Volunteering: a way to help others and feel good yourself
On Latvian Radio's programme "Kā labāk dzīvot", guests said volunteering can bring great satisfaction to everyone involved, provided the volunteer feels it has meaning.
Volunteering and how to get started with it were discussed on the Latvian Radio programme "Kā labāk dzīvot" ("How to Live Better"). The guests were Ilze Skuja, head of the charity organisation Palīdzēsim.lv, and psychotherapist Ernests Puliņš-Cinis of the Clinic of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy at Riga Stradiņš University.
They said that for volunteering to be enjoyable and deeply satisfying for all sides involved, one thing is needed: the person must feel that it has some meaning.
The programme focused on the double benefit of volunteering. It is a way to help others, and also a chance for the volunteer to feel good.
