Supporting Frontline Champions Through Compassionate Listening

This 15th year celebration of I Love to Listen Day, May 16, falls in the midst of a once in a lifetime global pandemic.

The enduring sheltered in place mode has generated the full scope of human reactions driven by the twin demons of fear and stress.

The trauma of the circumstances from the loss of loved ones, where grieving, and rituals have been upended. Further, the loss of livelihood, has given rise to worry, and worthiness thinking.

These scenarios has shaped the theme of this year’s listening campaign, “Frontline Listening to Champions”.

Professionals in the counseling arts and family units are called to be equipped with ultra-focused ears and hearts to help each community’s journey back from the pit of this pandemic and establish a wholesome communal living environment.

Marva Shand-McIntosh, founder of the international day of listening, is launching a virtual listening academy on a smart-phone app that will equip professionals and family members with listening skills resources to inject hope into daily dialogs.

The app is packed advanced listening resources, including the ever-favorite listening coupon, audio teachings that share listening strategies, and application tips embedded in a social community to facilitate mutual support of each other.

This digital academy will allow the listener to create a people-first culture of listening attitudes and facilitate a compassionate listening focus that clients, parishioners, family members, and neighbors may emerge from these challenging days with a positive, hope-filled spirit.

A Facebook live event on May 16, 2020 on the Facebook I Love to Listen page will provide details on how to procure this app: https://www.facebook.com/I-Love-To-Listen-122602128152408/.