When The World Hurts invites readers into a grounded, soulfully honest way of making sense of the world's pain. It is a book about emotional healing that offers a simple yet radical idea: our emotions about the world are part of her change. Far from being obstacles, they're doorways into collective wisdom. We just need the right tools to work with them.

Drawing from years of work at the intersection of sustainable development, systems thinking, and trauma-informed healing, Liz Moyer Benferhat presents a self-help guide to collective healing. She introduces her We Heal For All Circle model, a practice that helps people work with the emotional impact of change by connecting with themselves, each other, and the world through co-created wisdom.

When the World Hurts weaves together healing frameworks, social analysis, and storytelling to explore:

• Why collective pain is on the rise and what it might point toward.
• How to unearth wisdom within your grief for the world, and how to use it to play the role the world needs you to.
• A deep dive into collective wounds to better understand yourself and others in our polarized times.
• Tools that bridge inner work with outer action.

Whether you're a burnt out activist seeking political self-help, a parent trying to stay hopeful for your kid, or simply someone who wants to do good in a world that's 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 be of service to the world's transformationfrom the inside out.