Listening to the news during turbulent times can be particularly challenging, given the constant barrage of information — much of which may be distressing.

 

At a recent presentation, Dr. Jean Houston, a prolific author, consultant for the United Nations, and advisor to leaders throughout the world, gave this advice:

 

“𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠. 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐝.” 🙏

 

🧠 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞?

 

Normally, recommendations would be that you:
✔️ Choose reliable news sources
✔️ Schedule your news intake
✔️ Limit its duration
✔️ Engage in critical thinking
✔️ Stay informed — not overwhelmed
✔️ Be mindful of your mental health

 

All of this is good advice, certainly.

 

✨ 𝐘𝐞𝐭, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 — 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞, 𝐞𝐭𝐜., 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟.

 

Then — when you are feeling strong and in a state of great compassion — 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐚 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬.

 

❤️ 𝐁𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 ensures that individuals or groups are not reduced to stereotypes or statistics but are seen in their full humanity.

 

🌱 It lays the foundation for healing and hope — both for you and for the world.

 

At 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐏. 𝐋𝐲𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, we guide individuals, groups, and organizations through the challenges of loss, change, and conflict — so they can navigate uncertainty with resilience, clarity, and purpose.

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