MimiPudel - she/her/any

Artist, feminist, lgbtq+, blm ally, ambulatory wheelchair user, neurodivergent

[MimiPudel - she/her/any @Greenfoley]

@barongreenbacks @Quilter_dean @RichardGCorbett My desire for independence is sometimes at odds with my desire to be invisible. I sit staring at things out of reach, debating which will invite more attention, asking for help or standing up to get it.

[MimiPudel - she/her/any @Greenfoley]

@MichelleObama I am so very sorry for your loss. I just lost my mom in December, the heartbreak is so intense. <3 <3 <3

[MimiPudel - she/her/any @Greenfoley]

A few months ago we lost our 33yr old Arabian stallion. Yesterday we lost my mom. I have a few cute pictures of them together but this is by far my favorite. He was yawning. He had the most dramatic yawns. But I thought it was funny and I call this picture “Stop touching me!!” 💔

[MimiPudel - she/her/any @Greenfoley]

@Drsafariboob All of this so much

[MimiPudel - she/her/any @Greenfoley]

M-O-O-N - that spells YUMMY - Tom Cullen, if he ever had @MoonCheeseSnack Gouda bites. Delicious! 😂💜@StephenKing

[MimiPudel - she/her/any @Greenfoley]

Your willingness to help a stranger is lovely but please don’t yank the door out of a disabled person’s hand going through it. We are probably using it as leverage or balance and you grabbing it can mess up our strategy for getting through the door or even cause a fall.

[MimiPudel - she/her/any @Greenfoley]

Finally out of my 3:45 appointment at 4:46. Nice pandemic control there. Besides, given his lack of aggressive swabbing techniques I’m not confident he got a good sample but oh well.

[MimiPudel - she/her/any @Greenfoley]

Omfg Visiting my mom in MI in a nursing home. Obviously high risk, as am I. So when multiple people I had contact with tested positive, I came to get tested. This @Walgreens has had me in the main pharmacy waiting room for 45mins past my appt because no one knows how to do it.

[MimiPudel - she/her/any @Greenfoley]

@RickScampini @outhwaitegeorge

[MimiPudel - she/her/any @Greenfoley]

@RickScampini @outhwaitegeorge We just in the last few days had a local Dairy Queen post a sign telling parents to find somewhere else to car pool exchange and no middle or high school kids allowed without an adult or they will be trespassed.

[MimiPudel - she/her/any @Greenfoley]

@blackrosesNwine @GHMansfield I will admit to have considered putting a horn on my chair so that after the third ignored “excuse me”, I can just scare the crap out of everyone, then once I have their attention, I can again politely say “excuse me” and maybe they’ll actually move.

[MimiPudel - she/her/any @Greenfoley]

It’s not perfect but it sure is pretty

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

I'm tired of being told that the reasonable people have to respect the feelings of the rabid assholes who keep telling us "fuck your feelings."

I'm tired of being told we have to appease these MAGA morons who treat kindness as weakness and love to kick us when we're down.

I'm tired of people trying to say "both sides are at fault," when clearly the side that's denying women bodily autonomy and trying to erase LGBTQ lives are the fucking monsters here.

I'm tired of watching an ENTIRE party of adults allow a spoiled brat rich guy do whatever he wants and make ridiculous excuses for him when they know he's shit because he controls 30% of a rabid base.

I'm tired of being held politically hostage to people who think ONLY straight, White, Christian lives matter, and try to force their beliefs on everyone.

I'm tired of politicians who get elected as Democrats, by Democrats who expect their needs to be addressed, but then they switch parties after being elected: Surprise, suckers!

I'm tired of insanely gerrymandered districts where the politicians get to pick their voters, instead of the other way around. That's bullshit.

I'm tired of major issues like gun control and immigration constantly being kicked down the road and used as political wedge issues for generations, never being resolved.

I'm tired of watching us all become desensitized to mass shootings because they happen so often now, but it's ONLY an ongoing problem in America, despite a majority of people favoring gun control.

I'm tired of people who have the luxury of saying, "oh, I don't pay attention to politics," and then they don't vote and allow the WORST people to be elected.

I'm tired of being sick and tired.
I AM EXHAUSTED.

[MimiPudel - she/her/any @Greenfoley]

@hwinkler4real Beaches and the music from it, I’d be hard pressed to pick one favorite song though

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

Complex post traumatic stress (C-PTSD) is often misdiagnosed as ADHD, depression, bipolar, anxiety, or other mental health disorders.

C-PTSD is not yet recognized as an official diagnosis.

Symptoms include:
-hyper-vigilance
-inability to pay attention
-dissociation
-“mood swings”
-low self worth
-inability to self regulate
-history attachment issues in relationships (ex: abandonment fears)
-overall distrust
-emotional flooding and/or flashbacks
-inability to emotionally regulate

Complex post traumatic stress typical comes from long-term trauma in childhood.

Ex:
-verbally or physical abuse, shaming
-witnessing dysfunctional relationships
-chronic chaos (unpredictability)
-parents who couldn’t emotionally regulate
-bullying
-emotionally absent parents
-financial insecurity and chronic stress
-sibling abuse
-addicted parents

When children are helpless to leave an unsafe or insecure environment, the body remembers. It remains in a threat state.

There is healing for C-PTSD: somatic healing/therapy, self healing, movement (ex: dance therapy), nutritional approaches, attachment therapy, and mind body practices like yoga all can be a part of an integrative approach.

Retweet for awareness.

[MimiPudel - she/her/any @Greenfoley]

@JimGaffigan Still disappointed that I finally had tickets to see you in Lexington Kentucky…in 2020, the year that didn’t really happen. Some day I’ll get another chance…

[MimiPudel - she/her/any @Greenfoley]

@DaveEDanna @EdKrassen Same - go us! (Well, ok, I won’t be going topless but you get my point!)

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

Hypervigilance is a trauma response where you’re constantly on guard, fear abandonment, and always believe someone is upset with you.

It’s the body is protection mode.

[MimiPudel - she/her/any @Greenfoley]

@RIZ_OFFICIAL_AC Thanks but I’m good. I’m already losing steadily, 40lbs in the last 3 months, that’s good enough for me for now.

[MimiPudel - she/her/any @Greenfoley]

#weightlossjourney #weightloss #wheelchair #wheelchairuser #ambulatorywheelchairuser #wheelchairfitness #disabled #heds #fibromyalgia #endometriosis #12weekspostop

[MimiPudel - she/her/any @Greenfoley]

What a difference a year has made though my weight loss didn’t kick into high gear until April when I evicted my toxic reproductive system. I’m 63lbs down & yo-yo’d from 250-280 for years, I was at 265 in April, this morning I’m at 225. My lowest recorded weight as an adult!