Soulful Listener Pillows

"Shouldn't we be into soul music?"

Everyone needs a good listener in their life.

Fish, singing: 'I'm a sole man..'

Grim Reaper Buying CDs...

Eagle (The Divine Comedy).

'Honestly, Geraldine, you're not like any other penguin I've ever met.'

Cares and woes.

"Officer, I'd like to report... a sexual assault. I was at a part, this guy... he attacked me."

"Thanks, I knew I could count on you to turn my problem into something way worse that happened to you."

'I have this constant ringing in my ears. I think I have tinnitus.' - 'Does it sound like an 'eeeeeee' or a 'shhhhh'?' - 'It's like the murmer of a thousand forgotten souls quietly lamenting past sorrows.' - 'Hmmm. I don't have a checkbox for that, sadly.

'I'm going to put you in touch with reality.', 'Can't I just sneak up on it?'

'She saw right through me.'

"Doctor, I find you very easy to talk to."

'I don't know how you stand listening to people's problems all of the time, Doctor Barnes.'

'OK, nod a little slower this time. Then let's work on saying 'mm-hmm, go on' ...you try it.'

4th of July and PTSD

'Yes, puberty did put me through a lot of stress. . . but it was my daughters puberty.'

Aretha Franklin

Deflate counselling service

My Mother Is Dead But Her Body Is Still Alive

Heart in a bottle

"...But rock bottom is my comfort zone!"

You're on, caller. What's your problem? My baby won't stop crying. How do I get her to stop? What do you mean, "get her to stop"? Your baby's a human being and she already has things she wants to tell you. Crying is the only language she knows. Just hold her, tell her "I hear you" ... ... AND GROW A THICKER SKIN! BABY TEARS AREN'T LITTLE GRENADES, LOSER! I wish she'd just text me like everyone else.

"I think you may need to start seeing me twice a week for a while."

"She no longer laughs at my joke."

"Hopefully my body language tells you all you need to know."

Don't tell me you're ok! You're not ok! I can smell the hurt inside you! Don't walk away! Talk to me! Beware of Emotional Support Dog.

"I'm washed up"

Office of Dr. Elizabeth Johnson

Stevie Wonder caricature.

Cut it Sister

"Line one, the youth group calling from up the creek without a paddle...line two, Mrs. Kavanaugh calling from down in the dumps...line three, Virgil Larrison calling from death's door..."

Adele plus inspiration

Smokey Robinson caricature.

Woman's fist comes flying out of copy of 'Amy Winehouse's Greatest Hits'