09/22/2025
This week, in our new blog written by our founder and leading practitioner, Mary Ann Green, we confront a moment that shook the nation — a politically motivated act of violence that David French described as “a bullet aimed straight at the idea of the American Experiment.”
In the blog, we explore how such acts of violence not only attack democratic ideals like civil discourse and healthy debate, but also deeply affect the collective psyche of a society that is already strained.
Utah Governor Spencer Cox offered a sobering reminder:
“We are not wired as human beings… to process those types of violent imagery. This is not good for us.”
Mary Ann discusses the personal and societal consequences of being exposed to graphic violence — especially in an age where such footage is instantly shared across the internet, often without consent. Research shows these images can trigger PTSD-like symptoms and, in some cases, even desensitize us to brutality. Mary Ann offers helpful tools and insight on how to help heal these symptoms.
How do we, as people of faith, respond in the face of trauma, polarization, and public grief? How do we hold fast to our values when the world feels like it’s unraveling?
To read Mary Ann’s blog, please copy and paste the link or go to the bio on IG to access the blog. If on Facebook, simply click below.
https://nurturedsoulcounseling.com/the-charlie-kirk-assassination-secondary-trauma-and-spiritual-divisiveness
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