Araya
@arayabaker.bsky.social
Counselor, suicidologist, policy analyst | alum: @hgse @penngse
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Araya
@arayabaker.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Thank you, C. Winter Han, for including me in this ethnography.
For Psychology Today, I wrote about how the suicide rate within the IDF––which conscripts all Jewish Israelis over 18––has hit a 13-year high.
"Some veterans claim that the IDF coerced them to act using threatening ultimatums, and, notably propaganda that trafficked in anti-Arab racism."
"Some veterans claim that the IDF coerced them to act using threatening ultimatums, and, notably propaganda that trafficked in anti-Arab racism."
Is Moral Injury Behind the Rise in Suicides Among Israeli Soldiers?
Suicides among Israeli soldiers have hit a 13-year high. Moral injury—the scarred conscience ensuing from ethical dilemmas where no choice feels right—may be a central catalyst.
www.psychologytoday.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
For Psychology Today, I wrote about how the suicide rate within the IDF––which conscripts all Jewish Israelis over 18––has hit a 13-year high.
"Some veterans claim that the IDF coerced them to act using threatening ultimatums, and, notably propaganda that trafficked in anti-Arab racism."
"Some veterans claim that the IDF coerced them to act using threatening ultimatums, and, notably propaganda that trafficked in anti-Arab racism."
For Psychology Today, I wrote about the disability crisis in Gaza, which now has the most child amputees per capita: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beyo...
Gaza’s medical infrastructure has endured 697 attacks that destroyed 94% of hospitals and left 2k hospital beds for over +155k injured people.
Gaza’s medical infrastructure has endured 697 attacks that destroyed 94% of hospitals and left 2k hospital beds for over +155k injured people.
How Structural Ableism Is Worsening the Crisis in Gaza
There is a disability crisis in Gaza, particularly among children. But their suffering too often goes overlooked.
www.psychologytoday.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:22 PM
For Psychology Today, I wrote about the disability crisis in Gaza, which now has the most child amputees per capita: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beyo...
Gaza’s medical infrastructure has endured 697 attacks that destroyed 94% of hospitals and left 2k hospital beds for over +155k injured people.
Gaza’s medical infrastructure has endured 697 attacks that destroyed 94% of hospitals and left 2k hospital beds for over +155k injured people.
For Psychology Today, I wrote about how narcissists often attempt to remain blameless by using exile and isolation as tools of suppression, and by recruiting echo chambers of enablers seeking to prove their loyalty:
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beyo...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beyo...
How Narcissists May Groom Bystanders to Abandon Scapegoats
Narcissists often attempt to remain blameless by using exile and isolation as tools of suppression, and by recruiting an echo chamber of enablers seeking to prove their loyalty.
www.psychologytoday.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:17 PM
For Psychology Today, I wrote about how narcissists often attempt to remain blameless by using exile and isolation as tools of suppression, and by recruiting echo chambers of enablers seeking to prove their loyalty:
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beyo...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beyo...
For Psychology Today, I discussed how narcissists often weaponize new partners against exes:
"Narcissists often exploit in new partners an unspoken obligation to prove one's commitment, loyalty, and protectiveness."
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beyo...
"Narcissists often exploit in new partners an unspoken obligation to prove one's commitment, loyalty, and protectiveness."
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beyo...
How and Why Narcissists Weaponize New Partners Against Exes
Learn why many narcissists exploit the attachment and protectiveness of romantic partners in order to protect their grandiose self-concept and self-serving conflict narratives.
www.psychologytoday.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
For Psychology Today, I discussed how narcissists often weaponize new partners against exes:
"Narcissists often exploit in new partners an unspoken obligation to prove one's commitment, loyalty, and protectiveness."
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beyo...
"Narcissists often exploit in new partners an unspoken obligation to prove one's commitment, loyalty, and protectiveness."
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beyo...
Last December, for Psychology Today, I published a practical guide/tool covering 5 types of anxiety commonly experienced by those recently diagnosed with HIV:
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beyo...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beyo...
How to Help Therapy Clients Adapt to an HIV+ Diagnosis
Serophobia, or discrimination against those living with HIV, is a structural, social, and internalized prejudice that can impact mental health and self-worth.
www.psychologytoday.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Last December, for Psychology Today, I published a practical guide/tool covering 5 types of anxiety commonly experienced by those recently diagnosed with HIV:
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beyo...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beyo...
Last October, for Psychology Today, I wrote a practical guide/tool that outlines 8 roadblocks to generative conflict resolution that can deter personal accountability from flourishing––specifically during mediation and restorative justice processes: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beyo...
8 Preventable Pitfalls of Restorative Justice Processes
What if accountability wasn't framed as a spiteful threat of banishment and ridicule, but instead a pathway back to relationality for people who actually want to change?
www.psychologytoday.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Last October, for Psychology Today, I wrote a practical guide/tool that outlines 8 roadblocks to generative conflict resolution that can deter personal accountability from flourishing––specifically during mediation and restorative justice processes: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beyo...
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Responding to a question from @democracynow.org on Wednesday, during his first press conference as mayor-elect,
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social said ICE agents who break the law in New York will be held accountable by his administration. "Everyone will be held to the same standard," he said.
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social said ICE agents who break the law in New York will be held accountable by his administration. "Everyone will be held to the same standard," he said.
November 5, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Responding to a question from @democracynow.org on Wednesday, during his first press conference as mayor-elect,
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social said ICE agents who break the law in New York will be held accountable by his administration. "Everyone will be held to the same standard," he said.
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social said ICE agents who break the law in New York will be held accountable by his administration. "Everyone will be held to the same standard," he said.
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More Americans are biting their tongues, not because they don’t care, but because they’re afraid to speak.
From DEI to the war in Gaza, people are more afraid to speak their minds now than during the Red Scare, according to a political scientist who has been conducting surveys.
buff.ly/Ls2m7mv
From DEI to the war in Gaza, people are more afraid to speak their minds now than during the Red Scare, according to a political scientist who has been conducting surveys.
buff.ly/Ls2m7mv
Self-censorship and the ‘spiral of silence’: Why Americans are less likely to publicly voice their opinions on political issues
Nearly half of Americans say they feel less free to speak their minds.
buff.ly
October 13, 2025 at 2:30 AM
More Americans are biting their tongues, not because they don’t care, but because they’re afraid to speak.
From DEI to the war in Gaza, people are more afraid to speak their minds now than during the Red Scare, according to a political scientist who has been conducting surveys.
buff.ly/Ls2m7mv
From DEI to the war in Gaza, people are more afraid to speak their minds now than during the Red Scare, according to a political scientist who has been conducting surveys.
buff.ly/Ls2m7mv
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More and more, the Trump administration is accusing journalists of inciting violence or lawlessness by simply reporting the news.
These claims are baseless, but they’re not harmless.
These claims are baseless, but they’re not harmless.
No, reporting is not ‘incitement’
The Trump administration is trying to silence reporting about ICE by baselessly accusing journalists of inciting violence or lawlessness
freedom.press
July 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
More and more, the Trump administration is accusing journalists of inciting violence or lawlessness by simply reporting the news.
These claims are baseless, but they’re not harmless.
These claims are baseless, but they’re not harmless.
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FIRE: 600 Students Punished for Protected Speech Since 2020
The free speech watchdog’s new Students Under Fire report shows a shift in what speech is being targeted—and by whom—since Hamas’s deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3YOCqKR
The free speech watchdog’s new Students Under Fire report shows a shift in what speech is being targeted—and by whom—since Hamas’s deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3YOCqKR
600 Students Punished for Protected Speech Since 2020
The free speech watchdog’s new Students Under Fire report shows a shift in what speech is being targeted—and by whom—since Hamas’s deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
bit.ly
May 15, 2025 at 3:39 PM
FIRE: 600 Students Punished for Protected Speech Since 2020
The free speech watchdog’s new Students Under Fire report shows a shift in what speech is being targeted—and by whom—since Hamas’s deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3YOCqKR
The free speech watchdog’s new Students Under Fire report shows a shift in what speech is being targeted—and by whom—since Hamas’s deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3YOCqKR
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The nation's largest police force is "criminal at its core," according to a new federal lawsuit by former interim New York City Police Commissioner Thomas Donlon.
NYPD run like a 'criminal enterprise,' ex-commissioner says in bombshell lawsuit
abcnews.go.com
July 16, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The nation's largest police force is "criminal at its core," according to a new federal lawsuit by former interim New York City Police Commissioner Thomas Donlon.
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NEW: Border patrol made false claims about Los Angeles protesters it jailed, misrepresenting basic facts of events that were filmed. I obtained records of officers acknowledging + "apologizing" for errors
The DOJ is now dismissing cases, an embarrassment for Trump-appointed US attorney Bill Essayli
The DOJ is now dismissing cases, an embarrassment for Trump-appointed US attorney Bill Essayli
Dropped cases against LA protesters reveal false claims from federal agents
Revealed: records show border patrol gave inaccurate testimony about people it jailed. Prosecutors now face ‘embarrassing’ dismissals
www.theguardian.com
July 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
NEW: Border patrol made false claims about Los Angeles protesters it jailed, misrepresenting basic facts of events that were filmed. I obtained records of officers acknowledging + "apologizing" for errors
The DOJ is now dismissing cases, an embarrassment for Trump-appointed US attorney Bill Essayli
The DOJ is now dismissing cases, an embarrassment for Trump-appointed US attorney Bill Essayli
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“Let’s be clear, Mario is being punished for his journalism. He is now the only journalist in prison in the US in direct retaliation for his reporting,” said CPJ Americas Regional Director José Zamora at a press conference on Tuesday. More in @theguardian.com⤵️
Atlanta reporter detained by Ice ‘punished for his journalism’, rights groups say
Mario Guevera, who was arrested while covering a ‘No Kings’ protest, remains detained after charges dropped
www.theguardian.com
July 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“Let’s be clear, Mario is being punished for his journalism. He is now the only journalist in prison in the US in direct retaliation for his reporting,” said CPJ Americas Regional Director José Zamora at a press conference on Tuesday. More in @theguardian.com⤵️
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Largest Trans Survey Ever: Top Reason Trans People Stop Transitioning Is Transphobia
open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
Largest Trans Survey Ever: Top Reason Trans People Stop Transitioning Is Transphobia
“In almost every single case, the reason was anti-trans discrimination in the form of pressure to ‘detransition’ from one’s family, friends, or community.”
open.substack.com
June 16, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Largest Trans Survey Ever: Top Reason Trans People Stop Transitioning Is Transphobia
open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
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The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.
HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth
In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.
www.motherjones.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.
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Trans joy and family bonds are big parts of the transgender experience lost in media coverage and anti-trans legislation buff.ly/ASzF0Lo #TransVisibilityDay
Trans joy and family bonds are big parts of the transgender experience lost in media coverage and anti-trans legislation
Trans motherhood showcases the unique joys of being transgender, be it through developing a deeper connection with one’s own child or caring for others in one’s community.
buff.ly
April 1, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Trans joy and family bonds are big parts of the transgender experience lost in media coverage and anti-trans legislation buff.ly/ASzF0Lo #TransVisibilityDay
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Good Morning! I’m here. How’s everyone doing?
Call 866.997.4748 to join our discussion this morning.
Call 866.997.4748 to join our discussion this morning.
January 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Good Morning! I’m here. How’s everyone doing?
Call 866.997.4748 to join our discussion this morning.
Call 866.997.4748 to join our discussion this morning.
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We've ALWAYS been here.
December 3, 2024 at 4:01 PM
We've ALWAYS been here.
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Couple, San Francisco, California, c. 1979. 📸: Trent Kelley.
"Hidden in the Open: A Photographic Essay of Afro-American Male Couples."
"Hidden in the Open: A Photographic Essay of Afro-American Male Couples."
December 3, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Couple, San Francisco, California, c. 1979. 📸: Trent Kelley.
"Hidden in the Open: A Photographic Essay of Afro-American Male Couples."
"Hidden in the Open: A Photographic Essay of Afro-American Male Couples."
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Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
Books Not Bars 2024 Holiday Campaign
BOOKS NOT BARS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Haymarket Books is committed to making our books available for free to people who are incarcerated.
In an effort to support those inside who are dealing with the imm...
haymarketbooks.app.neoncrm.com
November 26, 2024 at 11:01 PM
Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
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Teedra Moses’ NPR Tiny Desk performance is out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQTE...
November 25, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Teedra Moses’ NPR Tiny Desk performance is out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQTE...
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"The historic Black press can serve as a guiding light for practicing journalism in pursuit of a healthy democracy...by opting against adopting a false neutrality and poor framing, opting instead to tell the truth in the plainest terms."
theemancipator.org/2024/11/09/t...
theemancipator.org/2024/11/09/t...
The Black press democratized America
We have the power to lean into another standard: one that earns the audience’s trust and never amplifies lies.
theemancipator.org
November 20, 2024 at 4:02 PM
"The historic Black press can serve as a guiding light for practicing journalism in pursuit of a healthy democracy...by opting against adopting a false neutrality and poor framing, opting instead to tell the truth in the plainest terms."
theemancipator.org/2024/11/09/t...
theemancipator.org/2024/11/09/t...
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For those wondering what you can do now that the election is behind us? Well, here’s a list from a recent presentation I did for the Sacramento Urban League.
Local politics often has a more immediate impact on our lives & non-electoral action has arguably created more change than voting ever has.
Local politics often has a more immediate impact on our lives & non-electoral action has arguably created more change than voting ever has.
November 17, 2024 at 3:59 PM
For those wondering what you can do now that the election is behind us? Well, here’s a list from a recent presentation I did for the Sacramento Urban League.
Local politics often has a more immediate impact on our lives & non-electoral action has arguably created more change than voting ever has.
Local politics often has a more immediate impact on our lives & non-electoral action has arguably created more change than voting ever has.
November 14, 2024 at 1:06 AM