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BeyondSafewords
@beyondsafewords.bsky.social
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Social work PhD Candidate - researching BDSM, consent, and coercive control. Registered Social Worker, Sex Therapist, educator, nerd, Reform Jew, Broadway musical enthusiast, elder millenial. She/her #ADHD #BiPride Ankh Morpork Posters Guild 🌈📚
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Spending too much on a fancy drink while for the doors to open at the Mirvish to see Beetlejuice. It's my early birthday present to myself, so I might as well live it up.
My have with a cup of a green boozy drink with a black and white striped straw.
June 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Accurate (re: Brennan cross examining defense experts in the Karen Read trial)
Tweet from Runkle of the Bailey from June 10 2025 Tweet reads as follows: "What did you have for breakfast?" "I had bacon and eggs and a bowl of cereal at the hotel." "Do you have any studies to support this?" "My breakfast?" "DO. YOU. HAVE. ANY. STUDIES? One paper. One book. One peer reviewed presentation." "I was there." "PEER REVIEWED PAPERS?"
June 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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I've got three furry housemates. They don't pay rent, but they make up for it in cuteness...
Two medium size doggos of unknown breeds and a cat chilling in a sunny living room with a gray sectional sofa to the left of the frame. Behind them is a large window and a windowed door to a terrace. A brown dog is on the floor to the left of the sofa. She's lying on her side, and pressing her belly against the bottom edge of the terrace door. A sleek black dog and an orange tabby cat are curled up on different sections of the sofa. It's a very cute tableau
May 27, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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I've been making a bunch of these glow in the dark wire wrapped pendants and I think I'm pretty happy with them! If I were to sell them, would there be any interest? And what would you pay? (I'm bad at pricing my own stuff)
Me wearing a pink pendant with black fishnet style wire wrapping. Me wearing pink pendant with raw copper wire wrapping Two acrylic pendants wrapped with copper wire in a fishnet pattern. One is sapphire blue, the other is teal Example of the teal and blue pendants glowing in the dark.
April 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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My room has a guard dog now, apparently... But I think he might be slacking a bit.
Medium size brown mutt sprawled out and sleeping in front of the door to my room.
February 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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I'm still deciding how I feel about this design. It started as a way to get the random beads off my bead board and I got a bit carried away.

I think I like it?
Multi colored beaded cuff laid flat. View of the beaded wrist cuff on my wrist. View of the magnetic clasp Second view of the cuff on my wrist
January 21, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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One of my Dad's carers works for Jim Henson's daughter, and worked for Jim Henson before his untimely death. I mentioned my love of the movie Labyrinth in passing. Today, this came in the mail.

🤯😍
Coffee table book. Jim Henson's Labyrinth: The Ultimate Visual History By Paula M. Block and Terry J. Erdman Forward by Toby Froud Introduction by Brian Henson Cover page with a concept drawing of a door knocker puppet from the movie. Inscription reads: for Samantha A fellow Labyrinth Fan! Cheryl Henson
January 17, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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A client sent me this a while back. I think it means I'm doing an okay job...

(I don't store client information on my phone, but I have a burner number so clients can reach me about scheduling/ getting into the office if the front door is locked/similar non-confidential type things)
Screenshot of a meme. Picture is from the animated Disney Aladdin movie. The genie is manipulating Aladdin's face to make him talk. Meme text reads "My therapist making me say nice things about myself" Text below reads "Got a belly laugh out of me. Happy Holidays!"
January 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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TFW Edibles + YouTube video review = epiphany
Picture of comment left on a YouTube video review of the Wicked book and movie. Comment reads: 1:38:00 It just clicked for me. On the press tour, when Cynthia talked about "Holding space" for Defying Gravity. She was giving the audience a completely different take on the number that turned Idina Mansel from "That chick from Rent" to a Broadway Legend. Her statement and her tears make total sense now!
January 6, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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Got rush tickets to Sunset Blvd. I'm in the nosebleed seats, but I feel fancy with my overpriced glass of wine and my Mom's old opera glasses
Picture of my hand holding a glass of wine and a Sunset Blvd playbill. You can see the stage is very far away Close up of the opera glasses
January 5, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Hospital selfie. Can you tell I'm my mother's daughter?

Thankfully Mom's surgery went very well.
Selfie picture of me and my mom in the recovery room. My mom still has an oxygen tube in her nose. But she's smiling and in good spirits.
December 31, 2024 at 4:52 AM
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Welp... My mom is going in for back surgery on the 30th. This is less than a month after my dad had to have three consecutive back surgeries.

Who has two thumbs and is making an unexpected trip to NYC over New Years?

This lady! 👍👍

(Gallows humor is my defense mechanism)
Side by side Stills from the movie Clue. Still 1: Col. Mustard says "How can you make Jokes at a time like this?" Still 2: Miss Scarlet, looking peeved, quips back "It's a defense mechanism"
December 20, 2024 at 1:00 AM
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I call it "Adventures in ADHD Organization"
A wall of felt sound dampening tiles that are being used as a peg board for jewelry, keys, a wallet, and other sundry items.
December 13, 2024 at 1:28 AM
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New hair color... I think I'm a fan
Picture of me with purple hair and blue accents Same, but from a half profile view and my hair tucked behind my ear to show off the blue accent streak
November 22, 2024 at 10:48 PM
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This Angels in America quote (from the 1980s) has been living in my head rent free. A sobering reminder that these wheels have been in motion for decades, and we're seeing the end point of a very long game with this election.
It's a revolution in Washington, Joe. We have a new agenda and finally a real leader. They got back the Senate but we have the courts. By the nineties the Supreme Court will be block-solid Republican appointees, and the federal bench Republican judges like land mines, everywhere, everywhere they turn. . .Affirmative action? Take it to court. Boom! Land mine. And we'll get our way on just about everything: . . The end of New Deal Socialism. The end of ipso facto secular humanism. The dawning of a genuinely American political personality -Angels in America, The Millenium Approaches by Tony Kushner
November 6, 2024 at 9:01 PM
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Am I a middle aged woman who bought chunky shoes with cat faces on them?

Yes. Yes I am.

I'm not sorry.
Goth kitty Mary Janes side view. Goth kitty Mary Janes top view
April 24, 2024 at 4:26 PM
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Hey crafty folk! My 10+ year old Aris Allen shoes have seen better days. To put it mildly. What are some good options for giving these poor babies a makeover?

Cover them with fabric? Glitter?

Or are they beyond saving?
Very cracked, worn Mary Jane style dance shoes. Very cracked, worn Mary Jane style dance shoes. Side view
April 21, 2024 at 11:23 PM
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Pinkcherry had a spring sale, and I splurged on a micro magic wand. I didn't realize JUST how micro it was.

Seriously look at how cute this thing is!
Picture of the micro magic wand in my hand to show how tiny it is
March 11, 2024 at 8:08 PM
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Speaking of research, I'm now recruiting research participants! Please spread the word!

Tell your friends!
I invite you to take part in a research study titled "Coercive Controlling Violence as Experienced by BDSM Practitioners," as part of my PhD dissertation at the University of Toronto Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work. This study aims to shed light on the experiences of BDSM practitioners within BDSM contexts, specifically focusing on the dynamics of coercive controlling violence and the nuances of consent. Who Can Participate: We are seeking individuals who meet the following criteria: Aged between 21 and 35 Identify as Kinky Reside in Canada or the United States Have been involved in at least one BDSM relationship dynamic in the last 5 years Have attended or participated in at least one US or Canada based BDSM-related gathering, educational event, or online forum in the last year Proficient in English How to Participate: If you are interested in taking part, please reach out to me at s.manewitz@mail.utoronto.ca with the subject line "BDSM Research Participation." I will provide you with more information about the study and answer any questions you may have. If you decide to participate, , we will schedule a convenient time for a one-on-one interview via video conferencing Thank You: Thank you for considering participation in this important study. Your involvement will contribute to the advancement of knowledge and understanding within the BDSM community. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me at s.manewitz@mail.utoronto.ca. Sincerely, Samantha Manewitz RSW PhD Candidate University of Toronto Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work s.manewitz@mail.utoronto.ca
January 11, 2024 at 4:27 PM
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I'm sorry WHAT?!?!? On what PLANET can anyone seriously make this argument?
Picture of a quote tweet from that hellsite. The quoted tweet reads: What are some examples of truly evil movies? Not necessarily in terms of depicting it, or thematizing it (or ideology/politics) but that truly feel like they’re channeling something awful into the world? The quote reply: "I'm not joking" and the poster for Taika Waititi's film Jojo Rabbit. You know, the brilliant, funny, and devastating film that skewers fascism and anti-Semitism? That Jojo Rabbit.
December 26, 2023 at 6:21 PM
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Both of my tattoos are from the witch books: one for granny and one for Tiffany. I love Maskerade because I was obsessed with Phantom of the Opera as a kid, and Maskerade speaks to my inner theater kid.

Also the banananana surprise.
Discworld Tattoo on my left arm. There's a witch hat with pins atop a ribbon of text that says "Evil begins when you begin to treat people as things." The ribbon is flanked by three bees A tattoo on my right wrist of a hare leaping through a ring of fire
December 21, 2023 at 6:18 PM
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He looks like the school bully from Doug!
A picture of Roger Klotz from the 90's Nickelodeon show "Doug". Roger, like James Somerton, has a mini red fauxhawk hairstyle. Screen grab from James Somerton's deleted apology video to demonstrate his red fauxhawk/paintbrush swoop kind of hairstyle.
December 21, 2023 at 6:03 PM
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Wire Crochet choker experiment. I'm actually pretty happy with how it came out.
Wire Crochet choker on my neck Wire Crochet choker on my neck, with my face visible Choker laid flat 1 Choker laid flat 2
October 3, 2023 at 4:56 PM
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I reinforced the tail...

I named them Georgie
Updated peacock wire crochet motif.
September 28, 2023 at 2:25 PM
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Hi Mr. Swirly!

Meet Georgie!

(I'm more of a wire crochet motif gal than a plushy crochet gal...)
Wire crochet peacock motif
September 28, 2023 at 2:24 PM