How to help someone you love heal from a traumatic experience.
and connect
Connection and safety can strongly buffer — or counteract — stress and trauma, helping to prevent and even reverse health impacts. Just by being there, having a calm tone of voice, listening and connecting with your loved one, you have the power to lower their stress hormone levels and turn off their stress response. By doing this, you also give them space to process what happened and protect their health.Take note or ask them how they like to be supported.
When stressed, some people want more togetherness, while others need more space. What they need may also change from day to day, hour to hour. Consider making a plan about how they would want to be supported during particularly rough times ahead of time.Put down your cell phone, turn off the TV, and ask how your loved one is feeling. Really listen. Don’t feel you need to have the answers or jump to solving their problem. Sometimes what your loved one needs most is to feel heard and understood.
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