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Gallery
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When someone is in crisis: what helps and what doesn’t
When someone is in crisis, most people want to help — but good intentions don’t always translate into what actually works. Here’s what helps in the moment (calm presence, practical support, shame-free language), what doesn’t (minimising, fixing, spiritualising), and a few simple scripts you can use when you don’t know what to say.
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When someone is angry at God — what I’ve learned to do.
When someone is angry with the world, it’s rarely a debate — it’s usually a wound. I’ve learned not to rush in with explanations or clichés, but to stay present, listen for the story underneath, and honour the pain before trying to interpret it. Sometimes the most powerful outreach isn’t an answer — it’s steadiness,…
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What Mutual Aid Is — and What It Isn’t
Mutual aid is one of those ideas that sounds simple, until you realise how much it challenges the way we’ve been trained to think. We live in a world where help usually comes with a form attached — an assessment, a referral, a waiting list, a gatekeeper, a set of conditions. Mutual aid doesn’t begin…
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What I Do When Hope Is Gone (And I Don’t Feel Like Pretending)
When hope is gone, the hardest part isn’t sadness — it’s the pressure to pretend. In this reflection, I share what I do when I can’t feel hope, how I pray when I have no words, and why the poetry of the streets might be one of the mysteries of the public square.
