I can sit with someone in real pain now and stay steady. But this afternoon's session went to the darkest place, and by the end I was wrung out, holding my own face still while everything in me wanted to look away. I made it through present. It just cost me everything I had.
More people experience this than they realize.
You can hold space, but staying present through the hardest sessions empties you.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.