I haven’t come up with any better ideas yet for supporting other altruists* than saying “oh, and this is a thing, come talk to me if you want”, but that’s something :-)
Maybe framing/inspiring/storytelling/comraderie has a role to play too. When Samwise is like “Everything’s shit” I’m like “Yes, everything’s shit! 😭” And then he’s like “There’s some good in this world...and it’s worth fighting for” and I’m like “Yeeeeaaahhh! F*** you, Mother Nature! ✊”
Thanks for prompting me to sum up my current thoughts on what can be done here.
*beyond, of course, the kind of support that’s often helpful for anyone e.g. active listening, coaching/ideas/advice to improve situations (that’s a good order to do them in, incidentally), helping to destigmatise professional support for more serious problems with the simple act of suggesting it
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I haven’t come up with any better ideas yet for supporting other altruists* than saying “oh, and this is a thing, come talk to me if you want”, but that’s something :-)
Maybe framing/inspiring/storytelling/comraderie has a role to play too. When Samwise is like “Everything’s shit” I’m like “Yes, everything’s shit! 😭” And then he’s like “There’s some good in this world...and it’s worth fighting for” and I’m like “Yeeeeaaahhh! F*** you, Mother Nature! ✊”
Thanks for prompting me to sum up my current thoughts on what can be done here.
*beyond, of course, the kind of support that’s often helpful for anyone e.g. active listening, coaching/ideas/advice to improve situations (that’s a good order to do them in, incidentally), helping to destigmatise professional support for more serious problems with the simple act of suggesting it