ICYMI: How To Be A Better Friend When Your Loved Ones Are Struggling (What To Say And Do), with Psychotherapist Whitney Goodman

Welcome to today’s ICYMI, where we kick off the week with a quick game-changing tip from one of our guests that you might have missed. 

In honour of Mental Health Awareness Month, we're throwing it back to this helpful advice from Whitney Goodman on how to show up for your friends and loved ones when they are struggling with mental health, grief and loss — without the unhelpful platitudes and empty offers. 

Whitney is a psychotherapist, author of the book Toxic Positivity, a columnist for Psychology Today and appears regularly in publications like The New York Times and Teen Vogue.

Listen to our full episode with Whitney here!

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