09/14/2025
Some people are sitting right now with that image stuck in their minds — feeling hopeless, scared, overwhelmed.
This isn’t just news.
It’s trauma.
It’s grief.
It’s pain that they didn’t ask for but now have to carry.
What you repost, what you share, what you put on the internet …it leaves scars.
Not just on those involved, but on those who see it.
Or those who can’t unsee it.
Ten minutes before my last session, I saw the news about Charlie Kirk.
My heart dropped. My stomach turned.
I was flooded with fear — and I had to keep going, holding space for others while quietly trying to hold space for myself.
This is what so many of us are doing:
Witnessing trauma in real-time.
Absorbing collective grief without warning.
Trying to “function” while our nervous systems are screaming that something is wrong.
We’re not built for this constant exposure.
And yet we scroll. We share. We repost. Often to spread awareness — sometimes out of shock — sometimes just because we don’t know what else to do.
But please remember:
-What we consume has an impact.
-What we post can retraumatize others.
-What we normalize through repetition can desensitize us to real human pain.
This is not a message of blame.
This is a call for care — care for others, and care for ourselves.
Before you post, ask:
Is this helpful, or harmful?
Am I sharing to inform, or to react?
Would I want someone I love to see this?
Because behind every screen is a nervous system.
Behind every view is a real, breathing human being.
And some of us are holding more than we can bear.
