Week 4 • Path to J.E.N. — Justice • Empathy • Never Alone
There’s a myth that working hard is enough. That effort automatically equals stability, that exhaustion means you’re doing something right. But for millions of people, “making it” doesn’t mean thriving — it means holding on.
The system measures success by numbers, not people. It doesn’t see skipped meals, sleepless nights, or panic attacks behind closed doors. It doesn’t count the emotional labor of keeping everything together while quietly falling apart.
Justice isn’t only about laws. It’s about dignity — about seeing the human cost of survival and refusing to normalize it. Empathy means realizing that survival choices aren’t moral choices. They’re what people do to stay alive in systems that were never built with them in mind.
Rest is not weakness. Recovery isn’t something you earn — it’s something you allow.
Healing begins when we stop glorifying burnout as proof of worth. The cost of survival is too high, but together, we can lighten it.
Path to J.E.N.
Justice • Empathy • Never Alone