What a wonderful site. I've spent hours here reading threads, and it seems there is so much common advice. - GAL, because I can ONLY control ME. - Detach my emotions/responses from current events - give space, provide stress free environment - listen, bite tongue, validate. bite tongue. STFU. - 180 with no expectation other than personal fulfillment - Act as if. not aloof, but confident. - there is nothing i can do to help her navigate her own tormented path. I can only work to be that quiet welcoming beacon on the horizon.
