In “Just Listening” Darren Wright explores the importance of learning to listen. We all need people who will sit with us and listen. And although listening isn’t a skill we are all born with, we can learn to be someone who can listen. Read the article, and then gather a few close friends to try the listening exercise.

If you want to learn more, these resources will help you practice being a better listener and friend:

• Tips for helping a friend
• Resources for people living through depression, anxiety, stress, self-harm
  > Beyond Blue
  > Headspace
• Help guide for people working through self-harm