Why the “third space” is the way.

It’s two days after the presidential election, and like many others, I feel a bit shell-shocked. And yet, I know there are others who feel content and relieved because their candidate won. While many friends and colleagues are angry at various groups of voters, the candidates themselves, my focus is elsewhere—not on blame, but on understanding. I want to understand why one candidate won and another lost, and, more broadly, why people make the choices they do. As a clinical therapist and social worker, I’m fascinated by what drives people’s motivation and behaviors, by the deeper systems we all interact within. I have a deep desire to understand people, not to judge them.