Karyn K.

26. Passionate about cities, inclusive community building, governance, and Pokemon. Aspiring leader and change maker working in suicide prevention.

[Karyn K. @karyn_kipp]

One of the most important lessons that I've learned in my own journey.

[Kat M. Wilkins, LPC @wilkins_kathryn]

If you’re an abuse survivor who wants to care for other abuse survivors, please do your own healing work. The risk of harming others from a traumatized state is high. Your pain deserves care & healing. *put your own oxygen mask before you assist others* 1/2

[Tyler Black, MD @tylerblack32]

Trump is lying. America's mass shooting problem is NOT a mental health problem. Every other country in the world with similar mental health issue rates does not have the mass murder problem America does.

America's problem is guns.
Period.

[Zach W. Lambert @ZachWLambert]

Here’s my point: inclusive and affirming Christians are not “caving to culture” even though that is a common accusation thrown at us.

It is exactly the opposite.

Anti-LGBTQ+ Christians are caving to culture and the damage being inflicted is astronomical.

[Tyler Black, MD @tylerblack32]

🍁Suicidology Update 🍁
🍁Suicide in Canada during the Pandemic 🍁

Quite simply, suicide rates in Canada have sharply decreased since the onset of the pandemic. It is a profound effect, with changes we haven't seen going back 25 years.

#canpoli #bcpoli #onpoli #abpoli

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[Ahmed Ali @DrAhmednurAli]

It's wild how defunding the police is "radical", but defunding education, healthcare, and community programs is the "realistic" approach to helping folks. The truth is we fund what we value and police what we don't.

[Andrew Boozary MD @drandrewb]

the formula: underinvest in health care. underinvest in education. systems begin to falter. workers step up as heroes. workers burnout due to system failures. propose private fixes. then blame individuals instead of investing in the public system. cycle on repeat.

[Ahmed Ali @DrAhmednurAli]

It's not that folks don't want to work, it's that people refuse to be exploited. There's a big difference.

[Karyn K. @karyn_kipp]

One day you were 16, struggling through the fog of suicidal thoughts to see the help available and the hope, meaning and purpose you have.
Today you are 26, wearing your favorite dress, dancing in your kitchen, experiencing joy.
It gets better. 💕
- a letter to my younger self.

[Karyn K. @karyn_kipp]

Accessibility needs cannot continue to be an after thought!!!

[Emyle Watkins ♿️ @EmyleWatkins]

The thing that you don’t really think about until you’re in my shoes (disabled) or have a disabled family member is how there is usually absolutely no place to sit at street festivals. Only stairs and curbs. No where to eat. Take a break. Take medication. Feed your kid.

[Ahmed Ali @DrAhmednurAli]

As long as we treat rest as a reward to be earned instead of something you need, burnout will continue to be a problem for so many.

[David Fisman @DFisman]

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[Dave Whiteside @dave__whiteside]

Important reminder:

It might not feel like it, but we are still over two years into a global pandemic. It might be and warm sunny out now, but people are still burnt out. We might be able to eat on a patio again, but people are still struggling.

Empathy and grace still matter.

[Farrah Khan @farrahsafiakhan]

It's an good time to practice tenderness with ourselves. Give yourself permission to feel the big feelings like grief, sadness, and anger. You could cry, scream, write or dance it out. Things are really full right now; we all deserve compassion and care.

[Ahmed Ali @DrAhmednurAli]

Mass shootings are not a mental health issue, they are an access to guns issue. Read that again.

[Jason Bradshaw 🇨🇦🇧🇧 @JBradshaw01]

"I'm glad that I live in Canada" is not an appropriate response to what happened in Buffalo.

[Ahmed Ali @DrAhmednurAli]

What happened in a Buffalo grocery store can ABSOLUTELY happen in Canada because it already has.

Three generations of a Muslim family were killed in London, Ontario for simply going on a family walk by a white supremacist.

Being smug & gaslighting only helps white supremacists.

[Ahmed Ali @DrAhmednurAli]

White supremacists are a threat to everyone. It isn’t a “Black people problem” and the sooner white people come to terms with this reality, the safer we will all be.

[Ahmed Ali @DrAhmednurAli]

The criminalization of poverty and homelessness is deeply rooted in the belief that being poor or homeless is a choice.

[Karyn K. @karyn_kipp]

In my experience implementing ADHD accommodations can be as easy as: providing written instructions, reducing audio or visual distractions, allowing employees to pursue some interest-based or novel projects, and allowing more breaks or movement.

[Karyn K. @karyn_kipp]

I have to shout out @Lutherwood here. Not only was my previous supervisor receptive of an ADHD accomodation resource I shared, she worked to disseminate it through the org. It made me feel so valued and respected!

[Dave Whiteside @dave__whiteside]

Real talk:

We do not do nearly enough to support neurodiverse people in the workplace. And they deserve much better.