R. Reid, MD

Black Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatrist. Pronouns: She/her/hers. I don’t need the world, just care, community, and safety for everyone 😇

[R. Reid, MD @imaginemh]

I’m so honored to have had the opportunity to write this!

[Wear Your Voice @WearYourVoice]

What A Black Woman Medical Provider Sees Watching The COVID-19 Pandemic Unfold By:
@imaginemh
https://t.co/654vr36yqf

[R. Reid, MD @imaginemh]

I’m so surprised and happy that this incredible documentary won an Emmy! I’m blown away that my colleague has done such incredible work for this family and pleased that she got this small but meaningful recognition 🥹

[The Emmys @TheEmmys]

The #NewsEmmys Award for Outstanding Writing: News goes to Kids Under Fire | Fault Lines (@AJENews).

[R. Reid, MD @imaginemh]

So the idea that a certain person made a “st*pid” decision within their romantic relationships or interpersonal relationships at large is just categorically unkind. Particularly because everyone needs community and decisions are often based on needs versus logic.

[R. Reid, MD @imaginemh]

People are talking about trad-wives and prenups and celebrity relationships very much like, “it couldn’t be me, good luck tho!” when intelligence and resources statistically don’t prevent you from being a victim, and again, we live in a patriarchy where there’s always harm.

[R. Reid, MD @imaginemh]

Non-men are trying to find ways to survive it that feel like they’ll work. This is informed by culture, resources, and structural issues (racism, ageism, homophobia, etc) and while no one can make individual decisions to fix this, we all try.

[R. Reid, MD @imaginemh]

I’m aware that the impetus behind this is to guard against the feeling that we are unprotected, especially as women with multiple marginalizations, in a cisheteropatriarchy, but it doesn’t actually provide protection or prevent the harm

[R. Reid, MD @imaginemh]

Part of the reason I bring up unkindness today has to do with the way women particularly treat one another when they’re exposed to gender-based violence. There’s always questions about why someone didn’t make changes before the aggressor (often their partner) harmed them

[R. Reid, MD @imaginemh]

I feel upset (sad, angry) very frequently for a whole host of reasons, including those things that are structural and out of my control. But my job requires emotional maturity and regulation to keep my clients safe, especially if I’m a covering physician.

[R. Reid, MD @imaginemh]

The unkindness we demonstrate toward one another is encouraged and manufactured for a number of reasons, but it’s always worth it to resist that. This is not to dismiss the impact of power/dynamics, but it’s always better to assess the reasons we feel the need to be unkind.

[The Cradle @TheCradleMedia]

Kamal Adwan Hospital chief ‘starved, tortured, isolated’ in Israeli jail
https://t.co/DumBQ6gDhG

[zellie @zellieimani]

Short answer. Yes.
Long answer. Yes.

[Princess @themultiplemom]

As we are in cookout season, here’s a gentle reminder for the village:

People aren’t always talkative.
People don't eat foods they don't want.
People decide if/who they hug.
People may need a moment to process a crowded space.

Children are people. Respect them as persons.

[R. Reid, MD @imaginemh]

I know I’m sounding idealistic but I tweet like this because I know things can be different. We don’t have to keep supporting the systems that kill us

[R. Reid, MD @imaginemh]

Which is why getting to know your neighbors, building community, and creating systems of care are all that matters.

[John Ryan E @RyanElward]

This country really runs on “I got mine, fuck everybody else.”

[zellie @zellieimani]

People think poverty is personal failure rather than a system built to fail most people.

[R. Reid, MD @imaginemh]

Public health determines our individual health outcomes. Clean air, clean water, effective waste management requires systems. The workers that do this support all of us.

[Stephanie Ⓥ @SVcrazycatlady]

Oh, yes, they are.

[R. Reid, MD @imaginemh]

The focus on retribution keeps many of us from building connections. Our enemies aren’t each other.

[R. Reid, MD @imaginemh]

I know I’m annoying when I say this, but our need to focus on anger and punishment when things like this happen really hinders us, especially those who want to pull people toward building a better world.

[Em Cohen gazafunds.com @EmCohen_]

Reminder: white people stopped taking COVID seriously when they found out that it disproportionately harmed non-white people.

[Michael Moran | APC Injury @internetuserf12]

Biden kicked 23 million people off Medicaid, SNAP, and housing protections in the middle of a pandemic. Democrats are not going to stop Republicans from doing the same.