Seth Perry, a pastor in recovery who lives with bipolar disorder, outlines three simple ways to be present for someone grieving—Speak, Wonder, Welcome—while reflecting on his experience conducting multiple funerals.
Seth Perry is a pastor in recovery from addiction. He live well with bipolar disorder. He talks about three ordinary things you can do to be present for another person. Say hello in the comments.
Three ordinary things you can do to be present for another person. Speak. Wonder. Welcome. That's important when we talk about grief. And Jules, it is afternoon now. It's a sunny afternoon.
Hello, everyone. And today I'm going to talk about three ordinary things that you can do to be present for another person. My name is Seth Perry. I'm a pastor. I'm in recovery from addiction. I live well with bipolar disorder. And I'm here today to talk to you about three ordinary things you can do to be present for another person. So here's the context. Here is my story for today. I'm doing eight funerals. Sorry, eight funerals. I'm doing three funerals in the period of eight days. Hello, Jules.
Hello, everyone who's joining. Say hello in the comments. I'd love to hear from you. We're going to be talking a little bit about funerals and grieving, but I want to talk about it in this context. And yes, Jules, good morning to you, sunshine. It is absolutely. So three ordinary things you can do to be present for another person. That's important when we talk about grief because being present for another person is something that I see as being important when I'm working with people who are grieving, just being present.
Speak. Wonder. Welcome. And Jules, it is afternoon now. Absolutely. It's a sunny afternoon. I do kind of like that. So.
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