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[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]

Harsh Reality: Adult Relationships Are Conditional.

Here's Why:

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

If you grew up walking on eggshells, there’s a chance you’re an over-achiever, highly anxious, or feel like you need to be perfect.

Here’s why:

[Uncle Ari @MazeDaMouth]

I have never come back from any holiday feeling relaxed, refreshed & reinvigorated to get back into work.

I come back with the taste of freedom, still fresh in my mouth, a renewed hatred for work, and a strong suspicion that this is not what I should be spending my life doing.

[𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐂𝐎. 𝕏 @BERLAlN]

thinking about this….

[Tonya Rapley @MyFabFinance]

I prioritize my wellness and peace because you can’t lie to your nervous system.

[Shauny T @DaFreakinRican1]

Samsung really missed out on releasing their wireless earbuds as "Samsung Galaxy Space Pods" and I've been disappointed for so long. I want Space Pods not Galaxy buds

[Marisa @risruns]

@DaFreakinRican1 You are a genius bruh

[Chenay C. Arberry @CheArberry]

Waiting for the right moment to ask if they’re going to eat the pickle that accompanied their meal…

[mama z @mamaztheguru]

Respect your boundaries by not allowing others to cross them.

[Marisa @risruns]

@Marisa_Taro Lol right?!

[Marisa @risruns]

@Marisa_Taro The name misspelling is never ending and I have no doubt you deal with it as much as I do. I feel petty correcting it all the time but like...it’s my name 🥴

[Marisa @risruns]

@Marisa_Taro Omg ALWAYS. So sorry that happened at a monumental time. Also, happy graduation! 🥳

[emily spada @emilyspada_]

incase anyone was wondering what it is like to be a woman in sports

[Marisa @risruns]

@ashleta_ Tf??? The disrespect & mansplaining at an all time high in this tweet.

[jonny sun @jonnysun]

i also write about burnout and the emotionally harmful culture of endless work we are trapped in, and the realization that this culture makes us believe we can find solace in work, and my attempts to try to identify and unlearn some of that as it infiltrates every aspect of life

[Marisa @risruns]

@ncrawford2103 @S_Kasson14 Koozie schmoozie

[Marisa @risruns]

@S_Kasson14 @ncrawford2103 I meant — the corn is the loofa !!