You’re Not Broken. The System Is.
You’ve been told you’re too sensitive, too emotional, too reactive, too intense.
Too distracted. Too tired. Too slow. Too fast. Too much.
You’ve likely heard that you need to calm down, get it together, take a pill, get diagnosed, or "get over it."
But pause for a second.
Have you ever stopped to ask who decided what “together” looks like?
Because the world we were born into—the one that defines success, normalcy, and wellness—is not well.
It is built on foundations that are fundamentally unnatural to the human soul.
And you, dear one, are not malfunctioning.
You’re responding.
The World Was Designed Without You in Mind
Let’s stop pretending this world was made for us. It wasn’t.
It was made for systems. For industry. For profit margins.
It was designed to keep the machine running—not to help people thrive.
From the moment we’re born, we are measured and molded:
We’re tracked by weight, height, development milestones.
Labeled as “early,” “late,” “behind,” or “gifted.”
Told to stop crying before we even learn to speak.
Sent into classrooms to sit still and be quiet, while our natural curiosity is exchanged for conformity.
It’s not your fault if school felt like a prison.
It was meant to feel that way for anyone who still had a pulse.
The education system didn’t ask what lit you up, what broke your heart, or what made you feel safe.
It asked if you could memorize. Obey. Fit in.
And when you couldn’t, you were called a problem child.
When you questioned authority, you were “disruptive.”
When you daydreamed, they labeled it a disorder.
The goal was never freedom.
The goal was compliance.
The Diagnostic Machine
Let’s go deeper.
We’ve normalized labeling people for feeling the weight of an unbearable world.
We call it anxiety when you can’t relax in a society that’s always on.
We call it depression when you feel despair in a world stripped of connection, meaning, and rest.
We call it ADHD when your nervous system refuses to comply with manufactured environments.
We call it illness when you feel too much. When you know too much.
But here’s the thing most won’t say:
Sometimes your suffering is sacred resistance.
Not a dysfunction.
Not a chemical imbalance.
Not a broken brain.
But a sign that something outside of you needs to change—not something within you.
Yet the model of care we’ve been handed is this:
Numb the symptoms.
Ignore the root.
Get back to work.
You’re not encouraged to ask why you feel this way.
Because if you did, you might uncover a truth that threatens the entire system.
Let’s Name the System
Let’s name what we’re actually up against.
Capitalism, which thrives off your exhaustion and insecurity.
Patriarchy, which shames emotion and upholds dominance over empathy.
White supremacy, which defines what “professional” looks like, sounds like, and behaves like—while erasing ancestral wisdom, community care, and indigenous truths.
Ableism, which glorifies productivity over presence, and independence over interdependence.
Colonized spirituality, which commodifies healing and sells sacred rituals back to us with a price tag.
These systems feed each other.
They create the conditions that break us down, and then sell us treatments to cope with the breakdown.
They define “normal” based on what best serves the machine, not what nurtures the human spirit.
So if your body is tired, if your mind is loud, if your heart feels like it’s carrying too much—you’re not alone.
That’s not dysfunction. That’s discernment.
Your Nervous System Is Not the Problem
You were not made to move this fast.
To scroll this much.
To be reachable 24/7.
To perform joy when you're in pain.
To witness global trauma before breakfast.
The way you freeze. The way you lash out. The way you shut down.
These are not failures.
They’re your nervous system saying: Enough.
We call it dysregulation, but really, it’s honesty.
You are telling the truth with your symptoms.
The body always does.
If This Is Hitting Something in You, Good.
Let it.
Because here’s the part no one told you:
Your pain might be a compass.
Your sorrow might be a teacher.
Your rage might be a sacred fire.
You are not meant to adapt to a world that refuses to make room for your humanity.
You are meant to change it.
And here’s the deeper truth:
You were never meant to do it alone.
That’s why we created New Stone Age Retreat.
Not as another wellness brand selling you bandaids—but as a sanctuary.
A space for people like you—awake, overwhelmed, and full of quiet knowing—to land.
To rest.
To remember.
This Isn’t About Blame. It’s About Truth.
Yes, personal healing matters.
Yes, trauma is real.
Yes, some of us carry deep wounds that go beyond the system.
But we cannot continue to individualize what is collectively created.
We cannot keep telling people they’re broken when they’re simply hurting from conditions that never made room for their wholeness.
You are not the problem.
You are the evidence.
That this world needs to change.
That a new way is not only possible—it’s remembering itself through you.
Let that land.
You are reacting normally to an abnormal system.
That is not a disorder. That is awakening.
