I want to give 100+ points to academic mentors who talk openly about how their family lives/goals affect their career decisions...not the other way around. 100 points is high in this system. Don't ask me for more details 😅

Don’t get trapped in pop psychology. #psychology

6 pro-life justices. And Missouri is a pro-life state. All of a sudden no arguments to protect life when it’s an actual person and not a fetus

I’m always taken aback when ppl learn I’m a therapist & then say, “Wow, you work with crazy people, I could never do that.” Its like, no… People who’ve been through the worst circumstances (trauma, poverty etc) & who navigate our broken MH system aren’t crazy—they’re resilient

"Just because you have a mental health issue, doesn't mean you're violent. I think what we end up doing is looking for a scapegoat. Sometimes it just IS THE GUNS." —Tim Walz's incredible, compassionate answer on solving gun violence w/out targeting disabled ppl❤️#VPDebate2024

*Officially* recruiting for my dissertation! Arab/MENA women are sorely underrepresented in the psychological literature, including eating disorders. If you identify as an Arab/MENA woman, please consider participating in a focus group study. $50 gift card upon completion!

People love advocating for "diversity" until "diversity" starts to critique and make recommendations for change.

Academic ironies

Academia is a spectrum

This must be tweeted every Halloween. I don’t make the rules

all i can say is live. you have to live. if you’re trans, queer, a woman, bipoc, disabled, an immigrant: you must live. we have to support each other. we have to be visible and loud if and when we can. and above all else we have to live

It only takes one minute! votervoice.net/APAAdvocacy/Ca…

By the end of your PhD you should have: - expertise in your narrow field - a publishable manuscript - permanent lower back pain - crippling fear of the light

When you were doing an undergrad, you wanted to do a masters. When you did a masters, you wanted to do a PhD. Now you’re doing a PhD, you want to be a cat.

I just wrote a letter: Tell Congress: Free Mohsen Mahdawi. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-c…

Women like her are an inspiration. This is a country that will endure BECAUSE of women like her. Not the toxic online hatemongers. Peace and compassion in the face of personal loss is a level of maturity and kindness you won't comprehend.

She has said what you'd expect the prime minister to say.

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