Event Description
So many of us need other people who really know how to listen, without "fixing," dismissing, minimizing, getting overwhelmed, etc. because we were never taught what to do with the emotions of other people, or how to support another person in distress.
This talk is to introduce the idea of listening partnerships, share a short video demonstrating how listening partnerships work and introducing the VaST methodology, created by Emily Waymire, and to have a discussion about the importance of having other people to help us talk through difficult things.
Toni Rahman (LCSW Mentor, Trauma Specialist, EMDR Certified) is a professional counselor practicing locally. Her personal objective is to establish a cohort of free listening partnerships between people that can serve as a lifelong resource.