Ep 118 - How to support a loved one

<p>Welcome to How to Love Your Body, today we are talking about what to do when we are worried about a friend or family member’s health issues and how we can address it.</p> <p> </p> <p>You can grab your worksheet here <a href='http://bit.ly/undietsupport'>bit.ly/undietsupport</a> - so you can work through how to support your loved one in the best way possible. </p> <p> </p> <p>To start it off - get into your loved one’s shoes. If you had something going on with your health, what would you want from a loved one? </p> <p> </p> <p>Someone to listen to you?</p> <p>Someone to support you in going to appointments?</p> <p>Someone to love you unconditionally?</p> <p> </p> <p>So would I.</p> <p> </p> <p>But what we tend to dish out instead is:</p> <p> </p> <p>Advice.</p> <p>Unsolicited advice.</p> <p> </p> <p>And we mean SO WELL but it’s really not what they need.</p> <p> </p> <p>We have people reaching out sometimes and wondering “But I really love them shouldn’t I encourage them to eat healthier”?</p> <p> </p> <p>Even if it’s not about weight - telling someone to “eat healthier” is rarely constructive. </p> <p> </p> <p>If your loved one has health issues going on that you feel are exacerbated by the way they eat, I promise their doctor has already brought it up, likely incessantly and if that hasn’t made a change, your comments won’t either.</p> <p> </p> <p>We really hope that nobody tells you what to eat or how your body should look so we advise the same for US - their body, their business, our body, our business.</p> <p> </p> <p>So how can you support a loved one having health troubles?</p> <p> </p> <ul><li>ASK them what you can do to help - don’t assume or give unsolicited advice</li> </ul> <ul><li>Be there to listen</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>That’s really all you need to do. </p> <p>Keep it simple and keep checking in with them if they need anything.</p> <p> </p> <p>You can grab your worksheet to work through what is best to do for your loved one