Dear Friend
Welcome to the May issue of the LifeLine e-newsletter.
LifeLine is all about nurturing relationships and understanding communications as we listen and interact with people from all walks of life on a daily basis.
Now and again we read or hear of a touching story that warrants re-reading or passing on to others for the quality of the message, in this issue you will find one such story entitled "Basildon Bond" that I hope you will enjoy reading as much as I have.
In addition you will find an article by Denis Bunbury entitled "Counsellors caring for themselves" which proposes that "..as counsellors, we owe it to ourselves, to one another, and to our callers/clients to keep ourselves safe and protected, by acknowledging our own need of others." The article discusses the need for debriefing and offers some guidance for this process.
In "What's happening at LifeLine?" there is an update on the National Depression Initative, a job opportunity with "Living Works" and updates on Kidsline and "Outward Bound" plus much more!
Happy Reading
Best wishes
Bryan Wilshire
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In this issue:
- Basildon Bond
- Counsellors caring for themselves
- About Bravery
- Introducing LifeLiner.....Erin Richardson
- What's happening at LifeLine?
- See the Vodafone Warriors!
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Basildon Bond
By Stephen Braunias
My old grandad liked getting letters and he liked sending letters, although he could neither read nor write....
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Counsellors caring for themselves
By Denis Bunbury
Recently I facilitated a meeting with a group of Lifeline counsellors on how to feel more confident working with suicidal callers.
One of the things we all thought it important to stress was the need for 'debriefing'. We all know how demanding it can be to work with callers contemplating suicide particularly if they have already taken some action that could result in death!
Debriefing offers us the opportunity to come back into balance, and not carry into our own future a residue of difficult feelings like anxiety, anger, grief, or powerlessness...
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About Bravery....
Quote from "Matthew Flinders' Cat " By Bryce Courtenay
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Introducing LifeLiner.....Erin Richardson
Erin is a volunteer with LifeLine on the 24/7 team
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What's Happening at LifeLine?
By Annie Bradshaw
News and information about LifeLine's services and people
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See the Vodafone Warriors
Would you like the opportunity to see a free Vodafone Warriors game and help LifeLine at the same time?....
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