23/01/2026
We Are All Just Walking Each Other Home
The most beautiful part of my work is certainly when I notice something opening up in people and they begin to trust me enough to open themselves.
Of course, it is valuable to detect arteriosclerosis early and finally get blood pressure under good control. But if I’m honest, the moments that matter most to me are those in which I’m allowed to truly listen to people—when they entrust me with their worries and even cry in front of me. Because in those moments, I always know we’ve reached a place of deep truth. And it is a privilege to be allowed to accompany someone there.
Leonard Cohen sings, “There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.” And that’s exactly how it is. When we dare to look closely and move through the pain, there is an insight waiting for us on the other side—one that may make something within us a little more peaceful.
That is why, for me, the quote “we are all just walking each other home” is not a trivial slogan, but a deeply comforting realization.
I’m curious how you see this:
When you go to a doctors appointment, do you expect to be able to open up and truly be listened to—or is that something we can hardly expect anymore today?