This is a period of massive political and social upheaval. Not only can our once-to-be-counted-on democracy no longer be counted on, there’s been a breakdown in the social norms that for decades served as a reliable background support. Many confront a fractured nation and fractured world, and the consequences are terrifying. How can we encompass what we fear we’re losing – democratic process, communal care for the other, a livable planet? To grieve but not be crushed by existential losses that reside outside the arena of the personal, we need to move beyond the analytic dyad.