Brightsiding is harmful and invalidating:
“At least you have a job”
“At least you are getting unemployment and have time with your family.”
Reframing is helpful and validating:
“Yes, the news is sad and scary, and we can make change together.”
“Yes, and” — not just for improv.
@thegoodgodabove Good! Retire that old Holy Ghost costume! I say do the ascension look—a# few days dead, holes from stakes, and able to float. Who doesn’t love a flying zombie?
@SoundTransit I waited with my kids for more than 20 minutes for the train to come to take them to school and then had to call them a @lyft. Please tell me why. And @SeaPubSchools i am not excited that we don’t have more options for going to school.
@thegoodgodabove Are we finally having the consent conversation?! You watch my life like it is a Lifetime movie, but I want some Hallmark movie shit. You have the power to help, but you don’t because you are watching me as inspiration porn. Pay me for the entertainment.
My kid, “You are the center of my universe. How do people live without a you? Oh, that’s right…they don’t.”
Hear that humans? If you want to truly live, you better get me in your life.
I need to force myself to end compliments with a “thanks” instead of:
Thanks, I always put my hair in pigtails when I haven’t bathed.
Thanks, I get most of my dresses from a comic book store.
Thanks, my boobs have grown a lot since I started eating recovery. #ActuallyAutistic
So, I have done standup twice and want to know: Am I supposed to do this sober?
Because I am not. Like, very much not.
I think it makes me funnier—to me. #Advice#standupcomedy
In session a client referred to “family of origin” as “forced family” when talking about wanting to build “found family” and I have never felt so proud as a therapist. #TherapistTwitter#ActuallyAutistic