There are moments when the question “Why can’t I get anything done?” feels less like frustration and more like genuine confusion. You might know what needs to be done. You might even want to do it. And yet, it feels harder than usual to stay focused, harder to start, and harder to see things through until they’re finished.

Sometimes though, it’s not you. It’s that you’re having a completely normal reaction to a world that feels like it’s burning all around you.

Whether it’s political and social justice activity, major weather events or natural disasters, infectious disease spread, or something else entirely, the common thread in all of these situations is a threat to our sense of safety AND feelings of uncertainty/instability.