Living Through Difficult Times in the World
At Intuitive Therapy PLLC, we won’t tell you how to change the world. That’s not our role. But what we will say is this:
If you’re feeling anxious, overwhelmed, hopeless, or even numb in response to what’s happening in the world—you’re not broken. You’re having a human, empathic response to collective suffering and upheaval.
Anxiety as Empathy
Anxiety in times like these is not a personal flaw. It’s a sign that you care. Your heart feels for others. You’re connected enough to humanity to register when things are out of alignment.
Your nervous system reacts to injustice, violence, environmental crisis, or political unrest because you’re wired for connection and compassion. Feeling unsettled doesn’t mean you’re weak. It means you’re alive.
Hopelessness as Historical Perspective
If you’re finding it hard to summon hope or motivation right now—that, too, makes sense.
You carry the weight of history in your bones. You’ve likely seen (or learned about) cycles of oppression, violence, and suffering repeating over generations. You might be noticing how humanity struggles to break free from its patterns. And yes, that realization can feel heavy… even defeating.
But just like we see repetitive behavioral patterns in individual therapy, societies repeat their patterns too—until something shifts.
Hard Times Create Beautiful Things
History shows us that the darkest times have birthed some of the most moving art, music, social movements, and revolutions of consciousness.
Moments of collective suffering have given rise to collective healing.
Out of despair has come poetry, protest, love, and deep re-imaginings of what’s possible.
Think of flowers breaking through cracks in the pavement—unexpected, resilient, beautiful.
If You’re Struggling Right Now, Here’s What We Want You to Know:
Whether you’re:
Struggling to regulate your body and nervous system in the face of the current political climate
Feeling the awakening grief and anger of your ancestors’ histories of persecution and survival
Or simply feeling overwhelmed by the enormity of it all...
You deserve support.
You deserve space to process.
You deserve to have your feelings heard, held, and validated.
At Intuitive Therapy PLLC, we’re here to help you:
Reach out for a hand that listens and understands
Speak the complexity of your emotions and thoughts without being silenced or minimized
Reconnect with your body and find moments of groundedness
Remember that small acts of beauty—making your space, your home, your corner of the planet a little more whole—matter deeply
Realize that your presence on this earth makes at least one person’s life better (probably more than one)
Remember that you are the child of people who survived—and that resilience runs in your blood
You Don’t Have to Carry It Alone
You don’t need to fix the world by yourself.
You don’t even need to have the right words for what you’re feeling.
You just need a safe place to land—and that’s what we offer.
Reach out to connect with a therapist
Together, we can help you process, heal, and reconnect—so you can move through these times with as much steadiness, compassion, and presence as possible.
You are not alone.