The Ones Who Look Away: Assuming Everything is Fine

In this episode of Without Fear: Life, Death, and Everything In Between, we explore a hard truth: sometimes the greatest harm isn’t done by villains—but by bystanders.

Inspired by the Titanic disaster, we look not to the sinking ship, but to the ones who saw the distress flares and chose not to act. The ones who looked away. The ones who told themselves everything was fine.

This is an episode about silence, avoidance, and the danger of staying comfortable in the face of someone else’s pain. We’ll unpack the psychology of inaction—what makes good people freeze—and how we can choose a different response when grief, suffering, or injustice shows up in our lives.

Because looking away is a choice. And sometimes, the most human thing we can do… is answer the call. 

Part 1 of 2 - so make sure you don't miss either episode coming up!