Hearing Out Life Drama Blog

I was sitting across from someone during a listening appointment.

She couldn't quite look at me.

Her eyes stayed on the floor for a long time.

When she finally spoke, her voice was quiet.

"I've never told anyone this before."

There was so much s...

Why didn't anything I said help?

I remember trying so hard to help someone who was angry.

I listened.

I explained.

I reassured them.

I tried to solve the problem.

Instead of calming things down, it felt like everything I said made the conversat...

I remember noticing it one day before I was supposed to meet a friend.

For years, I had looked forward to seeing them.

They were wonderful one-on-one.

We laughed.

We shared life.

I genuinely enjoyed our time together.

But somewhere along the wa...

"Why can't I let this go?"

I remember asking myself that question after my divorce.

There was one thing that had been said.

One sentence.

I replayed it over and over again.

I argued with it in my mind.

I looked at it from every possible angle, ...

I don't remember the exact conversation.

I remember the realization.

Something happened in my life, and without thinking, I reached for my phone.

But I didn't call the person who, for years, would have been the first to know.

That surprised me.

“Why did saying no make me feel so guilty?”

I remember sitting with that question after saying no to someone I love.

The answer itself wasn't what bothered me.

I knew I couldn't say yes.

Not because I didn't care.

Not because I didn't want to he...