Toxic positivity tells you that trauma you endured was an opportunity to learn and get stronger. A trauma-informed (and realistic) approach gives you room to talk about the loss and what it’s cost you.

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'What we customarily call mental illness is not always illness in the medical sense. It’s often a natural outcome of struggling to make our way in a world where the traditional guides, props & understandings are rapidly disappearing.... 1/4

The ways you got hurt are not a representation of the ways you are meant to be loved.

a friendly reminder

I'm not sure people understand just how appalling cancer treatment delays are within the NHS. In September, only 59.3% of people started treatment for cancer within 62 days of an urgent referral. The target is 85%. That is woeful - utterly woeful. But the authorities are

Until the 1970, the majority of the people were fit as a fiddle! No keto, vegan, or paleo diets. No home aerobics or gym memberships. No fancy fitness tech or wellness influencers. They also weren't drinking protein shakes or counting calories. So, what went wrong? A THREAD 🧵⬇️

Describing human emotions as a “symptom” is a big problem.

Update on our 90 year olds (who don't mind me sharing). Lady originally dx with Alzheimer's now and placed on thiamine 300mg+ magnesium now has proper recall of recent as well as distant events. Chattering away animatedly and fully involved in social interaction. Says she knows

Look up at the sky

People often tell me to stick to cancer, so let me do just that... Lockdowns, and associated fear messaging, have condemned thousands of cancer patients to horrific delays, suffering and even death. This is just one brutal consequence of lockdowns - there are many, many more.

No, it's not just "the way you are." Anyone can change their life. Your personality is the result of behaviors:

The contemporary framing of depression as a disease has been deliberately constructed & marketed to the public. It's acceptable to be sad, but only w/in a designated timeframe. Struggle beyond that arbitrary period & you are disordered. Driving a multibillion dollar industry.