Release the pain. Walk beside, not ahead.
An unsafe container cannot hold another person's trauma. Self-awareness — body scan, emotion journal, trigger map — is the safety valve of the whole system.
Hear the content. Hear the emotion. Hear the unspoken need. Hear the buried strength. The deepest witness is hearing what the person has forgotten they carry.
A small group, a talking piece, no advice. Pain is not a problem to solve — it is a story to be witnessed. The circle lets the nervous system finally feel safe.