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Trust
People are more willing to contribute what would otherwise remain unspoken.
Here to Listen
1,000,000
conversations.
We start with one.
One person who is given the space to speak. One person who listens without judging, steering or rushing to respond.
One
conversationcan be a beginning
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01 · Our vision
One million conversations in which someone feels genuinely heard.
That is our first goal. Not one million contacts, clicks or brief exchanges, but one million moments of undivided attention. Conversations that give people space to think, speak openly and find their own way forward. The number turns a simple human act into a shared, measurable ambition. Every conversation counts — and every one begins with one person choosing to listen.
02 · Why listening
Being heard changes what becomes possible.
Listening is not merely silence. Its quality becomes visible in what the other person is able to do: explore, reconsider and speak without having to defend themselves.
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Reflection
A pause between impulse and response creates room for more differentiated thinking.
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Autonomy
Change is more sustainable when people discover and choose their own next step.
03 · A space to think
Sometimes you do not need an answer. You need someone who stays.
There does not have to be a crisis or a fully formed question. A listening conversation can be helpful whenever something needs room.
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Your thoughts keep circling and you want to understand what is really occupying you.
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You are facing a decision and want to hear your own thinking more clearly.
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A change, conflict or disappointment is still working inside you.
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You feel unheard — or tired of receiving advice before you have finished speaking.
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You are carrying something that feels difficult to explain to people close to you.
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You simply want 45 minutes in which the conversation is not about anyone else.
How it works
45 minutes. One person speaks. One person listens.
Online · confidential · no recording · initially in German and English
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Choose a conversation
You can ask to be listened to or volunteer to listen.
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Meet online
A trained listener gives you 45 minutes of undivided attention.
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Speak about what matters
There is no agenda to follow and no predetermined outcome to reach.
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Leave with your own next step
The listener trusts your capacity to reflect and find your own direction.
05 · Take part
Which side of the conversation would you like to experience?
I want someone to listen
Bring whatever is on your mind. You do not need to prepare, perform or arrive with a clearly defined question.
Request a conversationI want to become a listener
Learn how to offer your attention without advising, judging or directing — and join an international community of trained listeners.
Become a listenerBecoming a listener
You do not need to be a coach or therapist. Before offering conversations, listeners take part in training, practise the approach and commit to the principles of Here to Listen. Continued reflection and exchange within the listener community are part of the role.
06 · Our principles
We listen without taking over.
The conversation belongs to the person speaking.
AgencyYou decide what matters and where the conversation goes.
PresenceWe give you our undivided attention.
No agendaWe do not steer you toward a preferred answer.
Non-judgmentWe meet your experience with openness and respect.
ConfidentialityWhat you share stays within the conversation.
Initiator
Martin Lacroix
Initiator of Here to Listen
Martin works with listening in leadership and organizational development. For him, listening is not only a professional competence, but a socially relevant one. Here to Listen grew from the conviction that more people should experience being listened to — and learn how to offer that quality of attention to others.
One million conversations
We start with one.
One conversation can create the space for trust, reflection and a self-determined next step.