I've been in the helping profession for over 25 years. But the truth is that this vocation has been a part of me for as long as I can remember. My mom tells me stories about leaving me in the center of the mall when I was a child to go shopping(on purpose, with full intent of returning for me) and finding me engaged in a conversation with someone telling me the story of their life. I spent the first part of my adult life talking for a living. These...