Mel🤍

lover of life & its creatures • school social worker • LLMSW, SSW

[Mel🤍 @melissjohnson7]

loving with no receipts

[🙏🏼 @birdsreflection]

i really underestimated the trauma anniversary anxiety yall this shit is immobilising

[no context sitcoms ☮︎ 🍉 @oocsitcoms]

he can be and do all of these things and STILL be a rapist deserving of punishment. it’s people like ashton and mila that perpetuate the idea that rapists are always creeps hiding in alleys when in reality, they’re usually “good” people in positions of power.

[Mel🤍 @melissjohnson7]

Can I invite my therapist to my wedding orrr… 🥴

[NBC News @NBCNews]

"The volume is astronomical, and I don't know that people fully understand how many people are struggling," says one doctor.

In her hospital's ER, the number of kids seeking emergency psychiatric care has surged from 30 a month to 30 a day. https://t.co/5x3J50IhrM

[Mohamad Safa @mhdksafa]

Stop being ignorant about white privilege. It does NOT mean you're racist. It does NOT mean your life has been easy. It does NOT mean you don't face struggles too. It means your life isn't made harder by your skin color. THAT'S IT. HAVE SOME EMPATHY. DON'T MAKE IT ABOUT YOU.

[Mohamad Safa @mhdksafa]

Dolly Parton didn’t spend her dollars on space travel or a trip to the titanic because she was writing checks to put 150 million books in the hands of children.

[Mel🤍 @melissjohnson7]

Accidentally had a real milk latte today and my stomach is in PAIN I hate it here

[Mel🤍 @melissjohnson7]

Whoever decided humans should drink cow’s milk has cursed humanity

[ABC News @ABC]

Earth has pushed past seven out of eight scientifically established safety limits and into “the danger zone,” not just for an overheating planet that's losing its natural areas, but for the well-being of people living on it, according to a new study. https://t.co/XsC6vYGAa3

[Andrea Junker @Strandjunker]

I need someone to explain to me why it’s always “if you can’t pay rent, buy fewer lattes and avocado toasts” and not “if you can’t pay your employees a living wage, buy fewer yachts and real estate”.

Explain it to me like I’m in kindergarten.

[Mel🤍 @melissjohnson7]

Can anything else go wrong today or can I finally catch a fucking break for more than 5 minutes

[Mel🤍 @melissjohnson7]

Torn between the pressure of not feeling enough with my natural self when other women are skinnier, have longer and thicker hair, long lashes, clear skin, etc. and not wanting to be “fake” or adhering to beauty standards 🥴

[UIndy Swim & Dive @UIndySwimDive]

Today marks the 5 year anniversary since the passing of Nicholas Dworet in the tragic Stoneman Douglas shooting. We will keep working to honour Nick and do good in this world in his memory. We Swim4Nick!

#swim4nick #swim #swimming

[Mel🤍 @melissjohnson7]

@e_jizzzle

[Success Minded @_SuccessMinded_]

"If nobody helps you, do it alone."

[𝓑𝓪𝓻𝓫𝓲𝓮 𝓢𝓸𝓹𝓻𝓪𝓷𝓸 @thiccbookthotty]

“Well if asking a girl multiple times to have sex, and wearing her down is sexual assault, than I guess I’ve assaulted people, too.”

Yeah, probably.

The men defending Andrew Callaghan are also telling on themselves.

[Mel🤍 @melissjohnson7]

I was just thinking about this. I’m so thankful for my education in mental health for more than just my professional life. I have such a better understanding now and it helps my relationships tremendously

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

Being trauma aware can change the way you relate to yourself, and create healthier relationships in your life.

Here's how to practice trauma awareness:

[Dan Go @CoachDanGo]

Society eats so much junk food that eating real food is considered dieting.

[Mel🤍 @melissjohnson7]

This is critical history that we cannot forget

[Gregory Schnakenberg @GSchnakenberg]

While working in our archives, I found an old metal box. Inside was a long-forgotten roll of silent 8mm film marked "The Philippines 1942"

Excited at possibly discovering lost WW II footage, I sent it to specialists for care and digitization.

Yesterday, it came back. On it was:

[ABC News @ABC]

More than 6,000 children have been killed or injured in the United States by gunfire in 2022, the most ever recorded in the nine-year history of a nonprofit that tracks shooting incidents. https://t.co/gcS4vlQFr9