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The Art of Comforting: What to Say and Do for People in Distress - Community Reviews back

by Val Walker
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Opinions of Saturn
Opinions of Saturn rated it 10 years ago
I really wish I could rate this higher, because there's a lot of good information in it. It's not the most in-depth comforting guide out there, but it is a very good starting point for anyone who genuinely wants to improve on comforting others.The downside is that the book is extremely unbalanced, e...
auntieannie
auntieannie rated it 14 years ago
Loved the charts. To be comforting...We don't offer solutions, but do offer our presence.We listen closely.We wait, let the person find his own words.We offer our time, take our time, even just a few minutes. We don't rush.We allow someone's grief or trauma to take its own course, have its own pace....
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