Jeremy Bratcher

We don’t argue to understand; we argue to survive. We don’t defend ideas; we defend our sense of meaning. Every issue feels existential, every election apocalyptic, every headline a new tremor under our feet. What’s happening to us isn’t just political or cultural. It’s deeply psychological—and, at its core, spiritual.

Each party claims moral high ground, but neither has learned how to stop turning compassion into currency.

Mental health isn’t only the absence of illness. It’s the presence of well-being. It’s the ability to experience life with curiosity, connection, and hope. Science helps us understand the how of the brain. Compassion helps us live with the why of being human.