Empathy Is Presence, Not Advice
Insight
Empathy in NVC means emptying the mind and listening to another's observations, feelings, needs, and requests with our whole being, resisting the strong urge to reassure, fix, or explain our own position. Rosenberg notes it is often frustrating for someone needing empathy to instead be handed advice.
Source Context
!Nonviolent Communication A Language of Life - Rosenberg-Chopra#^ref-5433