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Supporting A Loved One Through A Difficult Time

by Kate James

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4.9
Type
guided
Activity
Meditation
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Everyone
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This guided meditation will help you cultivate patience, empathy, and presence as you continue to be a source of support for someone who is experiencing adversity. We will focus on cultivating these qualities within ourselves so that we have the insight and the energy to continue to support our loved ones through their healing.

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Transcript

I'm Kate James and this meditation will help you to support a loved one who's going through a difficult time.

Being a source of support and comfort for someone who's experiencing adversity in their lives requires a great deal of patience,

Empathy and presence.

In this meditation we'll focus on cultivating these qualities within ourselves so that we have the insight and the energy to support our loved one all the way through to their healing.

Find a quiet place to sit or lie down,

Close your eyes and take a few deep breaths to center yourself.

Inhale deeply through your nose and exhale slowly through your mouth becoming aware of any tension in your body or any distractions or worries in your mind.

Allow your breath to guide you to greater stillness as you prepare to scan your body to begin to let go and relax.

Soften the muscles in your face,

Let go of any tightness in your chest,

Ease any tension in your shoulders and let go through the muscles in your back.

Soften through your arms and your hands.

Breathe out any tightness in your abdomen and relax through your legs and your feet.

Continue to breathe deeply and become aware of the parts of your body that are making contact with the surface beneath you.

Allow these sensations to help you feel grounded and here in the present moment.

Now turn your mind to your loved one,

Feel a great sense of compassion for the emotions they're experiencing.

Acknowledge the love you have for them and your desire to be a great source of support.

As you continue to breathe imagine that you can acknowledge all of their pain without any judgment or the need to step in and fix anything for them.

Remind yourself that your role is not to solve their problems or take away their pain but rather to be a loving and compassionate presence.

Feel your heart opening with empathy for their experience.

Stay with that feeling of empathy and remind yourself that while you have the capacity and the desire to support your loved one,

You're also dealing with your own feelings.

Let yourself feel a sense of warmth and compassion for your experience too.

Now imagine a warm and soothing light surrounding the emotion in your heart,

Filling you with love and nurturing.

As you breathe in imagine that this light grows brighter and warmer and as you breathe out let the light surround you and your loved one in healing.

Breathe in deeply again now and draw in the love and compassion of this light and exhale sending this healing energy to your loved one.

With every breath visualize this energy expanding offering you both comfort and healing.

Imagine yourself now holding space for your loved one.

Picture yourself seated beside them holding their hand offering patience and compassion.

You don't need to say or do anything to heal them.

Your care and your presence are enough.

Allow this image to fill you with a deep sense of peace and purpose.

Know that this meditation will continue to help you build inner strength to be with the emotions and experiences for as long as it takes for their healing.

As we come to the end of the meditation begin to guide your awareness back into the present moment and in your own time gently open your eyes.

Meet your Teacher

Kate JamesMelbourne, Victoria

4.9 (495)

Recent Reviews

Mary

February 6, 2026

Thank you for this soothing meditation Thank you.

Gigi

October 1, 2025

Thank you πŸ™ Kate. This is tremendously helpful to me right now. πŸŒΈπŸ’•

Priya

August 18, 2025

Just what I was looking for today πŸ’™ Thank you #grateful

Elena

July 17, 2025

Really needed this right now, feeling so much better Thank you, Kate

Gabriela

March 8, 2025

Kate James has always been so soothing and supportive in her presentation.

Dr

January 3, 2025

Helped me with continuing my efforts to support my daughter grieve the loss of her younger sister, my youngest daughter. Thank you for the insight

Claire

October 20, 2024

Many thanks Kate for your guidance and words of wisdom. Just what I needed to hear at this time, such a helpful meditation. Blessings to you. πŸ™

Tim

September 14, 2024

Very nice and helpful. Thank you. I’ll be returning.

Dr.

August 21, 2024

Thanks for this beautiful practice, Kate. I lost my sister and only sibling suddenly a couple of weeks ago. My parents are heartbroken, as am I. This practice helped me know how to support my parents while also tending to my own heart. I will return to this many times.

Maureen

July 19, 2024

This meditation was perfect timing to help me work through the support of my daughter as she goes through very difficult time. Thank you for helping me realize when the aspect of supporting someone is providing yourself compassion as you are part of the healing as well Namaste. πŸ™

Sheema

July 1, 2024

Beautiful meditation. I love your soft and soothing voice. πŸ™

Donna

June 25, 2024

Beautiful way to feel at peace when someone close is not! Thank you, Kate! Donna

Marsha

May 14, 2024

Beautiful. Very soothing. Gave me a better understanding of how to deal with it and be supportive Thank you

Angelina

May 3, 2024

Breaking up with a beautiful man that just isn’t right for me… this is helpful.

Ronnie

May 1, 2024

Relieving me from the bondage of self.. I love that! Thanks Kate! πŸ™

Michelle

April 19, 2024

Really helps me to not spiral emotionally and calm me ❀️ thank you

Debi

April 9, 2024

Thank you Kate for acknowledging that my feelings matter too as I support my loved one.

Sue

March 20, 2024

This is a beautiful practice which I am very grateful to find here today. Thank you πŸ₯°πŸŒŸ

Lillian

March 8, 2024

Thank you for this meditation. Helpful. It's hard when people I know and love go through hard things. It's hard to know what to do. This gentle meditation fills that gap.

Miranda

January 27, 2024

I really needed this and it popped up on a day I was searching for the strength to support a loved one. I will listen often. Thank you πŸ™πŸΌ

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