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Jonathan Seng, MSW, MA
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A resource for trans folks out there:

translifeline.org
March 8, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Reposted by Jonathan Seng, MSW, MA
WE NEED TO STOP POLLING AMERICANS ABOUT FACTS

No one cares if you, “believe” FACTS WITH EVIDENCE

Mental health exists
Trans people exist
COVID exists
Vaccines are effective
Abortions are healthcare
March 8, 2025 at 1:20 AM
1/2. We're often told not to talk about politics at work and maybe some friends may say they don't like talking about politics or you find yourself in a setting where "it's not the right time."

So when would be the right time? Political issues affect our social and economic lives directly.
February 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Reposted by Jonathan Seng, MSW, MA
We sued President Trump over his administration’s anti-transgender executive orders.

And we’re just getting started.
ACLU Sues Trump for Targeting Trans Americans -- Who Are Confused and Terrified
The ACLU filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and his administration over their crackdown on the rights of trans Americans.
www.rollingstone.com
February 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Reposted by Jonathan Seng, MSW, MA
BREAKING: In response to our motion, the court has required CDC, FDA, and HHS to immediately restore critical health info and data that the Trump administration ordered the agencies to remove.

This is a huge win for doctors, researchers, and patients.
February 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Reposted by Jonathan Seng, MSW, MA
Therapy is political because everything is political when a few select people in power are making decisions for all that impact, at the very basic level, their health, bodies, and wellbeing.

#TherapyIsPolitical

#TherapistSky
February 6, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Reposted by Jonathan Seng, MSW, MA
BREAKING: We are suing HHS for the removal of critical health info and data from websites.

The removal creates a dangerous gap in scientific research and threatens public health.

The Trump executive order that led to this purge puts American lives in danger.
February 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Reposted by Jonathan Seng, MSW, MA
This week, February 3-7, marks News Literacy Week! 📰

When we learn how to verify news on the internet, it becomes easier to disrupt the spread of mis and disinformation and develop more informed audiences. The best time to learn these skills is now!
February 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Reminder from a therapist that you can’t “coping skills” your way out of a systemic crisis
February 5, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Reposted by Jonathan Seng, MSW, MA
Where does US healthcare spending go?

www.ama-assn.org/about/resear...
January 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Reposted by Jonathan Seng, MSW, MA
We'll say it as many times as it takes: Gender-affirming care is life-saving care.

We will not back down.
BREAKING NEWS: We’re SUING TRUMP! 🏛️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🧵
February 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
When I say self-care this is what I'm talking about
been feeling a little burnt out but then the power of drawing beautiful anime men saved me
February 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Reposted by Jonathan Seng, MSW, MA
articles to cite if youre a social worker or work in child maltreatment and want to cite some historical contributions of black social workers who said what they said but everyone chose to ignore them anyways

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
Centering unacknowledged histories: revisiting NABSW demands to repeal ASFA
The Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 has now been actively implemented in the United States for 24 years and remains largely unchanged from its initial conception. Initial critiques of ASFA i...
www.tandfonline.com
February 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
"But if prenatal resources are scarce and stress is high, the fetal brain may develop in a way that is more suited to a poor, stressful world. In such a world, a small, reactive amygdala may be oversensitive to potential threats, leading to a pattern of anxiety."

AHEM intergenerational trauma ahem
Is it possible that your experience of stress goes all the way back to the womb? Here's how a mother's stress can affect a developing fetus.
Stress Begins Before Birth
Do you think you're stressed now? At least you're not a fetus anymore.
buff.ly
February 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
There's more one can do than just "feel your feelings". It's surely part of it but there's a process of reflection of the relationship and loss through which is needed to even get there. Worth the read for anyone who is going/gone through the end of a friendship, a breakup, or a falling out.
The grief we experience when significant changes occur in our relationships can be just as painful and difficult to cope with as the grief we experience after a death. Here's how to navigate a living loss.
Living Loss: A Hidden Form of Grief
When grief isn’t about death, it’s often unseen and misunderstood. Learn about the hidden pain of living loss, so you can heal or support others grieving a non-death loss.
buff.ly
February 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
(1/3) Many came to me feeling overwhelmed and helpless in the last 2 weeks given all the changes happening. Effects on their jobs, their health, their future, you name it. I ended the week with a client who felt this way for so long that these orders don't quite emotionally affect them that way.
February 3, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Found this quite helpful as I get acquainted with Bluesky
A starter pack of organizations dedicated to supporting the AANHPI community: go.bsky.app/BioW8Ww
February 3, 2025 at 6:17 AM