What to say to your friend who needs a little emotional caretaking

Written By Genevieve Dreizen

These scripts should serve as a guide for tough, trying, and tremendous life moments.

We’re here to support you in supporting your people. We’re proud of you. And we’ve got you.

Here’s what to say when you don’t know what to say.

Hello sweet friend, thank you for reaching out. Feeling vulnerable and needing to be taken care of in any way can feel so scary. Good news is, I love you and I feel so fortunate to be the one you’re coming to in this moment! Letting your people love and take care of you is a kindness. Let’s chat/meet for a coffee so we can talk it through and figure out what you need, and most importantly so I can love on you! You are such a phenomenal friend and I'm excited at the opportunity to get to take care of you the way you take care of me.

Text these scripts, email them, leave them as a voicemail, or as the basis of a phone call or conversation in person. These scripts can be used over and over and across all platforms. We hope they help. We want to support you so that you can support your people.

Genevieve Dreizen
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