If Someone You Love Is Having a Hard Time, Listen to This

0:00Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins podcast.

0:08One of the hardest things in life is to watch somebody that you care about going through a really hard time.

0:14And I don't know about you, but in those moments, I step in and I attempt to help and make things better.

0:21And then, of course, what happens?

0:22My attempt to help just makes things worse.

0:25You know, you want to help your kid, but they just barricade themselves in their room.

0:29Your partner's depressed.

0:31Your friend is drinking too much.

0:32You're worried.

0:34You ask questions because you're anxious about it.

0:37You give advice because you can see how this might turn into some disaster.

0:41I used to do that too, but oftentimes I wasn't helping.

0:46In fact, I was making things worse, which is why today I've asked one of the world's leading psychologists to teach you and me how to help someone you love without panicking, controlling, turning the situation into a fight or making the situation even worse.