Empty Seat Across the Table

22 min

The empty seat across the table can hold the whole shape of someone’s absence: the second cup poured by habit, the half-formed story with nowhere to land, the glance that still expects a face. The chair is neither filled nor cleared away. It remains while the meal continues — an honest place for what has changed, and for the bond that quietly carries on.

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Maya Hart
Your storyteller
Maya Hart
Tender, reassuring, steady

Tender and reassuring, steady when things aren't — present and calm without ever overpromising.

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About this session

Empty Seat Across the Table is a guided audio session from Salūs — part of the loneliness collection, narrated by Maya Hart.

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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