更新时间:2018-07-29 16:22作者:王华老师
LisaPodell,32,startedtheFreeAdviceProjectthispastMay.Itbeganasanexperiment;shesatinWashingtonSquareParkforadaywithasignthatread“FreeAdvice”asasimplewaytoreachouttopeople.Podellwasastonishedatthestrongresponse.
Podelladmitsthatshewasdoubtfulatfirst,butnowshedescribestheprojectasmutually(相互地)beneficial.Peoplelearnfromher—butshealsolearnsfromthem.ShesaysthatthemajorityofthosewhocometoheraredealingwithsomePttyheavyissues,andtheyexpecthernotonlytolisten,butalsoproviderealanswers.
Havingworkedasafulltimeteacherandnowasanadolescentadvisor,Podellbelievesthattalkingthingsoutisimportantinthedecision-makingprocess.
Sometimes,peoplewalkaroundallday,keepingtheirproblemsintheirownheadandthinkingabouttheminthesameway.Podellsimplytriestoprovidepeoplewithperspective.
IaskedifthereisafutureplanfortheFreeAdviceProject.PodellsaidshewouldliketopromoteittoeachpublicspaceinNewYork,whichwouldbecarriedoutbyvariousvolunteersacrossthecity.