Knowing is half the battle. The other half of the battle is loving yourself as you work towards improvement. We don’t change overnight, so self compassion is necessary. Otherwise the pain of our imperfections could put us into denial.

Abuse seems to be both over and under utilized in current culture. It muddies the waters. Makes it difficult to recognize true harm that could prevent people from being loved and satisfied. Especially if you grow up with this, knowing what healthy love feels like is a mystery.

“Lead from your wound,” a wise man told me today.

What does that mean to you?

“I’ll tell you what Freedom is to me. No fear.” - Nina Simone

Panic is rising for many people in the US about prices rising due to #tariffs. #PanicBuying can be destructive. Make a plan and buy one extra thing a week. Let’s not recreate the TP crisis of 2020 or go into debt.

Finding the space between caring about “the horrors” and encouragement/joy/hope without coming off like

Hey everybody look at my kick ass azalea LOL

“Just calm down and let people enjoy chatgpt.” Sorry, no. I find it creepy that folks are treating a machine that mimics human speech as their friend / therapist. It is feeding you lies. It is destroying your thinking abilities. Shut it off. Talk to other humans. Go outside.

Please let your inner critic have the week off. Life is tough and anything you’re able to do is valuable. (You’re doing much better than you think you are anyway.)

It’s good to be informed and involved, but not all day. Take a moment to look around you in the physical place you are in. Find one pleasant thing. Does the air feel good in your lungs? Is there a bird or flower? Are you with someone you appreciate? Are you resting in a cozy place? Enjoy

If you feel awful, go to the doctor. Especially if you have insurance, just GO.
If you don’t have insurance, find a public hospital, reduced rate clinic. It gets worse if you wait (illnesses (mental & physical) and our system).

Doesn’t love lie to us like that though? Especially when it’s unhealthy: “This is so amazing, you are loving like no people on earth ever have!!” = dumpster fire.
Then there’s the, it’s not me, it’s you, version of the blame game.
(Spoiler, I was crazy too)

Happy #WorldDownSyndromeDay. It falls on 3/21, because people with Down syndrome have three copies of the twenty-first chromosome. This is the best Down syndrome PSA ever made and I want you to watch and share it. #WDSD2025

Maybe it’s a way of making sense? Or describing the pain?

As a mental health clinician who’s lost a client, this resonated in my soul 😢 Grateful for the courageous depiction and I’m off to find a place to watch (BBC?)

This reminds me of the book Confederacy of Dunces. (Not that you are a dunce at all, just a great book, with a hot dog cart)

You’re stronger than you think 🐇💗

Touch grass, hug a tree, take a walk; we are in a relationship with nature, and always have been. Like any other relationship, our devotion brings benefits.

#StayAlive
2021
You should stick around for the exciting next episode of your life!
#youmatter #stay #mentalhealth #reasonstostayalive
#art #artyear #Bskyart #graffitistyle #lettering #illustration #design

Two things can be true at the same time. It’s true there are some awful things happening in Washington DC. It is also true that millions of people in the US did their best to make the world a better place today. Thank you if you are one of them 🕊️
#nottheapocalypse #together #resist #hope

One of the greatest regrets dying people have is that they wished they'd been truer to themselves rather than living the lives people/society asked of them.

I think about that a whole lot, especially in this current situation.

It's not fame or money or work. It's self-acceptance.

On #InternationalWomensDay here’s info to save you from suffering:
🚩intense jealousy
🚩disrespects boundaries
🚩blames you for their feelings but you can’t take a joke
🚩stonewalling
🚩regularly neglects your important events
#manipulation #relationships #abuse #DV #domesticviolence

It’s part of the process of success to identify something isn’t working so you can move onto what will work. I got divorced 11 years ago; 4 kids, went on public assistance, lived in a hotel, etc. Now I’m happy, successful, wise, strong. You’re not at the end of your story.