i unintentionally took a break from bsky too so just now seeing your response. i’m not surprised you got some backlash considering the rhetoric of many board members who spoke at the conference, but that is why yours was especially refreshing. i appreciate you speaking up and all the work you do!

admitting that she is scared of what is going to happen and the impact these choices being made are going to have on suicide rates in this country. thank you for using your position as a keynote speaker at a national conference to talk about these important issues. #aas25

fantastic article, though. i’m excited to read the book and form my own opinion. and even more excited to pick up a copy of jennifer mullan’s “decolonizing therapy” next!

“Van der Kolk makes CBT seem not only useless, but dangerous, citing scores of veterans who were “retraumatized” by talking about their experiences...” any psychologist who bashes CBT, one of the most widely used and research-backed therapies for PTSD, should just not be trusted imo 🤦🏼‍♀️

matcha and peach are two of my fav flavors omfg i’m drooling

accurate perception of the situation