[lmilcin]

I give a version of this every time I give advice. I remind people that it is just that: an advice. "Please, remember the decision is still your responsibility and I don't mind you doing anything you see fit with my advice including completely ignoring it"

Being advisor is dangerous because you can become entangled in the matter you have no power to decide on. I make sure that people understand managing the issue and advising on it are two completely separate roles. It usually is a chat in the form: If you want, cede the power to make decisions and only then I can try my best to resolve it and be responsible for results.

When it comes to somebody's life, it is not possible to cede the responsibility and so by very definition it is just not possible for me to take any responsibility for the advice I give and it is still up to the person to decide whether they can trust the advice and how to use it.