She walked along the trail, as she did most mornings. Two men jogged toward her. She guessed they were about her son’s age. As they passed, they didn’t look at her or say anything.
An hour later, she was in her office with her first client.
“I feel invisible,” her client said.
“How so?”
“I mean I used to turn men’s heads.”
“And now?”
“They don’t even notice me.”
She was about to offer some advice. But mindful of her own experience that morning, she leaned in, laid her hand on her client’s arm and simply said, “I see you.”
An hour later, she was in her office with her first client.
“I feel invisible,” her client said.
“How so?”
“I mean I used to turn men’s heads.”
“And now?”
“They don’t even notice me.”
She was about to offer some advice. But mindful of her own experience that morning, she leaned in, laid her hand on her client’s arm and simply said, “I see you.”
