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Listen to your Mother - LA by Lisa Sjolund
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  • Post category:Mental health
  • Post published:April 3, 2016

Giving someone in pain advice based on our experiences crowds out what a distressed person really does need – a reflection, pure acknowledgement, to be seen and listened to.

Source: Why Advice Doesn’t Help When We’re Hurting (and What Does) @ tiny buddha: simple wisdom for complex lives

image: Listen to your Mother - LA by Lisa Sjolund under Creative Commons license

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