How do you respond when someone shares something heavy?

How do you respond when someone shares something heavy—big emotions, tough news, or even something you don’t quite understand?

In that moment, your response has the power to create connection and safety or lead to disconnection and isolation. Responding relationally well means:

✔️ Keeping the relationship bigger than the problem

✔️ Staying present instead of shutting down or fixing

✔️ Regulating your emotions rather than reacting

Often, the urge to fix comes from our own discomfort. But what if we learned to stay present instead of trying to make the feelings go away?

Drop a 💛 in the comments if this resonates with you!

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