076: Preparing the Advocate

As SE practitioner we often either accompany or prepare our clients
for stressful events. Things like surgeries, court battles,
conflicted meetings with family or employers and so on. These
inherently stressful events can be hard on anyone and are
especially challenged for people who already experience themselves
in regular distress. They're also the kind of events that we
shouldn't "do alone" if at all possible. And whenever possible,
hopefully we'll have an advocate on our side. Advocates can focus
on all kinds of different responsibilities. In this episode I
consider the advocate whose role is to help modulate the stress
response during a challenging event. This is only a first look at a
broader subject that I'll return to more specifically around
preparing for surgery and medical procedures. Preparing for Surgery
Primer In this episode I mention a Preparing for Surgery
primer/guide that I created years back. This piece still needs an
update but the original document still stands up and by signing up
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version is available.