storygraph is better than goodreads because it has pie charts and isn't horrific to look at.

Hi. I am a trauma therapist based in AR. I am passionate about somatic psychotherapy, liberation psychology, and parts work. I am autistic and queer and that is a big part of my identity and practice.

When I’m not a therapist, I enjoy simulation games, books, legos, and
philosophy.

this little lady (ester, aka my heart & soul), turns 5 today (ish) 🎉🎉

and if your therapist doesn’t acknowledge this, find a new therapist. dont let them pathologize completely normal responses to late-stage capitalism and literal survival mode.

me at age 10: hey guys theres this really cute game i like called animal crossing, look at my town

me at age 17: my life feels meaningless and idk what I’m doing

me at age 22: hey guys theres this really cute game i like called animal crossing, look at my town

The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry: a great poem for troubled time...

"We live for books."
Umberto Eco.

🎨Friedrich Frotzel, The old book case, 1929.

Sorry but all the fables and fairy tales I read as a kid led me to believe people would be learning WAY more lessons than they actually do

GET ALL OF YOUR VACCINES NOW PEOPLE.

I feel mislead by all dystopian literature. It's supposed to be a powerful authoritarian government that lords over a cowering population, and and we just need need a few brave acts of heroism to give the people the courage to rise up.

Instead it's just half the country being dumb and mean.

people who use goodreads: jeff bezos owns goodreads and if you want a better alternative there is a black woman owned company called storygraph that you can use to replace it. you can transfer all of your data from goodreads to storygraph and have your mind be free of trumpie jeff bezos! win win. 💙