Bridges take time to build...

Award-winning coach Kim Morgan is left picking up the pieces when client Summer's reunion doesn't go quite as planned

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Between our first and second coaching sessions Summer* had experienced a significant shift in her thoughts and feelings about her mum. After a lifetime of being embarrassed by her 'hippy dippy mother' she had almost overnight let go of any resentment about her chaotic childhood and for the first time ever, had been able to see her mum with admiration, forgiveness and unconditional love. Summer had left our last coaching session excited about sharing her change of heart with her mum. I had found myself imagining being in her mum's shoes and wondering how she would respond to Summer's change of perspective.

Summer arrived at our next session looking sad and deflated. 'What happened?' I asked gently. Summer was tearful. 'She didn't take it well.'

'I'm sorry to hear that,' I said, 'would you be willing to say more?'