Bluntly MaryJane

I use art & creativity in all of its forms to help heal the effects trauma has on the brain, while trying to unlearn generational trauma along the way.

[Calm @calm]

Respect your own journey.

[Dakota Robertson @WrongsToWrite]

The smartest people I know are okay with being misunderstood.

[Bluntly MaryJane @_tobeblunt]

All of the information & knowledge we need is in the palm of our hands.

You can get a college level education on the internet, you just have to figure out how to find it.

[AI StackLab @AIStackLabX]

You transform the world around you by consistently improving the person in the mirror.

[Rob Riker @robertgriker]

The biggest flaw with the education system is it teaches that failing is losing, not learning

[Dakota Robertson @WrongsToWrite]

When I struggle, I like to think I'm paving the way for others.

Let me take the hits so others can travel the path easier.

A reframe that's helped me embrace failure.

[Bluntly MaryJane @_tobeblunt]

Emotional Abuse is domestic violence & nobody deserves to get treated as less than by any other person, let alone someone who claims to love you.

[Bluntly MaryJane @_tobeblunt]

EMOTIONAL ABUSE IS: (a thread) --->

[Bluntly MaryJane @_tobeblunt]

•Rejection
•Lying
•Indifference
•Refusing to communicate effectively
•Sarcasm
•Hostile looks
•Scape goating
•Humiliation
•Yelling
•Lashing Out

[Bluntly MaryJane @_tobeblunt]

•Insults
•Joking about your appearance
•Gaslighting
•Intentionally embarrassing you
•Gossiping
•Repeatedly drawing attention to your mistakes
•Spiteful comments
•Threats of harm to you or loved ones
•Threats of harm to themselves

[Bluntly MaryJane @_tobeblunt]

•constant criticism
•public shaming // humiliation
•making you feel inferior
•isolation from family & friends
•betrayal or infidelity
•emotional abandonment
•dismissing ideas & opinions
•picking fights
•setting up dates then canceling last minute

[Bluntly MaryJane @_tobeblunt]

Understanding the process behind motivation is important to better understand yourself, & what drives you. It could be an object, activity, or event that is the source of your motivation; & the more you choose to pursue those passions, the more you are training your brain.

[Bluntly MaryJane @_tobeblunt]

Motivation & your Brain — Motivation is triggered when your brain uses dopamine to communicate with its neurons. They are sending off signals before you even do the activity because you are anticipating the moment.

[Bluntly MaryJane @_tobeblunt]

Other important areas that are activated are the: 

•AMYGDALA — the part that processes emotions. 
•PREFRONTAL CORTEX — involved in planning & reasoning.

[Bluntly MaryJane @_tobeblunt]

As the dopamine is released, and your neurons are firing off, you are improving the strength of your synapses, and your hippocampus is being activated in the process. Your hippocampus is in control of the brain’s learning and memory center and plays a big role in motivation.

[Bluntly MaryJane @_tobeblunt]

Aim to lead a life where you don’t carry the weight of your parents mistakes throughout it.