Since election night, I’ve been waiting for my leadership–any leadership: in my workplace, in my church, in my political party–to say something. They haven’t. Not the something I’ve been waiting for. I’ve heard many calls for unity, for “moving toward one another,” even for action. Many leaders have implored us to enact love and respect, to begin the process of reconciliation we’ll need to recover from the divisiveness of the election.
The problem with that message, for me, and for many others, I think, is simple psychology: trauma. This election is different from other ones, and many of my friends feel trauma more than disappointment or anger. We can see this difference playing out in the number of people seeking therapists, calling in sick, and in our schools where our children imitate us in a sick micro-performance as detailed in yesterday’s Sunday Times. My husband and I work in schools…
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