Firstitimelistener

OMG Chris! I want to start by saying I am enjoying Beautiful Anonymous very much. Its an amazing concept and I love the safety it provides people. That's why I have to share that I too am a therapist and am in full agree with yours. I say this with all the affection I have for you a stranger and with the hope to make your podcast even better...I spent the entire episode yelling 'shut the f up Chris'!!!!' This guy never had a chance to really talk because you spent a huge portion of the podcast crossing your own boundary and trying to out him in every imaginable way. Maybe you were bored with the conversation? I don't know, but I wish someone would have rang a bell or poked you in the side to bring you back to the boundary and goal of the show....its amazing because it is anonymous. You have had some amazing episodes, but I think this guy ended up being short changed. I hope you continue to work on your listening skills

I want to start with thank you 'Early Onset' for sharing your story with us. I hope being able to voice your journey helped you to feel a little less burdened. I can't imagine what it is like to face this at such a early time in your adulthood and I imagine that it has you feel so alone. While the support groups might not include people as young as yourself there are many who have experienced loss, grief, loneliness and helplessness in facing the difficulties of this life. Please let yourself be supported by those who are going through similar journey and try to avoid getting locked into the idea that someone has to go through exactly what you are going to through to understand. It is in the sharing and connecting that will make you feel a little less alone. There are just somethings we go through in this life that even if someone went through something similar it still remains different enough for that aloneness to never completely leave. Nevertheless, we want to be there to support you as you navigate your aloneness....Again thank you for sharing your story with us and may you find moments of connection with your mom that bring a healing and comforting presence.