The Greatest Gift You Can Give
This week on the Living in the Faith Frequency Podcast, LoriAnn and I had one of those conversations that stayed with me long after we stopped recording.
We talked about something that has completely changed the way I coach, love, and show up for the people in my life.
Holding space.
Not fixing.
Not rescuing.
Not making someone else's story about your own.
Simply seeing them in their highest potential while allowing them to have their experience.
It's amazing what happens when people feel truly seen instead of solved.
In this episode, we also talk about how our capacity changes throughout life. There are seasons when we are the light for others, and there are seasons when we need someone else's light to help us remember our own.
We've lived both.
After Jon passed, there were moments when my capacity felt so small. The people who loved me didn't try to fix me. They reminded me who I was until I could remember it for myself.
In this episode, you'll hear us talk about:
- What it really means to hold space for someone you love
- The difference between empathy, sympathy, and compassion
- Why people don't always need advice. Sometimes they simply need to feel seen
- How to separate someone's identity from their current circumstances
- Why looking through the windshield is far more powerful than living in the rearview mirror
There's even a fun story about how I somehow became the person making sourdough bread every weekend. Trust me, I never saw that one coming...
More than anything, I hope this conversation encourages you to look at the people in your life a little differently and maybe even look at yourself with a little more compassion.
Your capacity is not fixed. It can grow.
And sometimes the greatest gift you can give someone is believing in who they're becoming before they can see it themselves.
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