Entering these kinds of conversations with the right stance can be difficult, but you got this.

The ability to be present and aware requires one to empathetically perceive the feelings and experiences of the person at the center of the trauma, and to reflect it back without commentary, opinion, or judgement. This can be hard to do because it requires you to be present and aware of yourself at the same time. What feelings are being generated? What thoughts are entering your mind? What temptations do you have to guide or redirect the conversation—or possibly avoid it all together?

This conversation with Debb Bubb, “How to Stay Attentive in Conversations,” in the Tools from Session 5 might help.

Were you able to stay in the conversation?