BOOK

FindCenter AddIcon
Book Image

Cruising through Caregiving: Reducing the Stress of Caring for Your Loved One

Book Image

By Jennifer L. FitzPatrick — 2025

Caregiving is no vacation, but you can cruise more smoothly through it! If you’re facing the daunting reality that you’re about to become a caregiver whether you planned for it or not, Cruising through Caregiving is the down-to-earth and authoritative answer you need. See more...

FindCenter Video Image

A Social Psychologist Explains Why We Should Ask for Help More Often

People wildly underestimate the odds that others will help us, says social psychologist Heidi Grant. From strangers to colleagues to friends, we think people are likely to reject our request, and that leads to people not asking for help as much as we should.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Video Image

8 Reasons Introverts Might Find It Difficult Asking for Help

We identified 8 reasons why this might be true for many introverts.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Video Image

Why Is Asking for Help So Difficult?

In a society largely based on helping yourself — just go to any bookstore or library and browse the voluminous self-help section — it may seem odd to promote the idea that we need to learn better ways to ask for and receive assistance. But a small movement is saying just that.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Video Image

Why Is It So Hard to Ask for Help?

We all have moments in our lives when we require the assistance of others. We don’t ever know all there is to know or have the skills to do everything proficiently or successfully. We certainly don’t expect that of others, either.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Video Image
07:22

Living with Gynaecological Cancer Part 1.3—Relationships—Family and Friends

People react differently when someone they are close to is diagnosed with cancer. We find that most are very supportive but some people just don't know how to cope and don't know what to say.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Video Image
13:10

Why Seeking Help Is a Sign of Strength | Dave Smith | TEDxTrondheim

Have you ever felt alone and disconnected from any and everything around you? Have you ever withdrawn from the world when faced with discomforting situations, unfamiliar places and foreign faces? Dave Smith has. New dad Dave moved to Trondheim in 2015 in the pursuit of love.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Video Image
09:15

Why Are We Afraid to Ask for Help?

Why are we afraid to ask for help? Does this situation sound familiar to you? You find yourself faced with an obstacle, challenge, or other situation that feels almost impossible to overcome.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Video Image
13:48

The Art of Asking | Amanda Palmer

Don't make people pay for music, says Amanda Palmer. Let them. In a passionate talk that begins in her days as a street performer (drop a dollar in the hat for the Eight-Foot Bride!), she examines the new relationship between artist and fan.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Video Image
03:40

Asking for Help When We’re in Trouble

It can be easy to feel that no one in the world really cares about us. The truth is more complicated: people are generally able to care a lot, but they need to hear a clear sign of distress first—something we’re often too inhibited or modest to give.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Video Image
04:56

How to Ask for What You Need When You Have Chronic Illness #AWAPwednesday

So many people, not just ChronicBabes, have trouble asking others for help. For ChronicBabes, there’s a huge desire to be fiercely independent, to avoid feelings of inadequacy, or feeling like a burden. Today, I've got 3 tips to help you ask for help.

FindCenter AddIcon

EXPLORE TOPIC

Caregiver Well-Being