When the World is on Fire

It may feel impossible to go about your day, to fall asleep at night, to get up for work as if everything isn’t burning right in front of you.

That dissonance, it’s information.

It’s a potent reminder that we are not meant to consume all of these realities and feel fine about it.

Our bodies tell us—often scream at us—what capitalism, white supremacy, patriarchy insist isn’t true: That these things are not ok, they are violent and unjust and rage and grief is a natural and reasonable response.

Therapy can’t fix these atrocities—therapy isn’t really meant to “fix,” anyway. But it can offer a space to breathe, to feel, to rage, to sob, to sit in silence, to find connection.

It can be a place to acknowledge that we are forever impacted by the systems we live under, and that we all experience harm from harmful ideologies.

It can be a source of community and a place to figure out where our people are outside of the therapy room, too.

And please know that in my therapy office, the sentiment will always be “Abolish ICE,” loudly and on purpose, forever.