The Weight They Carry

9 min

Someone beside you may be carrying more than they show: a private worry, a difficult conversation, or the day’s small humiliations. Let attention slow enough to notice the weight without guessing what is inside or trying to lift it. Sometimes empathy is simply meeting the burden with your eyes, then meeting the person.

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Eleanor Vance
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Eleanor Vance
Warm, low, unhurried

Warm and unhurried, with a low steady ease — the slow exhale at the end of a long day.

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About this session

The Weight They Carry is a guided audio session from Salūs — part of the love and relationships collection, narrated by Eleanor Vance.

Salūs is an ad-free sleep and meditation app for iOS and Android — hundreds of guided sessions, long bedtime stories for adults and 325 free sleep sounds. Hear the full session with a 7-day free trial. Every session is signed off by our BSc (Hons) & MSc Psychology team.

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