Someone describes how a supportive person let them vent frustrations without judgment, then gently redirected them toward their bigger goals. That space to be heard, followed by perspective, made all the difference.
because when you have no directions and you start feeling like shit, and then everyone around you is depending on you, so you can't really complain to them. He created a therapeutic space. So that's the technical term I would use. He created a therapeutic space where I was— I felt comfortable enough where he could say, hey, snap out of it. Hey, that's not where you want to go. Or, you know, you'll give me a few minutes, listen, and then he's like, okay, I hear that. So it seemed like this is the issue, so let's go back here. So for me, I didn't know for anyone else, but for me it was having that sort of space where I could vent for a few minutes and then we can get to the work. And I'm like, oh, okay, so this is what was missing, right? And he did it in such a kind sort of way. Yeah, he did in a very, very kind way. I think that's one of the reasons I recommended him. He would reroute me. It's not like my GPS screaming, right, reroute, reroute. He was just kind of like, okay, I hear you, I see what you're saying, but let's focus on the bigger picture.
