Conversations With Cinthia

When someone we love struggles with mental illness, it can be hard to know how to truly help and when our help might actually become part of the problem.  Jesus told a story about how to help others; it's often called "The Story of the Good Samaritan."  Today Cinthia looks at how this story applies when our "neighbor" has a mental illness.  The Samaritan man in the story showed great mercy but also had good boundaries.  Today's episode encourages strategies like seeing instead of distancing or pretending, appropriately covering without enabling, and giving what we can without becoming confused about where we end and the other person begins.  This last one can be particularly confusing, but Cinthia gives some great specifics regarding how to know when our boundaries need to be stronger.  If you are sometimes don't know what your role in helping your loved one is supposed to be, this episode offers great insight for the journey.