Marialice B.F.X. Curran, Ph.D.
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Marialice B.F.X. Curran, Ph.D.
@mbfxc.bsky.social
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Community builder & ripple maker in education🌀

Working with school communities to promote digital well-being, digital wellness & mental health with a particular focus on intergenerational learning, accessibility & inclusion.

#SameHere 🤙
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7/31 🧵

Here are some #Decluttering tips.

Start small. Set small, manageable goals.

If it gets hard, take a picture, so you can still have that connection.

Contact a donation center & schedule a drop-off or pick-up with a local donation center or homeless shelter.

#DigitalWellnessAdvent
On a honeycomb background, a cardboard donation box with items like a green shirt, teddy bear, basketball, books, and toys pictured above the text, "Decluttering increases self-worth, creates healthy habits & boosts productivity. It can also improve sleep, boost mood & promote relaxation." #DigitalWellnessAdvent on the top right corner of the slide. A logo on the bottom right corner with hands the color of the earth holding a heart with one side colored and textured like a brain and the other side pink like a heart. Image intended to highlight leading by hand, heart, and mind.
December 7, 2024 at 6:54 PM
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6/31 🧵

Move what you can, as often as you can.

Try stretching, deep breathing, chair-based exercises, or even intentional gestures like arm circles or foot taps.

Any short bursts of activity releases endorphins, boosting mood & reducing stress!

#DigitalWellnessAdvent #Movement #MentalHealth
On a honeycomb background, a dotted circular path, shaped like a snail with a pink dot as the starting point with a pink exclamation point shaped like a location marker to indicate the end with the text "we have moved" pictured next to the text: Get your move on, how you can & when you can. Even just short bursts of movement releases endorphins, boosting mood & reducing stress to address the negative effects of a sedentary lifestyle. #DigitalWellnessAdvent on the top right corner of the slide. A logo on the bottom right corner with hands the color of the earth holding a heart with one side colored and textured like a brain and the other side pink like a heart. Image intended to highlight leading by hand, heart, and mind.
December 6, 2024 at 7:11 PM
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5/31 🧵

How many times do we say yes when in our heart we hear no?

Find just one thing you can say no to today and notice how it makes you feel? Protect your #MentalHealth by listening to yourself! #SelfLove #SelfCare #DigitalWellness #DigitalWellBeing #DigitalWellnessAdvent #EduSky
On a honeycomb background, a hydrangea colored text bubble with white lettering "no" is pictured with the text below: What's one thing you can say no to today? People pleasing is exhausting. #DigitalWellnessAdvent on the top right corner of the slide. A logo on the bottom right corner with hands the color of the earth holding a heart with one side colored and textured like a brain and the other side pink like a heart. Image intended to highlight leading by hand, heart, and mind.
December 5, 2024 at 7:35 PM
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4/31 🧵

We all need more laughter in our lives, so call a friend today, watch your favorite comedy, try laughter yoga or just look in the mirror & try a round (even if it's forced) of ha-ha-ha-ha!

#DigitalWellnessAdvent #EduSky #DigitalWellBeing #DigitalWellness #UseTech4Good #DigitalThriving
On a honeycomb background, a yellow laughing face, slanted on the side with tears of laughter and an open mouth pictured with the text: Laughter triggers the release of endorphins, the body's natural "feel-good" chemicals & helps lower stress hormones like cortisol & adrenaline. #DigitalWellnessAdvent on the top right corner of the slide. A logo on the bottom right corner with hands the color of the earth holding a heart with one side colored and textured like a brain and the other side pink like a heart. Image intended to highlight leading by hand, heart, and mind.
December 4, 2024 at 3:16 PM
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3/31 🧵 #DigitalWellnessAdvent reminds us to prioritize our sleep by 1) Establishing consistent sleeping routines 2) Creating relaxing bedtime rituals like reading, mediation, journaling, taking a bath 3) Optimizing sleep environments with a dark, quiet & cool room.

Limit screens an hour before bed.
On a honeycomb background, a sleeping penguin wrapped up with a royal blue and yellow polkadot blanket and a royal blue pillow with yellow stars and a yellow crescent moon above pictured with the text: Prioritizing your sleep helps regulate emotions by ensuring that the brain's prefrontal cortex (responsible for rational decision-making) and the amygdala (involved in emotional responses) work in harmony. #DigitalWellnessAdvent on the top right corner of the slide. A logo on the bottom right corner with hands the color of the earth holding a heart with one side colored and textured like a brain and the other side pink like a heart. Image intended to highlight leading by hand, heart, and mind.
December 3, 2024 at 7:22 PM
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This resonates deeply with me: "We need a new conversation about tech that is both critical and optimistic."

Always interested in how school communities host these types of conversations!

digitalthriving.gse.harvard.edu

#UseTech4Good #DigitalThriving #DigitalWellBeing #DigitalWellness #EduSky
On a black background with a floral design with primarily purple flowers with splashes of white, yellow, and pink/orange flowers is the text centered: Technology is both...Helpful and harmful. Exhausting and energizing. Connecting and dividing. Technology is multifaceted, so our approach needs to be, too.
December 3, 2024 at 1:55 PM
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2/31 🧵 #DigitalWellnessAdvent is all about having an attitude for gratitude.

As @matthewxjoseph.bsky.social posted yesterday, “Gratitude is a cornerstone of human connection!”

Be intentional & start/end your day focused on the positive to help reduce stress, anxiety, & negative thoughts #EduSky
On a honeycomb background, a gratitude journal pictured with the text underneath: Gratitude increases the levels of dopamine and serotonin in the brain, which can improve mood and create feelings of happiness and well-being. #DigitalWellnessAdvent on the top right corner of the slide. A logo on the bottom right corner with hands the color of the earth holding a heart with one side colored and textured like a brain and the other side pink like a heart. Image intended to highlight leading by hand, heart, and mind.
December 2, 2024 at 5:42 PM
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To go along with my recent #Ignite, I'll be posting simple ways to prioritize #MentalHealth during the holidays.

Today, just hum & know it is engaging your vagus nerve which helps to regulate your heart rate & reduce stress levels.

#DigitalWellnessAdvent #EduSky

bsky.app/profile/mbfx...

1/31 🧵
On a honeycomb background, a navy bird with a matching text bubble with a musical note pictured with the text: Humming can be a helpful tool for reducing anxiety and stress by stimulating the parasympathetic nervous system. Research link: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10182780/ #DigitalWellnessAdvent on the top right corner of the slide. A logo on the bottom right corner with hands the color of the earth holding a heart with one side colored and textured like a brain and the other side pink like a heart. Image intended to highlight leading by hand, heart, and mind.
December 1, 2024 at 6:12 PM
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Don’t miss this Novel Effect 📚🎶 #BlackFriday sale #TLSky!

noveleffect.com/product/educ...

#EduSky #ReadAloud #NFXamb
Cool Bean from the picture book by Jory John, As Cool As It Gets holds a device displaying the Novel Effect soundscape and surrounded by presents with the text: Psst…We’re spilling the beans early! Unlock access to our Black Friday sale now.
November 29, 2024 at 12:49 AM
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Tipping my 🎩 to those who were there from the very start!

@vr2ltch.bsky.social @mrsmurat.bsky.social
@sarahdateechur.bsky.social @jaimedonally.bsky.social @lars3eb.bsky.social @primaryteachermary.bsky.social @mdrez.bsky.social @smilelearning.bsky.social @techamys.bsky.social & more!

21/21 🧵
On a honeycomb background, multiple pictures capturing the early moments of my digital citizenship journey with the text: This Ignite showcased my previous #DigCit work, as well as life events along the way. Here’s a walk down memory lane with some of the original IMPACTORS who were part of this journey early on. This is a bonus slide that was not shared during the Ignite presentation, but putting this thread together, this slide was added as a walk down memory lane and in gratitude to people who were there from the start on this incredible journey. A logo on the bottom right corner with hands the color of the earth holding a heart with one side colored and textured like a brain and the other side pink like a heart. Image intended to highlight leading by hand, heart, and mind.
November 28, 2024 at 6:45 PM
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We need to create more learning experiences where our school communities see & value the human sitting next to us, around the world & across the screen.

Focus on what unites us, what makes us human, where we celebrate the #SameHere moments in life.

20/21 🧵

#DigCitIMPACT #iCitizenProject
On a honeycomb background, a variety of human colored arms and hands raised pictured with the text: See & value the human being next to you, around the world & across the screen. This message is inspired from a student-led project, #iCitizenProject from the Fall of 2011 which launched my work in both the digital citizenship space and #UseTech4Good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgmZLXQLNPQ A logo on the bottom right corner with hands the color of the earth holding a heart with one side colored and textured like a brain and the other side pink like a heart. Image intended to highlight leading by hand, heart, and mind.
November 28, 2024 at 6:45 PM
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Host book clubs to start these conversations.

All these 📚 are must reads to explore stories that provide opportunities to practice emotional literacy.

Anxious Nation: www.anxiousgeneration.com
Accountable: www.accountablebook.com
Louder Than Hunger by @mrschureads.bsky.social

19/21 🧵
On a honeycomb background, book covers of books to help start these critical conversations with families, high school, middle school, and elementary students. The books featured: The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt Accountable by Dashka Slater Louder Than Hunger by John Schu What Do You Do With a Problem? by Kobi Yamada A logo on the bottom right corner with hands the color of the earth holding a heart with one side colored and textured like a brain and the other side pink like a heart. Image intended to highlight leading by hand, heart, and mind.
November 28, 2024 at 6:45 PM
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Everyone knows: stop, drop, & roll when asked about 🔥 prevention, but what do we know about suicide prevention?

@samehereglobal.bsky.social has created a plan to help saves lives.

Words matter: A person dies by suicide, they do not commit suicide.

For KV, my neighbor & friend 💖

18/21 🧵
On a honeycomb background, Same Here's LIFE Saver Suicide Prevention plan and poster is pictured alongside another logo, KV Foundation for Mental Mental Health. KV was my neighbor and friend and is another reason I'm passionate about raising awareness. https://samehereglobal.org/lifesaver/ https://www.kvfoundationformentalhealth.org/ A logo on the bottom right corner with hands the color of the earth holding a heart with one side colored and textured like a brain and the other side pink like a heart. Image intended to highlight leading by hand, heart, and mind.
November 28, 2024 at 6:45 PM
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The best thing I can share with you on this 🧵 is to follow @samehereglobal.bsky.social & invite them to host one of their school programs.

Their logo is inspired by #ASL 🤙 #Inclusive #5in5

#SameHere scale & app: samehereglobal.org/continuum/

Programs: samehereglobal.org/program-pill...

17/21 🧵
On a honeycomb background, the Same Here rainbow logo inspired by ASL pictured with QR codes to bring you to the website: https://samehereglobal.org/ and to a their virtual room created on MegaMinds: https://megaminds.world/jaycSHM. Also pictures is the Same Here rainbow scale and app on a device. The scale shows emotions connected to colors yellow = thriving, green = gliding, blue = surviving, purple = fluctuating, orange = struggling, and red = sinking. Underneath these images is the text: Follow and learn with #SameHereGlobal A logo on the bottom right corner with hands the color of the earth holding a heart with one side colored and textured like a brain and the other side pink like a heart. Image intended to highlight leading by hand, heart, and mind.
November 28, 2024 at 6:45 PM
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I've always 💖 @techamys.bsky.social & #techCAREtwins work around #DigitalCalmingRoom for students & staff to help meet sensory needs & regulate emotions.

Also add these STARR (Stress & Trauma, Active Release & Rewiring) exercises via @samehereglobal.bsky.social: megaminds.world/jaycSHM

16/21 🧵
On a honeycomb background, a button-like image with an orange, blue, and teal bodies with the message: Safe spaces for everyone pictured above text: Create safe places in your school community. A logo on the bottom right corner with hands the color of the earth holding a heart with one side colored and textured like a brain and the other side pink like a heart. Image intended to highlight leading by hand, heart, and mind.
November 28, 2024 at 6:45 PM
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Take inventory on your social media platforms.

What was important to you before might no longer serve you now.

Does your feed (what is posted by who you follow) support your mental health or does it negatively affect you?

This is your feed. Make choices that meet your current needs.

15/21 🧵
On a honeycomb background, a vacuum, bucket and broom pictured above a text: Clean up for social media feeds. A logo on the bottom right corner with hands the color of the earth holding a heart with one side colored and textured like a brain and the other side pink like a heart. Image intended to highlight leading by hand, heart, and mind.
November 28, 2024 at 6:45 PM
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Check your privacy settings on a regular basis.

It's like cleaning out your closets or checking the smoke detector batteries each fall/winter & again in the spring/summer.

Make it a habit to check your platforms & apps to protect yourself.

14/21 🧵

#DigCit #Alert
On a honeycomb background, a blue lock surrounded by a navy octagon with an envelope, key, globe, and folder pictured above the text: Check privacy settings. A logo on the bottom right corner with hands the color of the earth holding a heart with one side colored and textured like a brain and the other side pink like a heart. Image intended to highlight leading by hand, heart, and mind.
November 28, 2024 at 6:45 PM
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And let's make sure we carve out time to be creators not just consumers.

Whatever it is -- writing, drawing, painting, designing, photography, calligraphy, music, dancing, cooking or baking -- do more of it.

Do things that bring you joy & shine a light on your creative side!

13/21 🧵
On a honeycomb background, a brightly colored yellow lightbulb pictured with the text: Take tme for your creative side. A logo on the bottom right corner with hands the color of the earth holding a heart with one side colored and textured like a brain and the other side pink like a heart. Image intended to highlight leading by hand, heart, and mind.
November 28, 2024 at 6:45 PM
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We've become a society of scrollers who consume a lot of media. Learn how to evaluate the accuracy, perspective & validity of digital media.

Develop critical skills for curating info from digital sources.

A shoutout to @vr2ltch.bsky.social for being the why behind my #DigCit journey!

12/21 🧵
On a honeycomb background, a red, green, and mustard colored text bubble with a white lettering "i" with the text: Be an informed consumer. A logo on the bottom right corner with hands the color of the earth holding a heart with one side colored and textured like a brain and the other side pink like a heart. Image intended to highlight leading by hand, heart, and mind.
November 28, 2024 at 6:45 PM
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Become informed consumers & start reading labels.

Eat real ingredients.

Avoid ultra processed foods, seed oils, natural flavors (which is the complete opposite of anything natural), artificial coloring, added sugar & ingredients you can't pronounce.

Less toxins = Feeling better

11/21 🧵
On a honeycomb background brightly colored vegetables like a purple eggplant, a red tomato, orange carrot, brown potato, and leafy greens pictured with food labels and a magnifying lens with the text: Eat real food and avoid process foods. A logo on the bottom right corner with hands the color of the earth holding a heart with one side colored and textured like a brain and the other side pink like a heart. Image intended to highlight leading by hand, heart, and mind.
November 28, 2024 at 6:45 PM
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Purposefully book self care time in your calendar each day.

Do something just for you: take a bubble bath, read a book, have a cuppa tea or coffee, spend time with a friend, go cold plunging or take some time in the spa or sauna, get a massage, exercise & move your body.

10/21 🧵

#SelfCare
On a honeycomb background, an peach/rose colored heart pictured with white lettering: self care with pink whisker-like markings around the words self care. Underneath the heart message, the text reads: Be extra nice to yourself. A logo on the bottom right corner with hands the color of the earth holding a heart with one side colored and textured like a brain and the other side pink like a heart. Image intended to highlight leading by hand, heart, and mind.
November 28, 2024 at 6:45 PM
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You are not alone in any of this.

Find your people. Find your community.

These communities can be in person or online.

The best thing I did was connect with @samehereglobal.bsky.social b/c it helped me find a community that I felt understood & valued. This is key.

9/21 🧵

#5in5 #SameHere
On a honeycomb background, an orange cloud-word bubble with three dots on top of a mustard colored text bubble with three lines with the text: Find & join communities. A logo on the bottom right corner with hands the color of the earth holding a heart with one side colored and textured like a brain and the other side pink like a heart. Image intended to highlight leading by hand, heart, and mind.
November 28, 2024 at 6:45 PM
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Sing your heart out! 🎶

Shoutout to @primaryteachermary.bsky.social for being my very favorite classroom who always greets you with a song!

At this point in the Ignite, I played a clip, "Don't Give Up on Me" by Andy Grammer that I sing on repeat to myself every single day.

8/21 🧵
On a honeycomb background, musical notes pictured alongside a pink and yellow colored heart with the text: Sing your heart out.

 A logo on the bottom right corner with hands the color of the earth holding a heart with one side colored and textured like a brain and the other side pink like a heart. Image intended to highlight leading by hand, heart, and mind.
November 28, 2024 at 6:45 PM
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Just like we need to intentionally unplug, we also need to reconnect with nature.

Go outdoors.

Try grounding.

Hug a tree.

Check out geocaching.

Bring nature sounds inside your home.

7/21 🧵

#Nature #GetOutside
On a honeycomb background, a forest of trees pictured at the bottom of three bright green mountains in front of a snow capped mountain with the text: Reconnect with nature. A logo on the bottom right corner with hands the color of the earth holding a heart with one side colored and textured like a brain and the other side pink like a heart. Image intended to highlight leading by hand, heart, and mind.
November 28, 2024 at 6:45 PM
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Inspired by @samehereglobal.bsky.social, we need to take our brain to the gym each day.

On stage during the #Ignite, I invited the audience to close one nostril & breathe in & then switch to the other nostril to breathe out. Simple breathing exercises can help regulate our nervous systems.

6/21 🧵
On a honeycomb background, a pink brain pictured with big eyes and a smiling mouth is lifting a barbell in the air. A logo on the bottom right corner with hands the color of the earth holding a heart with one side colored and textured like a brain and the other side pink like a heart. Image intended to highlight leading by hand, heart, and mind.
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