“A healing guide from a singularly empathetic voice, Liz reframes today’s apocalypse fatigue as growing pains for humanity.” - Dr. Britt Wray, author of Generation Dread
When the World Hurts
Why the World’s Pain Makes Sense and What You can Do About It
In a time of breakdown and overwhelm, When the World Hurts offers collective healing as a way to understand the world’s pain and tools to work with it—so we can be of service to the world’s transformation from the inside out.
Reviews
“Like sitting across from a deeply attuned friend… Healing doesn’t feel like work or theory, but like coming home to something you’ve always known but couldn’t quite name.”
Heather
Carmen
“Required reading for everyone before they read a news site.”
Dan
“ALIVE! Invites the reader into deep territory without overwhelming them. Her tone is calm but clear, and doesn’t shy away from complexity. Both accessible and powerful.”
Jamie
“Unique. Doesn’t fall neatly into one category… I blew through this one!”
Kate“A deeply needed and very timely book. It validates that what I am experiencing in my gut, my heart, and my body has a collective dimension. A must read for anyone willing to feel and work with the currents underneath it all.”
Johanna“Like an empathetic hug through words.”
About the book
What if our pain isn't the end, but a beginning?
With breakdown on the rise—climate injustice, war, polarization, inequality—it's easy to feel helpless. Overwhelmed. Collective pain isn't just out there; it's in your body. And if you're like most people, you don't know what to do about it.
But what if the pain we're feeling—individually and collectively—isn't proof of our demise, but a sign we're awakening to something deeper as a society? What if your experience has a role to play?
When The World Hurts invites readers into a grounded, soulfully honest way of making sense of the world's pain. It presents collective healing and offers a simple yet radical idea: your emotions about the world are part of her change. Far from being obstacles, they're doorways into collective wisdom if we have the right tools.
Inside the book
Healing frameworks, social analysis, reflection prompts & storytelling
Through reading and reflection, you’ll explore:
Why collective pain is on the rise, and what it might point toward.
How to unearth wisdom within what you feel and use it to play the unique role the world needs you to right now.
Collective wounds—what they are, how they show up—to better understand yourself and others politically.
Whether you're a burnt out activist, a parent trying to stay hopeful for your kid, or simply someone who feels deeply in a world turned upside down, this book is for you. It's a shared space-a place to breathe, feel, and remember you're not alone.
These pages won't tell you how to save the world. But they will help you be in relationship with her, so you can listen more deeply to what's being asked, and participate in the world's transformation from the inside out.
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About the author
Liz Moyer Benferhat
Feeler by nature. Changemaker by trade.
Twenty years in sustainable development have taught her how much heart goes into caring about our world-which is why she founded We Heal For All to support helpers and healers in having a healthier relationship with the world. Through Circles, courses, and community spaces, she brings a healing-centered approach to the inner dimension of social change.
She holds a Master of Public Administration in Development Practice from Columbia University and lives in the Bronx, NY, with her husband, daughter, and cat.
