Unpopular Opinion Therapist
@mandeecurrienfs.bsky.social
Licensed psychotherapist, activist, philosopher, writer, public speaker, healer, lover, fighter, and never fing settling.
Things I learned today:
• Squirrels start chaos and then clock out
• Cats do not believe in physics
• I apparently live with a lemur
• My blood pressure would like a word
She came down safely.
The squirrel escaped.
I aged three years. 😅
• Squirrels start chaos and then clock out
• Cats do not believe in physics
• I apparently live with a lemur
• My blood pressure would like a word
She came down safely.
The squirrel escaped.
I aged three years. 😅
January 9, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Things I learned today:
• Squirrels start chaos and then clock out
• Cats do not believe in physics
• I apparently live with a lemur
• My blood pressure would like a word
She came down safely.
The squirrel escaped.
I aged three years. 😅
• Squirrels start chaos and then clock out
• Cats do not believe in physics
• I apparently live with a lemur
• My blood pressure would like a word
She came down safely.
The squirrel escaped.
I aged three years. 😅
Florida gardening is basically a contact sport.
Proof that you don’t need a yard to garden… just a windowsill, some color, and the willingness to vacuum soil later.
Proof that you don’t need a yard to garden… just a windowsill, some color, and the willingness to vacuum soil later.
January 9, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Florida gardening is basically a contact sport.
Proof that you don’t need a yard to garden… just a windowsill, some color, and the willingness to vacuum soil later.
Proof that you don’t need a yard to garden… just a windowsill, some color, and the willingness to vacuum soil later.
Sensitivity isn’t a flaw, it’s information. If someone keeps telling you you’re “too sensitive,” what they may really be reacting to is boundaries or accountability. Your nervous system is giving data. Trust it. 💛 #NeverFingSettle
January 7, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Sensitivity isn’t a flaw, it’s information. If someone keeps telling you you’re “too sensitive,” what they may really be reacting to is boundaries or accountability. Your nervous system is giving data. Trust it. 💛 #NeverFingSettle
Grateful for friendships that show up big. 💚
Brittney took me to the doctor, made sure I ate, and filled the day with laughter. To return the favor, I dyed her hair green. Fair trade, obviously. So thankful for this quality time before she headed back to Gainesville. #NeverFingSettle
Brittney took me to the doctor, made sure I ate, and filled the day with laughter. To return the favor, I dyed her hair green. Fair trade, obviously. So thankful for this quality time before she headed back to Gainesville. #NeverFingSettle
January 7, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Grateful for friendships that show up big. 💚
Brittney took me to the doctor, made sure I ate, and filled the day with laughter. To return the favor, I dyed her hair green. Fair trade, obviously. So thankful for this quality time before she headed back to Gainesville. #NeverFingSettle
Brittney took me to the doctor, made sure I ate, and filled the day with laughter. To return the favor, I dyed her hair green. Fair trade, obviously. So thankful for this quality time before she headed back to Gainesville. #NeverFingSettle
These are the days—quiet, connected, and weirdly perfect. Parenting an almost-adult, still-my-baby human is a wild joy. 💛
#NeverFingSettle
#NeverFingSettle
January 6, 2026 at 1:41 PM
These are the days—quiet, connected, and weirdly perfect. Parenting an almost-adult, still-my-baby human is a wild joy. 💛
#NeverFingSettle
#NeverFingSettle
Accidental activist. Accidental educator. Non-accidental trauma therapist.
Not because of rage, but because silence helps no one—especially in a therapy room. So yes, I’ll name the pattern, challenge the belief, and hold the boundary. That’s not extra. That’s the work.
#NeverFingSettle
Not because of rage, but because silence helps no one—especially in a therapy room. So yes, I’ll name the pattern, challenge the belief, and hold the boundary. That’s not extra. That’s the work.
#NeverFingSettle
January 6, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Accidental activist. Accidental educator. Non-accidental trauma therapist.
Not because of rage, but because silence helps no one—especially in a therapy room. So yes, I’ll name the pattern, challenge the belief, and hold the boundary. That’s not extra. That’s the work.
#NeverFingSettle
Not because of rage, but because silence helps no one—especially in a therapy room. So yes, I’ll name the pattern, challenge the belief, and hold the boundary. That’s not extra. That’s the work.
#NeverFingSettle
Infusion day ✔️
Dee = absolute gem ✔️
Breakfast afterward ✔️✔️
Did the IV thing, Dee showed up like the hero she is, hung out, made it fun, and then we got breakfast because healing pairs best with food + friendship. Grateful. 💛🥞
Dee = absolute gem ✔️
Breakfast afterward ✔️✔️
Did the IV thing, Dee showed up like the hero she is, hung out, made it fun, and then we got breakfast because healing pairs best with food + friendship. Grateful. 💛🥞
January 3, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Infusion day ✔️
Dee = absolute gem ✔️
Breakfast afterward ✔️✔️
Did the IV thing, Dee showed up like the hero she is, hung out, made it fun, and then we got breakfast because healing pairs best with food + friendship. Grateful. 💛🥞
Dee = absolute gem ✔️
Breakfast afterward ✔️✔️
Did the IV thing, Dee showed up like the hero she is, hung out, made it fun, and then we got breakfast because healing pairs best with food + friendship. Grateful. 💛🥞
Entering the new year like this raccoon:
emotionally unbothered, caffeinated, celebrating survival, standing near a fire I did not start—but definitely learned from.
2026, I’ve got boundaries, coffee, and zero explanations. ☕🔥✨
emotionally unbothered, caffeinated, celebrating survival, standing near a fire I did not start—but definitely learned from.
2026, I’ve got boundaries, coffee, and zero explanations. ☕🔥✨
January 2, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Entering the new year like this raccoon:
emotionally unbothered, caffeinated, celebrating survival, standing near a fire I did not start—but definitely learned from.
2026, I’ve got boundaries, coffee, and zero explanations. ☕🔥✨
emotionally unbothered, caffeinated, celebrating survival, standing near a fire I did not start—but definitely learned from.
2026, I’ve got boundaries, coffee, and zero explanations. ☕🔥✨
My oldest, Roree, noticed my mother-in-law needed her nails trimmed and just… did it. No one asked. No announcement. Just quiet care, gentle hands, and showing up.
This is what real compassion looks like. Raising good humans will always be my favorite flex. 🥹💅
This is what real compassion looks like. Raising good humans will always be my favorite flex. 🥹💅
December 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
My oldest, Roree, noticed my mother-in-law needed her nails trimmed and just… did it. No one asked. No announcement. Just quiet care, gentle hands, and showing up.
This is what real compassion looks like. Raising good humans will always be my favorite flex. 🥹💅
This is what real compassion looks like. Raising good humans will always be my favorite flex. 🥹💅
Small local green market, big joy. 🌱
Plants admired, laughs shared, zero rush. Followed by lunch with friends—because wandering + friendship deserves snacks.
Grateful for simple days that feel like everything. 💛
Plants admired, laughs shared, zero rush. Followed by lunch with friends—because wandering + friendship deserves snacks.
Grateful for simple days that feel like everything. 💛
December 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Small local green market, big joy. 🌱
Plants admired, laughs shared, zero rush. Followed by lunch with friends—because wandering + friendship deserves snacks.
Grateful for simple days that feel like everything. 💛
Plants admired, laughs shared, zero rush. Followed by lunch with friends—because wandering + friendship deserves snacks.
Grateful for simple days that feel like everything. 💛
Green flags are when your parts stop bracing.
The anxious part relaxes.
The protector clocks out.
You don’t rehearse sentences in your head.
If you feel calmer and more yourself after seeing them, your nervous system already voted yes. 🌿
Green flags aren’t loud—they’re regulating.
The anxious part relaxes.
The protector clocks out.
You don’t rehearse sentences in your head.
If you feel calmer and more yourself after seeing them, your nervous system already voted yes. 🌿
Green flags aren’t loud—they’re regulating.
December 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Green flags are when your parts stop bracing.
The anxious part relaxes.
The protector clocks out.
You don’t rehearse sentences in your head.
If you feel calmer and more yourself after seeing them, your nervous system already voted yes. 🌿
Green flags aren’t loud—they’re regulating.
The anxious part relaxes.
The protector clocks out.
You don’t rehearse sentences in your head.
If you feel calmer and more yourself after seeing them, your nervous system already voted yes. 🌿
Green flags aren’t loud—they’re regulating.
Christmas, but Lunch Edition 🎄🥩
Ro worked, so we did Christmas at lunch like the adaptable legends we are. Great food, zero nonsense. Gifts, Miracle on 34th Street + It’s a Wonderful Life, perfect vibe. No BS. No drama.
Ro worked, so we did Christmas at lunch like the adaptable legends we are. Great food, zero nonsense. Gifts, Miracle on 34th Street + It’s a Wonderful Life, perfect vibe. No BS. No drama.
December 28, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Christmas, but Lunch Edition 🎄🥩
Ro worked, so we did Christmas at lunch like the adaptable legends we are. Great food, zero nonsense. Gifts, Miracle on 34th Street + It’s a Wonderful Life, perfect vibe. No BS. No drama.
Ro worked, so we did Christmas at lunch like the adaptable legends we are. Great food, zero nonsense. Gifts, Miracle on 34th Street + It’s a Wonderful Life, perfect vibe. No BS. No drama.
Christmas prep, stroke edition: labeled dishes, written recipes, strategic pacing, zero chaos (ok… less chaos). The house was cozy, the vibes were good, and Heather’s egg bites were a HUGE Christmas morning hit. Adaptation + teamwork = holiday win. 💛
#NeverFingSettle
#NeverFingSettle
December 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Christmas prep, stroke edition: labeled dishes, written recipes, strategic pacing, zero chaos (ok… less chaos). The house was cozy, the vibes were good, and Heather’s egg bites were a HUGE Christmas morning hit. Adaptation + teamwork = holiday win. 💛
#NeverFingSettle
#NeverFingSettle
Beautiful weather, all of us piled around an outdoor table, iced tea doing its thing, and one extremely confident chicken wandering by like it had a reservation.
The kind of day that reminds you how good simple can be. 🐓
The kind of day that reminds you how good simple can be. 🐓
December 27, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Beautiful weather, all of us piled around an outdoor table, iced tea doing its thing, and one extremely confident chicken wandering by like it had a reservation.
The kind of day that reminds you how good simple can be. 🐓
The kind of day that reminds you how good simple can be. 🐓
The family that gets their flu shots together…. doesn’t get the flu. 💉🤣
December 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The family that gets their flu shots together…. doesn’t get the flu. 💉🤣
Therapy truth: if you’re waiting to be perfectly palatable before living your life, you’ll be waiting forever. There is no performance of “good enough” that stops criticism. Might as well be authentic and free.
— signed, a therapist who’s tried it all 🧠✨
#NeverFingSettle
— signed, a therapist who’s tried it all 🧠✨
#NeverFingSettle
December 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Therapy truth: if you’re waiting to be perfectly palatable before living your life, you’ll be waiting forever. There is no performance of “good enough” that stops criticism. Might as well be authentic and free.
— signed, a therapist who’s tried it all 🧠✨
#NeverFingSettle
— signed, a therapist who’s tried it all 🧠✨
#NeverFingSettle
Christmas Eve Recap:
Daughters carefully placing ornaments like museum curators.
My partner discovering sentimental stocking surprises and reacting accordingly.
My mother-in-law bringing the calm, the charm, and the “this is how it’s always been done” energy.
Daughters carefully placing ornaments like museum curators.
My partner discovering sentimental stocking surprises and reacting accordingly.
My mother-in-law bringing the calm, the charm, and the “this is how it’s always been done” energy.
December 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Christmas Eve Recap:
Daughters carefully placing ornaments like museum curators.
My partner discovering sentimental stocking surprises and reacting accordingly.
My mother-in-law bringing the calm, the charm, and the “this is how it’s always been done” energy.
Daughters carefully placing ornaments like museum curators.
My partner discovering sentimental stocking surprises and reacting accordingly.
My mother-in-law bringing the calm, the charm, and the “this is how it’s always been done” energy.
Went red today to gently escort my hair out of its “discount Eminem” era and into something a little less… Slim Shady adjacent. 😂
I didn’t hate the in-between look, but sometimes a girl just wants her hair to stop whispering rap battle and start saying intentionally styled human.
I didn’t hate the in-between look, but sometimes a girl just wants her hair to stop whispering rap battle and start saying intentionally styled human.
December 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Went red today to gently escort my hair out of its “discount Eminem” era and into something a little less… Slim Shady adjacent. 😂
I didn’t hate the in-between look, but sometimes a girl just wants her hair to stop whispering rap battle and start saying intentionally styled human.
I didn’t hate the in-between look, but sometimes a girl just wants her hair to stop whispering rap battle and start saying intentionally styled human.
A few weeks ago, Nix (17) and I hit an antiques show. Expected charm. Got SO much ivory and way too many racist dolls 😬
But! I found incredible books, serotonin returned, and we agreed: old ≠ worthy.
#NeverFingSettle 📚
But! I found incredible books, serotonin returned, and we agreed: old ≠ worthy.
#NeverFingSettle 📚
December 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
A few weeks ago, Nix (17) and I hit an antiques show. Expected charm. Got SO much ivory and way too many racist dolls 😬
But! I found incredible books, serotonin returned, and we agreed: old ≠ worthy.
#NeverFingSettle 📚
But! I found incredible books, serotonin returned, and we agreed: old ≠ worthy.
#NeverFingSettle 📚
Friendly reminder: everyone is winging it.
The confident ones just practiced their shrug.
Permission granted to be weird, try things, change your mind, and stop waiting for the imaginary rulebook.
Turns out… freedom looks a lot like authenticity.
10/10. Highly recommend.
#NeverFingSettle 💛
The confident ones just practiced their shrug.
Permission granted to be weird, try things, change your mind, and stop waiting for the imaginary rulebook.
Turns out… freedom looks a lot like authenticity.
10/10. Highly recommend.
#NeverFingSettle 💛
December 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Friendly reminder: everyone is winging it.
The confident ones just practiced their shrug.
Permission granted to be weird, try things, change your mind, and stop waiting for the imaginary rulebook.
Turns out… freedom looks a lot like authenticity.
10/10. Highly recommend.
#NeverFingSettle 💛
The confident ones just practiced their shrug.
Permission granted to be weird, try things, change your mind, and stop waiting for the imaginary rulebook.
Turns out… freedom looks a lot like authenticity.
10/10. Highly recommend.
#NeverFingSettle 💛
WHY DOES THIS PT/OT REHAB NOT HAVE BENCHES OUTSIDE?
If you’ve ever wondered what emotional regulation looks like in real time… it’s this face. This is the moment your brain goes, “I’m trying so hard to hold it together, but also? I might chuck this entire situation into the sun.”
If you’ve ever wondered what emotional regulation looks like in real time… it’s this face. This is the moment your brain goes, “I’m trying so hard to hold it together, but also? I might chuck this entire situation into the sun.”
December 23, 2025 at 3:56 AM
WHY DOES THIS PT/OT REHAB NOT HAVE BENCHES OUTSIDE?
If you’ve ever wondered what emotional regulation looks like in real time… it’s this face. This is the moment your brain goes, “I’m trying so hard to hold it together, but also? I might chuck this entire situation into the sun.”
If you’ve ever wondered what emotional regulation looks like in real time… it’s this face. This is the moment your brain goes, “I’m trying so hard to hold it together, but also? I might chuck this entire situation into the sun.”
Weeks late, still worth it. 🖤
The Spady Cultural Museum reminded me that Delray’s roots are Bahamian, Japanese, Jewish, and Indigenous—and deeply entrepreneurial. Left inspired… and questioning who desegregation was really designed to benefit. History matters. #NeverFingSettle
The Spady Cultural Museum reminded me that Delray’s roots are Bahamian, Japanese, Jewish, and Indigenous—and deeply entrepreneurial. Left inspired… and questioning who desegregation was really designed to benefit. History matters. #NeverFingSettle
December 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Weeks late, still worth it. 🖤
The Spady Cultural Museum reminded me that Delray’s roots are Bahamian, Japanese, Jewish, and Indigenous—and deeply entrepreneurial. Left inspired… and questioning who desegregation was really designed to benefit. History matters. #NeverFingSettle
The Spady Cultural Museum reminded me that Delray’s roots are Bahamian, Japanese, Jewish, and Indigenous—and deeply entrepreneurial. Left inspired… and questioning who desegregation was really designed to benefit. History matters. #NeverFingSettle
Your nervous system does not care how much “inner work” you’ve done.
If you don’t feel safe, your body will keep sounding the alarm.
Insight helps. Felt safety heals.
Be gentle—your nervous system is doing its job.
#NeverFingSettle
If you don’t feel safe, your body will keep sounding the alarm.
Insight helps. Felt safety heals.
Be gentle—your nervous system is doing its job.
#NeverFingSettle
December 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Your nervous system does not care how much “inner work” you’ve done.
If you don’t feel safe, your body will keep sounding the alarm.
Insight helps. Felt safety heals.
Be gentle—your nervous system is doing its job.
#NeverFingSettle
If you don’t feel safe, your body will keep sounding the alarm.
Insight helps. Felt safety heals.
Be gentle—your nervous system is doing its job.
#NeverFingSettle
Just a butterfly casually reminding us that change is kinda their whole brand.
Still learning. Still stretching. Still becoming.
No rush. No timeline. Just wings when they’re ready.
Still learning. Still stretching. Still becoming.
No rush. No timeline. Just wings when they’re ready.
December 18, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Just a butterfly casually reminding us that change is kinda their whole brand.
Still learning. Still stretching. Still becoming.
No rush. No timeline. Just wings when they’re ready.
Still learning. Still stretching. Still becoming.
No rush. No timeline. Just wings when they’re ready.