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Just listen to me. Don\u2019t try to fix it, just be here with me and empathize. That\u2019s what we are told. This isn\u2019t bad advice and we should keep trying to do this. But Jason Headley (who tells stories)<\/a>, finally illustrates what the other side feels like. It\u2019s not Friday, but this is seriously funny.<\/p>\n<\/iframe>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just listen to me. Don\u2019t try to fix it, just be here with me and empathize. That\u2019s what we are told. This isn\u2019t bad advice and we should keep trying to do this. But Jason Headley (who tells stories), finally illustrates what the other side feels like. It\u2019s not Friday, but this is seriously funny.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1118,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[662],"class_list":["post-2036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-jason-headley"],"yoast_head":"\n<title>"Don't Try to Fix Me" ...From the Flip Side of That Request<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Just listen to me. Don't try to fix it, just be here with me and empathize. That's what we are told. 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