Michael Jackson

Dynamic Academic - BS Biochem, JD Law, MSc Socio-Legal Studies

[Supreme Court of TX @SupremeCourt_TX]

The Supreme Court of Texas has granted a Texas House of Representatives' emergency motion in part and issued a stay, effectively halting the execution of Robert Roberson. Find the order here: https://t.co/puuibHZW7R

[Michael Jackson @mwjackso]

@elonmusk Yes - in Austin - lakeline mall / avery ranch

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Watching it now

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

You don’t need to forgive to heal.

Not everything is forgivable.

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

THIS IS GOING VIRAL SO I WANTED TO SHARE IT HERE TOO:

A bit from my past:

My first job after getting my PhD was working as a therapist for people from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Almost all of them were diagnosed with depression, GAD, bipolar, or BPD. Most were highly medicated— some to a point that still sticks with me years later.

As I got to know their background and lives 3 things were very clear:

1. A vast majority had been emotionally neglected, emotionally abused, or physically abused as children.

2. A vast majority had experienced domestic violence or were currently living in it.

3. Basic needs were never met. Life was an hour by hour struggle. Treatment was an attempt to allow them to get to work in most cases. To just continue to surviving.

It was the start of me questioning the field I had been trained in. One that diagnoses people with disorders without taking a look at the whole picture. It began my path of holistic understanding.

A person cannot be well when one unexpected bill will have them fall behind on rent. When they lay their head on a pillow and all they can think about is expenses piling up. When a bill at the grocery store is almost double what they paid last year when their income has stayed the same.

An entire family unit deeply struggles within survival mode. When a job is lost. When daycare needs to be paid, but so does the light bill— what do you choose? When parents can’t even think about the emotional needs of their children because they have to figure out where their next meal is going to come from.

In 1942, 10 years before the diagnostic manual of mental illness was released Maslow knew what was once just common sense: we have a hierarchy of needs.

At the bottom are basic needs food and shelter. Then safety (resources, security). Then belonging (connection, friendship, intimacy.) Without three things we *will* be sick, period.

I get pushback for questioning the status quo. And I’ll continue to do it. The status quo is keeping people sick. It denies their experience. And it says we should bandage people’s symptoms so they can return to the environment that made them sick.

May we wake up, heal ourselves, and build conscious communities to help each other.

Retweet if you feel this is true in your body 🙏

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

Self care sometimes looks like telling someone how you actually feel completely uncensored and not shaming yourself for it, afterwards.

[KXAN Weather @KXAN_Weather]

110° right now on Lake Austin. We're solidly heading for the hottest day of the year thus far.

[Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren]

Starting in 2024, the IRS will provide taxpayers an option to file taxes for free, directly with the government. That means an end to having to hand over $240 and your sensitive, financial data to companies like Intuit and H&R Block.

[Nate Bear @NateB_Panic]

Breaking: infectious disease expert says fear "genuinely warranted" as new research says covid may cause prion disease, a rapidly degenerative, always fatal brain disease. The most common prion disease in humans is Creutzfeldt-Jakob, or 'mad cow,' disease 🧵

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[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

A belief (or feeling) that:
- I’m responsible for another adult’s life
- I have to fix people’s problems
- I can’t say no because someone needs me

....is codependency.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

May the 4th be with you ❤️

[Michael Jackson @mwjackso]

The “King Kong” of weight-loss drugs is coming - The Wall Street Journal https://t.co/d1yPbfWYR3

[NBC News @NBCNews]

A Texas bill introduced late last year would make it illegal for Chinese, North Korean, Iranian and Russian citizens to buy property in the state — including homes. Gov. Abbott said he would sign the bill, sparking outrage from the local Chinese community. https://t.co/n52YxiwWAj

[CBS Austin @cbsaustin]

BREAKING: Gov. Abbott issues disaster declaration for Denton, Hays, Henderson, Milam, Smith, Travis, and Williamson counties due to widespread damage from this week's ice storm.
https://t.co/561lxUQfQ8

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

That critical voice in your mind is not you. It’s the internalized voices of others.

[Michael Jackson @mwjackso]

@Theholisticpsyc Well - I said Instagram - I find it’s adhd content / narc content more visual and overall easier to digest - however while xy - I may not have been the demographic you were looking for

[Michael Jackson @mwjackso]

@mhdksafa Hi