Today's Craig Melvin asked an expert for advice on feeling "helplessness" about Savannah Guthrie's missing mother Nancy Guthrie, during an on-air segment on February 12.
The co-hosts were joined by psychotherapist and author, Niro Feliciano, who initially joined the show to provide tips on how to practice boundaries and showcase love languages ahead of Valentine's Day.
© Getty ImagesDylan Dreyer asked her about how to nurture all the relationships we have in our life, and the psychotherapist replied by stating: "Express your love to them as much as possible. All of you know, life is unpredictable. We wanna be able to tell people that we're grateful for them, what we appreciate about them, every chance that we get. And also, show up for people."
The conversation tugged at Craig's heartstrings and he inquired about personal advice from the expert mid-show.
© InstagramHe said: "Really quickly, before I let you go out of here, there are a lot of folks here in the studio and in this building…we're having a rough go at it…and folks watching and listening at home at home, probably feel this overwhelming sense of helplessness with regard to our friend, and her mother who's been missing now for some time…What would you advise?"
The psychotherapist shared her learned experience from helping heal the parents of the students killed during the Sandy Hook school shooting in 2012.The expert replied: "I'm from Connecticut. I'm gonna share with you what I learned from the parents of Sandy Hook, [as] many of them are friends. And to this day 13 years later, they say, 'love wins and love will always win.'"
© Getty ImagesShe continued: "I will say there are three things we can do to move through this. Number one, if you are a prayerful person, you pray without ceasing. Prayers are powerful and the people who move through that tragedy with faith, came out stronger and even more joyful than those without it."
The psychotherapist added: "I would say the only way we're gonna overcome evil is with more good. So focus, instead of on the why questions, which make us feel more helpless, focus on the who and the what. 'Who can we love? Who can we connect to and what good can we put out in the world?'"
© Getty ImagesShe concluded: "The more good in your communities – that gives us a sense of control and that we're not alone and we're connected to each other. And I will say, as I saw in that community, love is winning and it will win here as well." Craig responded: "That's exactly what we needed to hear. I really appreciate that. Thank you."
Nancy has been missing since February 1 and officials believe she was kidnapped from her home in Tucson, Arizona. The intense search is still ongoing.
