01/19/2026
Today is MLK Day, and my stomach feels sick watching what is happening in our country.
Some people will say, “Don’t make it political.” But when parents are being shot, when families are shattered, it’s impossible not to feel this deeply.
The stories feel close…like someone I’ve sat with in my office, talked to at after-school pick-up, or crossed paths with in everyday life.
Many of my clients have been naming the same struggle: how do you read these headlines, carry this fear and grief, and then turn toward your children — making dinner, helping with homework, getting on the floor to play — while your heart still feels heavy?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. reminded us that “whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”
Today, I’m holding space for the sadness, the overwhelm, and the deep longing so many parents share: to raise children in a world that is safer, more compassionate, and more just than the one we’re seeing right now.
If you’re carrying this too, you’re not alone.
