Lane Fox

MSW student
they/them
#TransAthelete
#TransParent
#BLM
#ProtectTransKids
#SexWorkIsRealWork

[Lane Fox @mxlanefox]

Train, not tame.
-my mantra to manage my overwhelming enthusiasm (and frequent frustration).

Thank you to my supervisor for this mindset.

I want my power to be effective, not misdirected and damaging to my goals.

[Lane Fox @mxlanefox]

@RaethegreatSW I feel the pressure of a standard of "professionalism" that is the presentation of a sanitized version of ourselves.
I think about the distance it can cause and am trying to balance the goal of authentic connection with he need for reasonable boundaries.

[Lane Fox @mxlanefox]

I think about self-disclosure a lot. How much do we share about our struggles w/our clients and the world?
The ONLY effective therapist I've had is one who self-disclosed their ADD diagnosis and was open about how medication helped them.
They recognized my struggle w/o stigma.

[Lane Fox @mxlanefox]

@emozelym @AutSciPerson Out of curiosity, what was your thesis on, and when did you complete it?

[Lane Fox @mxlanefox]

@squidbobenjoyer @forcedmasc

[Lane Fox @mxlanefox]

I'm hopeful that the concept of balance and safety is inclusive of mobility needs, and also demands the recognition of systematic issues that are making things harder for marginalized people. BUT I know I am missing important things, so PLEASE HAAALP. 😬 What am I ignoring? 3/3

[Lane Fox @mxlanefox]

I am currently developing a new program for my clients called "Emotional Balance". My fear is that the #ableist soup I swim in is keeping me from seeing ways this language will be harmful. The idea is basically: things push and pull us off our emotional center. 1/

[Lane Fox @mxlanefox]

We're best able to find our balance when we have the supports, safety, & practice needed to adjust for changing circumstances or chaos. For instance, if you're on a path, and need to bypass an obstacle or a windstorm kicks up, you know you'll need to adjust the way you move. 2/

[Lane Fox @mxlanefox]

@BlueTamarin2 @girldrawsghosts because they (the designs) are AMAZING and THEY (the theives) are trash.

[Lane Fox @mxlanefox]

Silence implies tolerance, and tolerance encourages the status quo.

[Lane Fox @mxlanefox]

Speaking up can feel like you are self-sabatoging your career or grade. Do it anyway.
Think about what you will say when (not if) you're in this situation, then practice (in a mirror, w/a friend) pointing out racism, microagressions, and bigotry.
Choose challenge over comfort.

[Shimon Cohen @ShimonDCohen]

Stop texting or calling your colleagues during or after the meeting but keeping quiet during the meeting!

[Lane Fox @mxlanefox]

Same goes for ableism, heterosexism, classism, misandry, mysogyny, transphobia, ethnocentrism...
If you don't think an issue affects you, QUIETLY listen to the people that it does. Then, when you hear someone in your life making problematic comments, LOUDLY shut it down.

[Lane Fox @mxlanefox]

@RaethegreatSW Effective mentorship to get on the career track I want. It has been repeatedly suggested that I "connect with another student" who is also researching the path

[Lane Fox @mxlanefox]

@KSoldusty @commaficionado https://t.co/9kRXDdE5lE
Ok, turns out that the "2nd full moon in a month" definition is relatively recent. IT IS STILL POSSIBLE TO DO A SUMMONING. It just has to happen on the 3rd of 4 full moons of a season. And now this is something everyone in my life will know.

[Lane Fox @mxlanefox]

@KSoldusty @commaficionado I know this isn't the point, but blue moons are the second full moon of the month, making it incompatible w/the first Sunday of a month, and now I am laughing at how hard this statement is making my brain glitch. *throws fit* I wanted to do a summoning! 🤣 (goes to do research)

[Lane Fox @mxlanefox]

@the_tweedy @OctoQueenPhD Thanks for the suggestion to add to my "awesome strangers to follow" list.

[Lane Fox @mxlanefox]

@resolutemaybe For me, I look at my kids and hope they will have an easier time...but if I don't have the skills (like housekeeping), I feel totally lost when I try to teach them.

[Lane Fox @mxlanefox]

@resolutemaybe @roryreckons When you say, "she will be like me" what do you mean by that? Have you talked to her about the struggles and coping mechanisms you have (they might help her)? What skills/work -arounds do you wish you had had when you were her age? Are there ways she can help you with your tasks?

[Lane Fox @mxlanefox]

Those with power and privilege are more likely to live longer.
This makes sense.
Why would people fight to dismantle the systems that support their longevity?
Note: One of the many benefits of supporting marginalized populations is more elders fighting for social justice.

[hannah s. f. ♿️ @HannahntheWolf]

Or have you ever thought that leaving neurodivergent women undiagnosed for much for their lives, women who have disorders that make us extremely vulnerable to emotional trauma and abuse but are entirely unsupported, might explain why almost all of us (90%) exp sexual trauma?