A close friend of mine is in a really deep depression. Haven't seen anything like it before . He doesn't leave the house and under drugs most of the time . He doesn't want help and not willing to talk to anybody about this... we are very worried. What can we do ? Thank you.

Hi, I’m Sylvia from Sheffield UK. I’ve just joined tonight and I’m excited to be here as a newbie to coaching. I’m trying to figure out what I need to do next as I’m clicking through the different sections and trying to understand it. I’m sure it will get easier as I go through the levels. It would be nice to team up with an accountability partner if anyone is interested. Looking forward to making new connections in the community"

I did it! i drove the 2.5 hours to see my dad... i was crying just about the whole way there.... i was crying because i realized that all the pain and suffering that i had spent the past 8 months in was all because of a lie that i was holding onto....and that it was all about to change and that what i truly wanted in my life was so accessible if only i was willing to do the work and be honest with myself.... When I shared the letter with my dad it went so smoothly and perfectly it was truly magical..... i got to my parents house at about 9pm and everybody was surprised to see me, my girlfriend and my daughter.... my brother, sister and mother started playing with my daughter and my dad was sitting on the couch looking at his phone like he usually was at that time.... as it had been for the past 8 months, we didn't greet one another or make any eye contact.... i had the letter in my pocket and i pulled it out and was just holding it.... nervous and just waiting for the right moment.... after about seven minutes or so of talking with my brother, sister and mother.... my mom could see that i was still holding onto this piece of paper and kind of staring at it so she says "what's the paper for?" i say timidly its a letter i wrote for dad.... she looks at my dad and tells him i wrote something for him.... he looks up from his phone for the first time and says "you wrote something for me?" i move over in front of him and say "yeah i've been doing some therapy and i wrote you this letter" he says "therapy? like marriage counseling?" i say "yeah something like that" and then proceed to read him my letter: Dad, I have been lying that you are the bad guy in my life and that you don’t love me and that you want to hold me back in my life and that you want to see me fail. When the truth is that I have been ungrateful for everything you have done for me such as choosing to adopt me, raising me, taking care of me, and providing for me my whole life. The truth is that the strength that I have today is because of you. All the good things that I have in my life are because of you. And the truth is that I love you and the truth is that you love me more than I know.

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I'm Saalim Ismail, an I'm an award-winning singer-songwriter, certified transformation life coach and motivational speaker from Cape Town, South Africa. I'm really excited to be here, and I'm ready to soak up all the knowledge I can, become a more competent coach, and to get to know and build relationships with the Expert Coach community! I'm looking forward to being an Expert Coach! 🙂🫶