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Published Dec 11, 2020

446: How to Help Your Suicidal Partner | Feedback Friday

Jordan Harbinger and Gabriel Mizrahi delve into providing crucial support for partners dealing with depression, exploring the emotional nuances of wealth guilt, managing political tensions within families, and navigating workplace challenges from wrongful termination to effective networking strategies.
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  • Emotional Support

    Supporting a partner with depression can be incredibly challenging. emphasizes that while it's important to be supportive and loving, it's equally crucial to recognize the limitations of what one can do. He explains that trying to fix a partner's significant emotional challenges can often exacerbate the situation, even for trained professionals 1. shares a listener's story about a partner who has faced multiple traumatic events and is resistant to help, highlighting the emotional toll it takes on the relationship 2.

       

    Setting Boundaries

    Setting boundaries is essential when supporting a partner with mental health issues. discusses the importance of establishing strong boundaries to protect one's own mental well-being. He explains that being in an all-consuming caregiver role can be detrimental if the partner is unwilling to seek help or work on their issues 3. adds that while it's important to be supportive, it's not one's responsibility to fix their partner's problems, and setting boundaries can help manage this dynamic 1.

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