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'Free listening' project helps strangers open up
If you saw someone with a sign on the street saying 鈥渇ree listening here鈥, would you pull up and chair, sit down and tell them all of your problems? In Oakland, California, passers-by are doing just that 鈥 thanks to the 鈥渁ctive listening鈥 of Sidewalk Talks volunteers. Myisha T, who has been involved with the project, say it鈥檚 life-changing.
(Image: Myisha T, Credit: Alison van Diggelen.)
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