Your decisions did not make this situation happen

This situation has happened not because of you

The situations that we find ourselves in are due to the complexity of the world and most often not our making. We do not choose to create disaster or mass problems they happen because of powers well beyond our control.

You have chosen to help

The thing that brings you to the frontline is your drive to help. Even in adverse circumstances. You have chosen and been selected to make a difference however small. It is within your ability to try and help people survive or to help them die well. That may not always not be able to happen but you will try.

You can be better for it

We know that what is the hard path is sometimes actually good for us. There are real risks, to ourselves and our loved ones and we have tried to balance these risks. We also know what we would feel like if we had chosen not to be involved. It is going to be a hard and rocky path though we have taken hard paths before and we have grown.

Extra Buddy

Sometimes things reach a point where we or others start to worry about ourselves. Sometimes it has reached a point that it is so difficult for us to even realise that we have got there. If you or your buddy are worried they can offer you a moment in time with a specialist colleague who will be available to speak with you at short notice. They will use the principles above as well as being able to carry out a deeper assessment.

Buddy the Buddy

Even buddies need a space to talk and share their experiences. Perhaps not needing quite the same level of support. That’s why we have created Buddy Groups. Meeting once a week Buddy Groups are run as mutual support groups so you can help and guide each other. At least two members of the Buddy Pod team will have experience to draw from.

If your Buddy is someone you have personally chosen and you feel things are getting difficult for them then you can invite your personal Buddy to join a Buddy support group.