#197 | Holding Hard Truths in the Wake of Charlie Kirk: Kindness, and Free Speech, | #shorts

16 Sept 2025 · 1 min

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Heather Hester reflects on grief and contradiction after a violent death, wrestling with how to hold both heartbreak and the truth about someone's harmful words and actions. She grapples with rage, relief, justice, and the tension between kindness and accountability.

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I grieve for the people he hurt. I grieve for the state of our country. And I grieve for what comes next. Because if you've ever been harmed by someone's words and the actions they inspired, or if someone you love has, you know how complicated that grief can be. The line between heartbreak and relief can blur. The line between truth and rage can blur. The line between justice and vengeance can blur. And that brings up a deeper, more uncomfortable question, one I've been processing all week long. How do we hold space for the truth that a violent death is never okay, while also not erasing the harm someone caused in their lifetime?