Listening
Image by Hectorius Our society is prejudiced against emotion. It is still respectable to be ‘objective’ – and it is OK for this to mean devoid of emotion. It is still possible to lose an argument by getting upset – even if it is an argument about something we should care passionately about. In this [...]
Image by Hamed Masoumi It is often said that we each are on our own path. That no one can give our life for us. These things are true – and yet . . . I want to qualify these ideas, argue with them. It is because of the experience of a friend of mine [...]
Image by Elsie esq. This is a rule of thumb for counselors – “if all else fails; reflect”. That is if you are getting nowhere trying to help the other person, just let them know that you here what they are saying: reflect back to them what they are saying. The idea is, instead of [...]
