Overwhelmed Mother (#213)

A caring wife, mother and daughter-in-law, this woman is upset by the possibility of picking up her family and moving to Asia. She needs an objective ear as she goes through all the complications of her family life, wanting to keep her family together at any cost, while maintaining support for her husband’s career. Right now she is feeling overwhelmed.

• Listening skills
• Developing trust
• Demonstrating empathy
• Asking open-ended questions

Nancy is concerned about the impact of her husband’s possible promotion and transfer to China. Nancy is very supportive of her husband’s career but this may be a huge disruption for all the members of their family. Nancy needs to talk to an objective person who is not involved in these decisions.