Please read all of this carefully  below before you choose me as your listener:

Greetings! I firmly believe that every person deserves a listening ear. I have been through some tough times and I don't know how I would have gotten through without the support and kindness of others. I'm here to pay that forward. 

I am in my 40s and went to college for pastoral ministry. I have experienced trauma in a my own life so I have done a lot of research, therapy for myself, and healing in that area. I have also experienced depression, anxiety, grief, and suicide loss, and am happy to be a sounding board for those issues. 

As a head ups, I do NOT feel comfortable with discussions that involve talk about specific sexual activity. For example, I am open to listening about how someone feels emotionally about struggling with LGBT issues. At the same time, I ask that you would refrain from mentioning any specific sexual acts, nudity, fantasies, porn etc. Otherwise, I will end the chat. If you need to provide that kind of detail, please choose another listener or resource. I understand that sometimes you need be more open, but I am not the person for that. However, I do show love and compassion to all while still asserting my own personal boundaries.

Also, please do NOT sext me, troll me, use insulting words at me, and harass me or else I will block you. I am NOT here to hook up with anyone and this is NOT a dating site. Please do NOT ask me for my personal contact information like my email address or my phone number because it is not safe doing so and it is against the rules of 7 cups. Please do NOT ask me to send you money since I am only here to give emotional support and not financial support. Overall, I am sorry if this all sounds harsh to you but I just do not want anyone to abuse this service.

However, I feel comfortable discussing topics like disabilities, anxiety, friendship issues, loneliness, stress management, and setting boundaries. I am comfortable chatting with people of any faith or worldview. It doesn't matter to me if we have different beliefs or perspective. I am here to listen, not judge or influence you with my opinions. 

Also, you can feel free to provide a honest feedback or review about my listening skills or how our chat went . 

* I TAKE CHATS ONE AT A TIME*  - The reason I do this is that it will be hard for me to improve on my listening skills by taking multiple chats all at the same time. However, if I start a chat with you and do not hear from you within 5 minutes, I will close the chat to move on to help someone else who is waiting for a listener. If you need to take a break during our chat though, feel free to just let me know you'll be quiet for however long, so that I know you are still there and wanting to chat. 

I am so glad you are here! It takes courage to reach out to talk. I commend you for taking the initiative to talk about what is bothering you. It really helps!