Why “Fixing” Isn’t Helping: The Power of Sitting in the Mud

Whether it’s our mother, brother, sister, father, auntie, uncle, cousin, a great friend, or even a stranger on the street, seeing people, especially our loved ones, upset, distraught, struggling, or dysregulated, triggers a deep urge to help and a desire to end their suffering. The Fix-It Instinct and Why We Default to It We want […]