You can’t. And you shouldn’t. As a processing emotions writer, you absolutely should write about current events and how they impact your life. And you should also take a break from it when you feel the need without guilt.

I guarantee you most people who follow you are wrestling with the same issues. So focus on creating a safe space dialogue so people can work through it. It’s needed.

How are you dealing with white guilt?

How do you handle white privilege?

How do you monitor your child for racism creep? (Children aren’t born racist they learn it from the families, their friends, school, church, and society) How do you address it?

How do you teach your child to recognize racism? What strategies to help them deal with it?

How do you raise a child who is morally strong enough in their sense of self and right/wrong that they are the 10% who intervenes and not the 10% who self destructs or the 80% who stand by and do nothing?

How do you teach them to forgive themselves when they fail, be humble enough to make amends, and resolve to do better?

How do you teach them to be a leader amongst their friends and therefore set the pace for interactions and how they treat one another? Cause I guarantee you, one if your child’s friends will be racist. One day your child will work for a racist boss. One day your child will date a racist. And the sad fact is, we don’t always know the whole landscape when we’re getting into relationships.

There’s plenty there that’s positive, moving forward, and appropriate for your style. You shouldn’t let guilt and overwhelm talk you out of being the moral 10% either. Use your voice and the platform you’ve built to help create a better future for us all.

Be brave. Be bold. And be kind.