Alejandra Hope
@alejandrahope.bsky.social
Psychotherapist who loves iced lavender lattes, the Kansas Jayhawks, and slow, sad songs. Pronouns: they/them
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Alejandra Hope
@alejandrahope.bsky.social
· Jun 30
Whenever I go to bed when it's still light out in the summer, it feels like such a betrayal to the sun 🥺
I have driven through the stupid Aurora tunnel three times since this post and I was only hyperventilating a little bit by the last time.
I'm still morally opposed to toll roads, though. 😤
I'm still morally opposed to toll roads, though. 😤
Today in session, GVD tried to explain why the Aurora tunnel is more earthquake safe than the viaduct was (which I still find sus) and I don't think they appreciated me saying that if the Big One were to happen while I was driving on 99 I'd rather be dead than trapped in a tunnel, 🙃
December 15, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I have driven through the stupid Aurora tunnel three times since this post and I was only hyperventilating a little bit by the last time.
I'm still morally opposed to toll roads, though. 😤
I'm still morally opposed to toll roads, though. 😤
WTF (and clearly I wasn't the only one to Google "lasagna battery" while watching A Man on the Inside! 😅)
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December 15, 2025 at 1:46 AM
WTF (and clearly I wasn't the only one to Google "lasagna battery" while watching A Man on the Inside! 😅)
As of today, the sun starts to set later (yay!) buuut it's still going to take until January 25th before we have our next 5pm sunset (boo)
December 15, 2025 at 12:29 AM
As of today, the sun starts to set later (yay!) buuut it's still going to take until January 25th before we have our next 5pm sunset (boo)
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If you see people posting about ACA plan hikes, please let me know. I am up to something here—thinking it would be good to have all the stories collected so politicians can be confronted. I personally need to get in a few people’s faces
I want to post all the premium hikes people are facing because of what congress‘ dismantling of Obamacare. Do me a favor and post what you’ve seen or experienced here.
December 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
If you see people posting about ACA plan hikes, please let me know. I am up to something here—thinking it would be good to have all the stories collected so politicians can be confronted. I personally need to get in a few people’s faces
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Welcome K47! The Center for Whale Research announced the official designation for the new K-Pod calf today.
Here’s a short video clip of Ks exiting Puget Sound yesterday, filmed by Jason Shields. Can you spot the tiny dorsal fin of the calf? 😍 It surfaces three times in this clip!
#whalesky #srkw
Here’s a short video clip of Ks exiting Puget Sound yesterday, filmed by Jason Shields. Can you spot the tiny dorsal fin of the calf? 😍 It surfaces three times in this clip!
#whalesky #srkw
December 14, 2025 at 4:01 AM
This is the best I've parked in relation to the spot next to my passenger's side but also, lmao oh no, on the driver's side 😅
December 14, 2025 at 12:16 AM
This is the best I've parked in relation to the spot next to my passenger's side but also, lmao oh no, on the driver's side 😅
Aaand here's why I can never move back to Iowa. Hope you're enjoying it, @magebrush.bsky.social!
December 13, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Aaand here's why I can never move back to Iowa. Hope you're enjoying it, @magebrush.bsky.social!
We do and do not want to be outside
December 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
We do and do not want to be outside
Found it! Tiny pocket park, very curious what (if anything) I might find at a low tide. It's only a ~7 minute drive away so maybe I'll eventually see orcas here!
December 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Found it! Tiny pocket park, very curious what (if anything) I might find at a low tide. It's only a ~7 minute drive away so maybe I'll eventually see orcas here!
Today's big plans are a friend's Christmas party this evening... but first! (Finally) TIME TO FIND THE CLOSEST SALTWATER!!!
December 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Today's big plans are a friend's Christmas party this evening... but first! (Finally) TIME TO FIND THE CLOSEST SALTWATER!!!
Today in session, GVD tried to explain why the Aurora tunnel is more earthquake safe than the viaduct was (which I still find sus) and I don't think they appreciated me saying that if the Big One were to happen while I was driving on 99 I'd rather be dead than trapped in a tunnel, 🙃
December 13, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Today in session, GVD tried to explain why the Aurora tunnel is more earthquake safe than the viaduct was (which I still find sus) and I don't think they appreciated me saying that if the Big One were to happen while I was driving on 99 I'd rather be dead than trapped in a tunnel, 🙃
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Every Southern Resident killer whale calf is a gift, but due to the pod's small size and low reproductive rate, K-Pod calves hit differently.
We were honored to have the chance to glimpse this newest little one in person today as the orcas were leaving Puget Sound.
#whalesky #salishsea
We were honored to have the chance to glimpse this newest little one in person today as the orcas were leaving Puget Sound.
#whalesky #salishsea
December 13, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Every Southern Resident killer whale calf is a gift, but due to the pod's small size and low reproductive rate, K-Pod calves hit differently.
We were honored to have the chance to glimpse this newest little one in person today as the orcas were leaving Puget Sound.
#whalesky #salishsea
We were honored to have the chance to glimpse this newest little one in person today as the orcas were leaving Puget Sound.
#whalesky #salishsea
Tonight's plans are an edible, pizza, and the new Knives Out with Gay Canadian Boyfriend 😁
December 13, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Tonight's plans are an edible, pizza, and the new Knives Out with Gay Canadian Boyfriend 😁
Upstairs neighbor seems to have the loudest vacuum in the known universe- which was a horrible impingement on the last half of my therapy session just now, 😭
December 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Upstairs neighbor seems to have the loudest vacuum in the known universe- which was a horrible impingement on the last half of my therapy session just now, 😭
Group practice biller who's all, "it's best practice to wait until insurance processes/pays the claim to charge deductibles/copays"... hasn't even submitted last week's new pt claim yet. Sure, let's just tack another week+ of me not being paid for services rendered, 😑
December 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Group practice biller who's all, "it's best practice to wait until insurance processes/pays the claim to charge deductibles/copays"... hasn't even submitted last week's new pt claim yet. Sure, let's just tack another week+ of me not being paid for services rendered, 😑
6 back-to-back sessions until 3pm, here we go! 🙃
December 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
6 back-to-back sessions until 3pm, here we go! 🙃
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EATING DISORDERS RESEARCHERS AND CLINICIANS:
APA is proposing changes to the eating disorder severity indicators. Now is the time to have YOUR VOICE heard about the continued use of BMI in assessing AN severity and more.
https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm/proposed-changes
APA is proposing changes to the eating disorder severity indicators. Now is the time to have YOUR VOICE heard about the continued use of BMI in assessing AN severity and more.
https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm/proposed-changes
Proposed Changes
View proposals approved by DSM Steering Committee. The proposed changes are posted for a 30- to 45-day public comment period.
www.psychiatry.org
December 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
EATING DISORDERS RESEARCHERS AND CLINICIANS:
APA is proposing changes to the eating disorder severity indicators. Now is the time to have YOUR VOICE heard about the continued use of BMI in assessing AN severity and more.
https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm/proposed-changes
APA is proposing changes to the eating disorder severity indicators. Now is the time to have YOUR VOICE heard about the continued use of BMI in assessing AN severity and more.
https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm/proposed-changes
Next time I have the opportunity to rearend a Tesla... maybe I should take it!🙃
December 12, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Next time I have the opportunity to rearend a Tesla... maybe I should take it!🙃
Well, that's... certainly A Choice, Lucy!
December 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Well, that's... certainly A Choice, Lucy!
Today's a 12hr day between pts, (half of a) consult group, friend's book launch, and my British Object Relations class- which I'll be attending in-person for the first time. Then a 6-pt day plus therapy tomorrow. Yeet me to the weekend?? 🙃
December 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Today's a 12hr day between pts, (half of a) consult group, friend's book launch, and my British Object Relations class- which I'll be attending in-person for the first time. Then a 6-pt day plus therapy tomorrow. Yeet me to the weekend?? 🙃
Oh, good news! The Etsy seller of tht ~$200 art piece *was* able to update my address before it shipped (it didn't look like it on my end) so it should arrive at my actual place!
Question about the USPS (since their "delivery instructions" form seems broken &I can't find a number to call to fix my issue?)-- do they fix incorrect addresses on their own? Like if the name and house number are right can they figure it out if the street direction and therefore zip is wrong??
December 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Oh, good news! The Etsy seller of tht ~$200 art piece *was* able to update my address before it shipped (it didn't look like it on my end) so it should arrive at my actual place!
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The National Water Prediction Service is forecasting 18 major floods and 15 moderate floods in our state.
Catastrophic flooding is likely. Please pay close attention to local officials and sign up for emergency alerts with your county. Find a list here: mil.wa.gov/alerts
Catastrophic flooding is likely. Please pay close attention to local officials and sign up for emergency alerts with your county. Find a list here: mil.wa.gov/alerts
December 11, 2025 at 4:01 AM
The National Water Prediction Service is forecasting 18 major floods and 15 moderate floods in our state.
Catastrophic flooding is likely. Please pay close attention to local officials and sign up for emergency alerts with your county. Find a list here: mil.wa.gov/alerts
Catastrophic flooding is likely. Please pay close attention to local officials and sign up for emergency alerts with your county. Find a list here: mil.wa.gov/alerts
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I want to encourage all Washingtonians to listen carefully to alerts from your county and emergency management departments. If you receive an evacuation order, please follow that order. It’s critical to your safety.
December 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I want to encourage all Washingtonians to listen carefully to alerts from your county and emergency management departments. If you receive an evacuation order, please follow that order. It’s critical to your safety.
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A key moment in therapy for those who have experienced neglect & unmet developmental needs is when the therapist can bear and witness this pain, tolerate the grief that they went unmet, and facilitate the new experience of receiving care and updating one’s self-understanding.
December 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
A key moment in therapy for those who have experienced neglect & unmet developmental needs is when the therapist can bear and witness this pain, tolerate the grief that they went unmet, and facilitate the new experience of receiving care and updating one’s self-understanding.