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Simone Senisin's avatar

How very true 💜

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Lisa McMahon Smith's avatar

I followed Victoria to this post of yours. As part of a support group for military survivors, I realized that the requirement for a peer mentor to be at least a year out in their grief journey was so important. I felt so drawn to assisting others, yet being a year and a half out I knew instinctively I was not in the correct space yet to do so. You so clearly stated my problem “I tell my chaplaincy students, this is the crux of why we explore their own pain, so they can more fully sit with others in their pain. Cave has explored his own pain and is now able to sit with others in theirs.”

I can’t wait to read more from you. As always, I regret anyone has to walk along this pathway and am learning as I do.

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