Memmy for Lemmy is already in the App Store! Loving it so far.

Asking them some genuine non-confrontational questions about their feelings or possible solutions to the situation usually works fine for me. I feel like people often vent about situations where they feel kinda helpless. Questions from you could help them not only to feel seen/heard, but also to switch to a more “proactive” state of mind where the source of venting could start looking like a problem with possible solutions.

Other times people just want to vent for the sake of venting and want no input from you whatsoever. Just let them.