The Importance of an Empathetic Witness

Without an empathetic witness somebody that could hold and contain my stories of harm I was lost and alone. We are made to be connected in order to move through hard things, not live our lives weighed down by these hard things or these true abuses that we experience. The sound of someone's voice that's gentle and soothing. The touch of a hand on our shoulder. The feeling of arms wrapping around us. Holding us. It is the other person's nervous system telling ours you are safe now. You are worthy of loveThat returns us to a state of connection calm. And then on the other side with regulation and with this witnessing is being a witness to myself. That I no longer