Hi Megha - such a beautiful sharing. This you said is fundamental to helping people in depression, and epecially our kids...

At this point ,I am taking it a day at a time. Being in gentle contact with him and yet not usurping his pain as my own ( making boundaries)

NOT ursupring their pain and owning it for ourselves! So often what happens is that a parent feels the pain burden themselves, and carries it within themselves, which they then want to fix, leading to all manner of distorted expression that loads the relationship thus making the situation worse.

Can you just hold the space and hear what they have to say?

If someone you're with subconsciously picks up the feeling you're 'trying to fix them', it's already telling them there's something wrong with them. Everyone has their challenges. Let's work to unconditonally hold the space for people and let them walk their own path of realisation. Depression could be exactly what's necessary to break free of old karma and finally realise the light.

In loving support

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