yourself.

Young familiesYoung adultsMiddle ageGetting olderIllnessesOther life eventsYou and GodGeneral issues

Young families

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“How do I help someone ...(my wife) while she's giving birth?”

Laurence Lepherd

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“How do I help someone ...(my child) who is having troubles at school?”

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“How do I help someone ...who is a new mother?”

Kylee Mingham

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“How do I help someone ...with parenting?”

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“How do I help someone ...cope with miscarriage, or still birth, or early death after birth?”

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“How do I help someone ...who cannot have children?”

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“How do I help someone ...choose activity priorities?”

Laurence Lepherd

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“How do I help someone ...cope with children who have disabilities?”

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Young adults

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“How do I help someone ...prepare for marriage?”

John and Lesley Quill

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“How do I help someone ...with online addiction?”

Laurence Lepherd

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“How do I help someone ...develop a positive relationship in marriage?”

John and Lesley Quill

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“How do I help someone ...who is stressed?”

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“How do I help someone ...who has a body image problem?”

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“How do I help someone ...cope with general issues of life?”

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“How do I help someone ...cope with discrimination?”

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“How do I help someone ...cope with family conflict?”

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“How do I help someone ...cope with low self-image?”

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“How do I help someone ...with an eating disorder?”

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“How do I help someone ...who is self-harming?”

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Middle age

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“How do I help someone ...who is separated from their husband or wife?”

Name withheld by request

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“How do I help someone ...review their direction?”

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“How do I help someone ...cope with elderly parents?”

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“How do I help someone ...a family member who has been made redundant?”

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“How do I help someone ...who is struggling financially?”

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“How do I help someone ...adjust to step families?”

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Getting older

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“How do I help someone ...prepare for and commence retirement?”

Cathy Strachan

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“How do I help someone ...help someone who is living with dementia?”

Cathy Strachan

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“How do I help someone ...in palliative care mode?”

Cathy Stachan

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“How do I help someone ...transition from independent to dependent living?”

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Illnesses

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“How do I help someone ...maintain faith during illness?”

Laurence Lepherd

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“How do I help someone ...cope with any illness?”

Laurence Lepherd

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“How do I help someone ...who has cancer?”

Laurence Lepherd

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“How do I help someone ...who has had a stroke?”

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“How do I help someone ...cope with terminal illness?”

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Other life events

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“How do I help someone ...cope with loss and bereavement?”

Rosemary Pearce

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“How do I help someone ...who is vulnerable?”

Kylee Mingham

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“How do I help someone ...communicate with a deaf person?”

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“How do I help someone ...who is lonely?”

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“How do I help someone ...who is anxious?”

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“How do I help someone ...who is depressed?”

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“How do I help someone ...with spiritual burnout?”

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“How do I help someone ...cope with loss through suicide?”

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You and God

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“How do I help someone ...cope with 'unanswered' prayer?”

Laurence Lepherd

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“How do I help someone ...struggling with forgiveness?”

Kylee Mingham

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“How do I help someone ...get closer to God?”

Laurence Lepherd and Kylee Mingham

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“How do I help someone ...get closer to God? — Stories”

Laurence Lepherd

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General issues

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“How do I help someone ...overcome spiritual distress?”

Laurence Lepherd

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“How do I help someone ...who has a major disability?”

Kylee Mingham

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“How do I help someone ...who has mental health issues?”

Kylee Mingham

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“How do I help someone ...who has lost faith?”

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“How do I help someone ...recover life's purpose?”

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“How do I help someone ...choosing where to live?”

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“How do I help someone ...choosing a school?”

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“How do I help someone ...who is struggling with thoughts of suicide?”

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