Rachel Kay
@goodatnaps.bsky.social
Disabled. Queer. Exhausted.
AuDHD. Social Worker/Therapist.
Homesteader. Writer. Historical Costumer.
Anarchosocialist willing to negotiate.
Burned out former gifted (theater) kid.
Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma survivor.
Narcoleptic hypermobile hot mess.
AuDHD. Social Worker/Therapist.
Homesteader. Writer. Historical Costumer.
Anarchosocialist willing to negotiate.
Burned out former gifted (theater) kid.
Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma survivor.
Narcoleptic hypermobile hot mess.
Another day, another AFAB person in a therapy session struggling with medical gaslighting of a pretty obvious endocrine issue.
Emotional regulation skills are super helpful, but they won't cure PMDD or perimenopausal rage/panic/dispair/executive dysfunction.
AFAB bodies get worse care. Still.
Emotional regulation skills are super helpful, but they won't cure PMDD or perimenopausal rage/panic/dispair/executive dysfunction.
AFAB bodies get worse care. Still.
July 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Another day, another AFAB person in a therapy session struggling with medical gaslighting of a pretty obvious endocrine issue.
Emotional regulation skills are super helpful, but they won't cure PMDD or perimenopausal rage/panic/dispair/executive dysfunction.
AFAB bodies get worse care. Still.
Emotional regulation skills are super helpful, but they won't cure PMDD or perimenopausal rage/panic/dispair/executive dysfunction.
AFAB bodies get worse care. Still.
While I agree that chickens are probably the most abused livestock animal by sheer numbers, and mine are pampered pets who happen to contribute to breakfast/brunch, "all they offer is love" is bullshit
They offer 4am wake up calls, unwanted veterinary medicine lessons, fence testing, and drama 😂
They offer 4am wake up calls, unwanted veterinary medicine lessons, fence testing, and drama 😂
‘All they offer is love… ’ 🐔❤️🐓 #SoundOn #EndSpeciesism
July 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
While I agree that chickens are probably the most abused livestock animal by sheer numbers, and mine are pampered pets who happen to contribute to breakfast/brunch, "all they offer is love" is bullshit
They offer 4am wake up calls, unwanted veterinary medicine lessons, fence testing, and drama 😂
They offer 4am wake up calls, unwanted veterinary medicine lessons, fence testing, and drama 😂
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The other shoe dropped. *grumble*
On the plus side, it's almost certainly not due to a cancer relapse.
Down side, I'm 99% sure it's hormonal. And we all know how seriously doctors take hormone disorders in AFAB folks 🙄
PMDD girlies, any advice? My brain needs estrogen it doesn't have 😭
On the plus side, it's almost certainly not due to a cancer relapse.
Down side, I'm 99% sure it's hormonal. And we all know how seriously doctors take hormone disorders in AFAB folks 🙄
PMDD girlies, any advice? My brain needs estrogen it doesn't have 😭
May 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The other shoe dropped. *grumble*
On the plus side, it's almost certainly not due to a cancer relapse.
Down side, I'm 99% sure it's hormonal. And we all know how seriously doctors take hormone disorders in AFAB folks 🙄
PMDD girlies, any advice? My brain needs estrogen it doesn't have 😭
On the plus side, it's almost certainly not due to a cancer relapse.
Down side, I'm 99% sure it's hormonal. And we all know how seriously doctors take hormone disorders in AFAB folks 🙄
PMDD girlies, any advice? My brain needs estrogen it doesn't have 😭
Somehow I ended up with the world’s best dog. Not only does Tiberias keep the chickens safe, fetch like a pro, and charm everyone he meets— he also helps save other puppers by donating blood.
Here he is after another successful donation yesterday, on his way to get a pup cup for his bravery.
Here he is after another successful donation yesterday, on his way to get a pup cup for his bravery.
May 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Somehow I ended up with the world’s best dog. Not only does Tiberias keep the chickens safe, fetch like a pro, and charm everyone he meets— he also helps save other puppers by donating blood.
Here he is after another successful donation yesterday, on his way to get a pup cup for his bravery.
Here he is after another successful donation yesterday, on his way to get a pup cup for his bravery.
Somehow over the last few weeks? years? I forgot that I am, in fact, a white woman with a pit bull and the audacity to match.
It might not last, but for today, I actually feel like a cancer *survivor* — one who isn’t about to let the rich and cowardly take her country or her joy without a fight.
It might not last, but for today, I actually feel like a cancer *survivor* — one who isn’t about to let the rich and cowardly take her country or her joy without a fight.
April 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Somehow over the last few weeks? years? I forgot that I am, in fact, a white woman with a pit bull and the audacity to match.
It might not last, but for today, I actually feel like a cancer *survivor* — one who isn’t about to let the rich and cowardly take her country or her joy without a fight.
It might not last, but for today, I actually feel like a cancer *survivor* — one who isn’t about to let the rich and cowardly take her country or her joy without a fight.
A half century and change ago, on this day, one of the kindest, most compassionate, curious, clever, resilient, and creative human beings I’ve ever met was born. And somehow I got the incredible gift of getting to call her Mamma. Happy Birthday @taximomnl.bsky.social!! I love you oodles of noodles ❤️
April 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A half century and change ago, on this day, one of the kindest, most compassionate, curious, clever, resilient, and creative human beings I’ve ever met was born. And somehow I got the incredible gift of getting to call her Mamma. Happy Birthday @taximomnl.bsky.social!! I love you oodles of noodles ❤️
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Look... I'm not saying JD Vance was directly involved in the death of Pope Francis. All I'm saying is that I understand how meeting JD Vance could lead someone to lose the will to live.
April 21, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Look... I'm not saying JD Vance was directly involved in the death of Pope Francis. All I'm saying is that I understand how meeting JD Vance could lead someone to lose the will to live.
Anyone know how the heck you apply to a master's program (social work and pre-med) without academic references? My BSW was all online and I barely emailed with any of my professors, let alone formed relationships. My last on-campus classes were in 2016 in a different field 😬
April 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Anyone know how the heck you apply to a master's program (social work and pre-med) without academic references? My BSW was all online and I barely emailed with any of my professors, let alone formed relationships. My last on-campus classes were in 2016 in a different field 😬
Out of context @taximomnl.bsky.social quote of the day “so here’s the problem. I think Thanos had a point.”
March 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Out of context @taximomnl.bsky.social quote of the day “so here’s the problem. I think Thanos had a point.”
Sleeping 14+ hours/day lately, with maybe 2-4 "working" brain hours. What do we think?
a) my stimulants got swapped for sugar pills
b) the #cancer, back for round 3
c) my thyroid getting worse
d) my #narcolepsy getting worse (is that a thing?)
e) my brain is trying to protect me from the horrors
a) my stimulants got swapped for sugar pills
b) the #cancer, back for round 3
c) my thyroid getting worse
d) my #narcolepsy getting worse (is that a thing?)
e) my brain is trying to protect me from the horrors
a man from schitt 's creek says he 's feeling this like deep aching sense of dread
Alt: David Rose from Schitt's Creek says "I'm feeling this, like, deep aching sense of dread" with accompanying hand motion.
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March 23, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Sleeping 14+ hours/day lately, with maybe 2-4 "working" brain hours. What do we think?
a) my stimulants got swapped for sugar pills
b) the #cancer, back for round 3
c) my thyroid getting worse
d) my #narcolepsy getting worse (is that a thing?)
e) my brain is trying to protect me from the horrors
a) my stimulants got swapped for sugar pills
b) the #cancer, back for round 3
c) my thyroid getting worse
d) my #narcolepsy getting worse (is that a thing?)
e) my brain is trying to protect me from the horrors
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Here are some nice mushrooms
March 16, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Here are some nice mushrooms
I know it’s gauche to flaunt one’s wealth, but I just can’t help myself…
The #backyardchickens are finally laying again after their annual winter strike.
The #backyardchickens are finally laying again after their annual winter strike.
March 14, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I know it’s gauche to flaunt one’s wealth, but I just can’t help myself…
The #backyardchickens are finally laying again after their annual winter strike.
The #backyardchickens are finally laying again after their annual winter strike.
My country is falling to fascism, my immune system is 3.5 months old and unvaccinated (until May), and now polio, measles, and more are going around.
But I did the dishes that had been piling up. I tidied my sewing room. I filed my dog’s nails. I napped with my cats.
Its not okay, but I’m okay.
But I did the dishes that had been piling up. I tidied my sewing room. I filed my dog’s nails. I napped with my cats.
Its not okay, but I’m okay.
March 2, 2025 at 3:57 AM
My country is falling to fascism, my immune system is 3.5 months old and unvaccinated (until May), and now polio, measles, and more are going around.
But I did the dishes that had been piling up. I tidied my sewing room. I filed my dog’s nails. I napped with my cats.
Its not okay, but I’m okay.
But I did the dishes that had been piling up. I tidied my sewing room. I filed my dog’s nails. I napped with my cats.
Its not okay, but I’m okay.
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We apologize to our Ukrainian supporters. We are embarrassed by how our president and vice president have behaved. We are fighting to redeem the soul of America. 🇺🇸
February 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM
We apologize to our Ukrainian supporters. We are embarrassed by how our president and vice president have behaved. We are fighting to redeem the soul of America. 🇺🇸
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Get in good trouble, necessary trouble.
February 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Get in good trouble, necessary trouble.
Remember, those “half-dead” people who could die as a result of antivaxer bullshit aren’t all old folks in nursing homes (though they also deserve the protections of herd immunity).
Some of us are in our 20s, looking hot as hell, and paying attention to which of y’all is okay with us dying.
Some of us are in our 20s, looking hot as hell, and paying attention to which of y’all is okay with us dying.
February 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Remember, those “half-dead” people who could die as a result of antivaxer bullshit aren’t all old folks in nursing homes (though they also deserve the protections of herd immunity).
Some of us are in our 20s, looking hot as hell, and paying attention to which of y’all is okay with us dying.
Some of us are in our 20s, looking hot as hell, and paying attention to which of y’all is okay with us dying.
Proud of my fellow Ohioans who showed the fascists where they can stick it yesterday, and the ones who made a point to proclaim their nazi-fighting values today.
In the US city of Cincinnati in Ohio, armed Nazis decided to hang flags over an overpass, they were promptly removed by locals who chased them away and burned the Nazi flags. The police tried to protect the Nazis.
February 9, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Proud of my fellow Ohioans who showed the fascists where they can stick it yesterday, and the ones who made a point to proclaim their nazi-fighting values today.
“Time is a river which sweeps me along but I am the river; it is a tiger which destroys me but I am the tiger; it is a fire which consumes me but I am the fire.”
Thank you @midnightburger.bsky.social for introducing me to #Borges, and this powerful mantra/prayer/spell for absurd and unstable times
Thank you @midnightburger.bsky.social for introducing me to #Borges, and this powerful mantra/prayer/spell for absurd and unstable times
February 6, 2025 at 5:20 AM
“Time is a river which sweeps me along but I am the river; it is a tiger which destroys me but I am the tiger; it is a fire which consumes me but I am the fire.”
Thank you @midnightburger.bsky.social for introducing me to #Borges, and this powerful mantra/prayer/spell for absurd and unstable times
Thank you @midnightburger.bsky.social for introducing me to #Borges, and this powerful mantra/prayer/spell for absurd and unstable times
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watch me play the part i was born to - sam the eagle - in a live stage reading of the muppet movie this coming sunday to benefit california wildfire relief! in-person tickets are sold out but the livestream is available to all!
February 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
watch me play the part i was born to - sam the eagle - in a live stage reading of the muppet movie this coming sunday to benefit california wildfire relief! in-person tickets are sold out but the livestream is available to all!
Info for those in need:
If you have an in-process #passport renewal and need your old passport back, you can call and ask that your supporting documents be returned to you.
#trans comrades, if your old passport wasn't expired, this will give you a legal way out of the country in an emergency.
If you have an in-process #passport renewal and need your old passport back, you can call and ask that your supporting documents be returned to you.
#trans comrades, if your old passport wasn't expired, this will give you a legal way out of the country in an emergency.
February 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Sometimes the exact right story comes into your life at the exact right time, often when you’re ready sit down and listen.
Thank you #brandonsanderson for the first arc of the Stormlight archives. Finishing #windandtruth both filled my heart with light and broke it a little. Highlights below 👇
Thank you #brandonsanderson for the first arc of the Stormlight archives. Finishing #windandtruth both filled my heart with light and broke it a little. Highlights below 👇
February 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Sometimes the exact right story comes into your life at the exact right time, often when you’re ready sit down and listen.
Thank you #brandonsanderson for the first arc of the Stormlight archives. Finishing #windandtruth both filled my heart with light and broke it a little. Highlights below 👇
Thank you #brandonsanderson for the first arc of the Stormlight archives. Finishing #windandtruth both filled my heart with light and broke it a little. Highlights below 👇
Check on your friends in helping professions, especially if they regularly work with the LGBTQ+ community, immigrants and refugees, and/or are in the nonprofit sector. Some of us are not okay. Some of us are *too* okay.
Crisis-response mode can only last so long.
Crisis-response mode can only last so long.
January 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Check on your friends in helping professions, especially if they regularly work with the LGBTQ+ community, immigrants and refugees, and/or are in the nonprofit sector. Some of us are not okay. Some of us are *too* okay.
Crisis-response mode can only last so long.
Crisis-response mode can only last so long.