You know your own life better than anyone. Yet it's precisely the recurring threads that are hard to see when you're standing right in the middle of them.
Too close to see clearly
We tend to remember events as separate moments. What felt huge yesterday fades behind whatever demands attention today. That makes it easy to miss the similarity between the two.
Someone who listens calmly alongside you can recognize words or situations that keep recurring. That doesn't make them the expert on your life; it simply gives you an extra vantage point.
A mirror, not an answer
Good reflection doesn't say: this is who you are. It says, more like: here's what I noticed—how does that sound to you? The room to disagree is part of it.