When people begin to consider reaching out for support—whether for life challenges, addiction recovery, or healing from an eating disorder—they often find themselves waiting for a feeling of  readiness  to arrive. A sense that  now  is the right time. That they’ll somehow know when they’re fully prepared to begin. We tend to think of readiness as being completely willing, clear, and capable—like a green light with no hesitation attached. By that definition, starting counselli