@omgsidewalks My boss once told a co-worker about me, “There’s work people and there’s life people, she’s a life person.” He meant it as an insult but I took it as a compliment
Introverts don't revenge, they just leave. They're too softhearted. Too sensitive. And scratching a wound only makes it worse. So they just disappear. No goodbyes. No explanations. And trust me, they're not trying to hurt you, they're just healing their own heart in silence.
We don’t talk enough about how the “introvert/extrovert” construct can be context dependent.
Watch an “introvert” light up, open up, and talk endlessly, without feeling exhausted, in the presence of a safe person. XO, Dr. Jen
Gentle reminder: You can rise up from anything. You can recreate yourself. Nothing is permanent. You are not stuck. You have choices. You can think new thoughts. You can learn something new. You can create new habits. All that matters is that you decide today and never look back.
🚨BREAKING: Men posed as ICE agents and detained and assaulted a woman… and Tom Homan is telling everyone that they just have to comply with this.
A woman was driving on Highway 211, in Oregon, when a vehicle with flashing red and blue lights pulled behind her.
Believing she was being stopped by law enforcement, she pulled over.
Two men approached her vehicle, one was carrying a rifle, and they claimed to be ICE agents and told her she was being detained.
They pulled her out of her car, searched her, and put her in the back of their vehicle.
Then, a third man… who remained inside the vehicle… assaulted her.
He told her he was the “guard.”
The men were wearing tactical vests labeled “POLICE,” carrying fake badges, and wore face coverings.
They held her for nearly 20 minutes before telling her she was free to go… and then she drove herself to the hospital.
And while she was there, she reported that she started receiving text messages from someone claiming to be a law firm offering legal representation for her detention.
Federal authorities later confirmed this was NOT an official ICE operation… These were people pretending to be federal agents.
And this is exactly why Tom Homan telling people to “comply” with anyone claiming to be ICE is so incredibly dangerous.
Because what is a person supposed to do when someone in a tactical vest, carrying a gun, pulls them over with flashing lights and says they are federal agents?
Just trust them?
This is not about telling people to resist legitimate law enforcement.
This is about the government normalizing a system where anyone can look like an armed federal agent, claim to have authority over you, and expect you to obey without being able to verify who they are.
That doesn’t make people safer.
It makes everyone more vulnerable to being kidnapped, assaulted, or killed by criminals who know they can pretend to be ICE.
@marceelias@JoJoFromJerz It was shocking to see Weijia Jiang smiling and shaking his hand, sanewashing this madman who treats female journalists horribly
Gentle Reminder
If you're living with complex PTSD, please go easy on yourself.
C-PTSD doesn’t just live in your memories — it lives in your nervous system, your motivation, your energy levels, your ability to focus, your confidence, your sense of safety.
It can make everyday tasks feel like mountains.
Getting out of bed. Getting things done. Staying connected. Keeping up with life. It’s all harder when your brain is wired for survival.
This doesn’t mean you're lazy. This doesn’t mean you're broken. This doesn’t mean you're failing.
This means you are surviving something that was never your fault.
Please be gentle with yourself. Progress looks different for everyone. You’re doing better than you think. And healing doesn’t come from pushing harder — it comes from meeting yourself with compassion.
You are not behind. You are not alone. You are doing the best you can — and that is enough.
Boundaries aren’t punishment, they’re clarity. They’re you saying: “I can’t keep abandoning myself just so you can feel good about still having me around.” XO, Dr. Jen