Most people can vividly remember a moment in their life when they felt very deeply heard and understood by another—perhaps by a friend or partner, therapist or teacher, family or community member. On ...

ATLANTA -- For as long as I can remember, I always thought of myself as a good listener. As a child, if anyone gave me instructions, I could recite them back. That did not mean that I was going to ...

The 57-year-old lost his dad in 1978 when he was only 10 years old, while his brother Carter Cooper died by suicide in 1988 ...

We were given one mouth but two ears. Perhaps biology already knows how important listening is. In the couples and families I see in therapy, one of the most common concerns they speak of is not ...

The business world and the world in general are full of advice: Do this, don’t do that, follow this plan, reject that one. Often, we listen to everyone else and then go inside ourselves for the ...

I began life as a shy kid and though I have developed an outgoing exterior, in many ways I remain an introvert at heart. That has helped make me a good listener. I’ve also been an outsider and an ...

I watched the tribute to Charlie Kirk. Having recently lost my wife, I was able to identify with the thoughts and feelings of Erika Kirk. In her tribute to her husband, there was no anger in her voice ...