I just found this great poster that I posted on my Facebook page here and it started me thinking about the stories I write. I love it when my characters fall out of difficulties, find a new friend who is prepared to really listen to them and support them through their difficulties.
Then I remembered a video that I saw once and tracked it down for you. It’s so surprising how often we think that people want us to fix things for them, when all they really want is to be heard and then they can figure things out for themselves. I hope you like it and remember, although this is about a man not really listening to a woman, it works the other way round as well!