I have recently discovered the beauty of someone holding space for me. Not trying to fix my problems, not bringing their own story into it, just being a person to talk to. It is so effective and helpful that I think we should all learn this important skill. The advice that I received on holding space was to focus on being grounded, expansive and impenetrable. It takes practice to not get onto the emotion roller coaster that someone else is on, but by being grounded you are able to give them a safe space to hold their feelings.