Listening to Epic on Shuffle thought: There's this line on Little Wolf sang by Athena.
and I thought "Yeah, but that won't help him during battle. If anything, it'll make things worse." And that's when I realised, that's the exact thing Athena thought of in Warrior Of The Mind. And she saw the consequences it had on Odysseus (because, let's be real, she would have supported the Monster mentality at first. At least more than the Open Arms one). She realised she shouldn't stop people from being sympathetic or optimistic. She would use that second chance she has as much as she can with Telemachus. She wouldn't screw up again. I'll take that as proof that a) She has genuinely learned from her mistakes and b) kept an eye on Ody for a lot before Love In Paradise and saw exactly what her advice to be cold made of her friend.