The Rise of Emotional Divestment

“psychological moralism” places enormous pressure on us to always be improving, feeling good, and rising above our problems.2 Happiness has become the new mecca, and anything short of that often leaves us feeling that we have done something wrong or failed to live up to the acknowledged standard. This forces sorrow, pain, fear, weakness, and vulner

In circumstances like those we’re currently living through, every form of human reaction makes its appearance: anger, panic, indifference, cynicism, disbelief, resignation. If only we would remember this and then try to be a little

The bottom line is that young people are suffering greatly. They seem to be lacking in the tools, skills, and ability to find solutions to these difficult issues. To befriend, to bond, to connect, to self-soothe, to find joy. To create community. They are seemingly cut off from what nourishes them, suffering from diseases of despair, and oftentimes