For many, this day marks the darkest chapter in their lives. A husband, a father, and a leader—someone who gave so much—was tragically taken from us, his life ended by an act of senseless violence. The loss will leave scars that time cannot heal; for those who loved him, life will never be the same, and the depth of their grief defies explanation. All this—why? Because someone, unable to express their emotions except through violence, chose destruction over understanding.
My journey into trauma treatment and resolution began with a deep desire to help those who have endured profound pain. Initially, I focused on supporting adults who had suffered trauma in their early years. By guiding them through the healing process, I found purpose—restoring a sense of agency so they could reclaim their futures and go on to live healthy, fulfilling lives.
Over time, I came to understand that my approach to trauma resolution was shaped by the growing uncertainty in today’s social and political climate. True healing becomes elusive when a culture celebrates victimhood, when acts of violence are overlooked and often glorified, and when hateful rhetoric saturates public discourse. If society prioritizes the targeting of individuals over compassion and understanding, the path toward recovery remains obstructed.
How do we allow such nonsense of men becoming women and women becoming men? How do we go so easily into the language of assigning terms of chest feeding and pregnant person to normalized mental illness. When was I forced to use pronouns as a way of identification. I found that trauma is often self-inflicted, and others are forced to cater to the behaviors.
Why is it that people who otherwise seem rational, educated, and well-informed can come to accept beliefs that, upon closer scrutiny, are simply not true? Over the past sixteen years, a pattern of deception has taken root in the United States, gradually weaving itself into the very fabric of our society. Shadowy figures in positions of influence have manipulated information, suppressed the truth and spread falsehoods to steer the nation toward a place where they hold unchecked power over our realities. The atmosphere is rife with hostility—insults, accusations of extremism, and chaotic protests that lack any coherent purpose. This divisive and toxic climate, in the end, contributed to Charlie’s tragic death. Murdered by a coward in a useless life.
A wife and children now find themselves alone, thrust into a life filled with hardship—without justification. The senselessness of it all fills me with frustration and anger. Having dedicated my adult life to guiding others through trauma, I struggle to comprehend how to continue in the face of such irrational ideology, which seems to lack any genuine meaning or compassion.
The prevalence of victimhood and entitlement in the United States today is deeply discouraging, and it seems that until this trend diminishes, we will continue to face these consequences—persistent protests marked by irrational behavior and reactions that only further inflame the situation.