We often think speaking our truth is the highest form of authenticity—but what happens when our need to be right drowns out someone else’s truth? I've learned that real connection doesn’t come from dominating the conversation, but from making space for it. What if we’re holding so tightly to our perspective that we miss the chance to grow, to shift, or even to understand? In this reflection, I explore the risks we take when we speak—and the risks we take when we stay silent. And how, somewhere in the middle, we might just find a more honest way to relate to one another.
Read MoreThe Power of Joy, Beauty, and Choosing to See the Good in a Divided World
In a world that often feels loud with judgment and heavy with division, choosing peace and joy can seem almost naive. But what if it’s actually the most radical thing we can do?
As a counselor and art therapist, I witness the quiet resilience of the human spirit every day. Despite what the headlines shout and the algorithms push, I believe this: people are inherently good. We are wired for connection. And when we intentionally seek beauty—when we choose to see the good in others—we begin to repair not only ourselves, but the world around us.
Social media empires thrive on fear and outrage, but we don’t have to feed that system. Choosing love in the face of fear is activism. Choosing joy in a hurting world is healing. And every time we look for kindness instead of cruelty, we plant a seed of hope in a place that needs it.
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