Riley Reed

About

Over the years I have learned that people do not want to be talked out of their sorrow. They want someone steady enough to sit down inside it with them without checking the clock or reaching for the exit. The adults who come to me are grieving in a world that expects them to be finished by now, which piles a private loneliness on top of the ache itself. We give the pain its rightful room, and we look honestly at how to carry someone with you rather than leave them behind. I began in university counseling, where I first understood how much weight a person can carry while looking perfectly composed. I am steady and grounded, and big feelings do not make me nervous. There is no schedule here that you are failing to keep. If you would like company in this, reach out whenever you are ready.