What happens to a society when pain has nowhere healthy to go? This letter explores the hidden cost of suppressing expression — in our bodies, our families, and our systems — and why building nervous system capacity may be the most essential work of our time.

There’s a quiet arrogance that arises when we assume something isn’t ours to care about simply because it doesn’t touch our front door. But there’s also a soul-deep exhaustion when we try to hold it all. Somewhere in between lives the practice of becoming a vessel—not a container. This letter invites us to walk the razor’s edge of humanity, presence, and responsibility—without collapsing, and without turning away.