Beside, Not Fixing
Love often reaches for advice, answers or a story of its own. Here, care takes the quieter shape of sitting beside someone who is hurting, facing the same view and resisting the urge to make them better. A reflection on the dignity and relief of being accompanied without being studied, pressed or fixed.

Tender and reassuring, steady when things aren't, present and calm without ever overpromising.
About this session
Beside, Not Fixing is a guided audio session from Salūs, part of the love and relationships collection, narrated by Maya Hart.
Salūs is an ad-free sleep and meditation app for iOS and Android, hundreds of guided sessions, long bedtime stories for adults and 325 free sleep sounds. Hear the full session with a 7-day free trial. Every session is signed off by our BSc (Hons) & MSc Psychology team.