02/16/2026
Somebody in your life has been different this week.
You’ve noticed it.
They’re quieter. Scrolling more. Snapping over small things that aren’t really small. Saying “I’m fine,” but their body is tense, distant, somewhere else.
With everything circulating around the Epstein files and the way sexual abuse survivors’ stories are being handled in the media, a lot of people are carrying more than they’re saying. Survivors. The loved ones of survivors. People who feel physically sick watching trauma become headlines and comment sections.
Triggers don’t always look like tears.
Sometimes they look like irritability. Withdrawal. Silence. Overworking. Numbness.
You don’t have to be a therapist to support someone who’s hurting.
But you do have to be willing to go deeper than, “You good?”
Support sounds like:
“I noticed you’ve seemed a little off. I’m here if you want to talk.”
It looks like patience when someone is short.
It feels like safety, not interrogation.
It means not minimizing what you don’t fully understand.
This week, I’m talking about what it actually looks like to support someone who’s been triggered. Because wanting to help is one thing. Knowing how to hold space is another.
