By Carolyn Rubenstein

I received an email from Dr. Ashley Solomon recently and was immediately inspired. Her work is incredible — she is a therapist and writes a gem filled blog entitled Nourishing The Soul (perfect title, right!?). Be sure to check it out and get hooked like me, but before you do that, read the special guest post below that Dr. Solomon has penned for A Beautiful Ripple Effect. And as an aside, as someone who feels an internal pull to help anyone in need, the advice in this post is invaluable — do not skim, really truly absorb the post.

There’s no place where the urge to offer unsolicited advice pulls at you more than in group therapy. Laura is sitting there with tears welling up in her deep brown eyes, telling the group about how her beloved... More...