"The air feels heavier. And the struggles are changing shape. Beyond my office walls, the world is shifting, and my clients sense the tremors. The things they once trusted, global order, democratic norms, and even their own personal safety, no longer feel solid. They feel brittle, as if one strong wind could bring it all down. And what they're sensing isn't imagined."
"American culture is changing. There's a growing pull toward self-interest, power, and even domination. There's a hardening in tone. It feels as if the culture itself is whispering: Toughen up. Care is for the weak. Trust in human nature is naïve. And as that message takes hold, values that sustain shared life, compassion, kindness, and generosity feel like they're being pushed to the margins."
Clients increasingly bring anxieties shaped by broader societal shifts rather than only personal problems. Trust in institutions, neighbors, and personal safety now feels brittle. Cultural forces are encouraging self-interest, power-seeking, and a hardening tone that marginalizes compassion, kindness, and generosity. Long-term trends in consumer culture have promoted hyper-individualism, extreme wealth accumulation, and hyper-technology at the expense of community, shared security, and genuine human connection. As neighborly trust frays, people tilt toward self-protection instead of mutual reliance. Rebuilding connection, mutual care, and shared responsibility is necessary to restore communal resilience and well-being.
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