How to really listen to what someone you care about is saying
It's an important yet underrated skill that may seem like a small gesture but it can make a huge difference to a loved one's wellbeing
11 January 2021 • 2:00pm
A huge part of being a better listener is simply recognising that the person speaking doesn’t need any more from you than that
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The Covid pandemic has been like a pressure cooker for all kinds of issues that can really affect our mental wellbeing. Isolation and loneliness, family and relationship issues, mental and physical health or illness, employment and money worries... as if these weren’t already hard enough to cope with, they have been exacerbated by lockdown and the swirling uncertainties of 2020.