Who is your most trusted confidante?
Do you have a person you can call when you need someone to:
Commiserate with about the state of things
Be a compassionate ear for your problems
Give you feedback on an idea
Complain to about anything
Just listen to you!
First, let me say that there is a time and place for professional help. Psychiatrists, therapists, and counselors are invaluable. There are issues they are best trained to handle. There are topics that others shouldn’t even try to address.
I encounter this as a coach. I focus on career, business, and leadership topics. I occasionally talk with people about things a life coach handles, too.
However, when a client wants to dive into a topic outside my expertise, I recommend they speak with a trained and licensed professional instead. I am not the person to help folks with depression, suicide ideation, severe anxiety, marital problems, etc.
But our lives are complex, and our daily issues aren’t always so severe. Sometimes, you just need a kind and compassionate listener to let you vent and get things out. Sometimes, you just want to brainstorm thoughts about some life issue.
Here’s where things get tricky.
Many of us have friends and family members we turn to for some of these conversations. Some people are lucky enough to have great friends and family members who really care and help when times are tough.
But not everyone has that.
And sometimes, there are things you don’t feel comfortable discussing, even with your trusted friends and family members.
It might be too personal or embarrassing
You worry they won’t keep things confidential
No one wants others to gossip about their “dirty laundry” behind their back
You worry about overloading people with these conversations too frequently
We get it.
That's one reason Nicole created a service to provide confidential and compassionate conversations. She talks with people who need someone who cares and listens without judgment—someone who is not in their inner circle of friends and family.
There are benefits to talking to a “stranger” who does not feel like a stranger.
It’s a surprising truth. Sometimes, confessing things and opening up to a kind stranger is easier! That’s why people share more than they probably should with a bartender, a seatmate on a long flight, or a remote acquaintance in an online chat.
In this episode, Nicole and I explore this topic more deeply. We discuss why so many people turn to her for these compassionate conversations and the things that tend to come up. So, scroll up, hit play, and listen.
Obviously, names and details are omitted to maintain privacy and confidentiality. But we wanted to give you a sense of what these conversations are like and how valuable they can be for someone craving compassion, empathy, and kindness.
You can book a free initial call with Nicole to see how it works for you!
I’m Larry Cornett, a Freedom Coach who works with ambitious professionals to help them reclaim their power, become invincible, and create new opportunities for their work and lives. Do more of what you love and less of what you hate!
📕 Check out my Invincible Daily Journals. I have one specifically for Spring!
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