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Jess O.
@justjesso.bsky.social
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(they/them) 🦋

service (ref)user and storyteller from the Philippines, currently based in Scotland, doing a Mad Studies PhD through creative practice research

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*shouting into the void yet again*

I ended up avoiding Bluesky for 2+ months after my wonderful conference experience in Durham. Currently trying to scroll and catch-up, but accepting that it is not possible!

Hope you’ve all been taking care. 🫶🏼
September 5, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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Taking an extra day of exploring then back to Glasgow tmrw. Haven’t processed the past 3 days of Critical Neurodiversity Studies Conference yet, but as I said during closing remarks, feeling sooo nourished. 💗

Tysm @durhamimh.bsky.social!!!

Mural posing inspired by @ainokash.bsky.social and Haf 🌈🪽
A person with a purple fringe, black-framed glasses, and a yellow plaid cardigan playfully poses in front of a mural painted on a brick wall. Their eyes are partly closed, they are smiling with their mouth closed, and their hands are on their cheeks. The mural features geometric rainbow wings and white clouds on a blue sky. A wider angle of the same person playfully posing in front of the rainbow wings mural. They are wearing a cardigan, black crop top, and beige sling bag with a Scotland flag. They are spreading their arms as if flying and their mouth is open.
June 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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@el-dewar.bsky.social no fully-formed thoughts right now, just YES to everything you said. Mad love and Mad solidarity!!!! ❤️‍🔥
June 26, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Reporting live from bed, eyes puffy and limbs achy. Sometimes it’s easier to tell people that I’m “not a morning person”, but that’s far from the truth. Most days the bodymind refuses to start up or demands I slow down.

This helps soothe the swelling. (The frustration? Not so much…)
A hand holds a stainless steel roller ball. Reflected in the shiny surface is a fish-eye view of a person lying in a hotel bed with white sheets, holding up a phone to take the photo. Natural light coming in through a window in the background. Part of a bedside table lamp and a white ceiling are also visible.
June 26, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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Some of my fave photos I managed to take on Critical Neurodiversity Studies Conference Day 1

🦔 This fun little stim toy that kind of matched the pom-poms on my scarf
🥳 Post-presentation performance party hat selfie
A left hand holds an orange hedgehog-textured fidget toy ball for stimming. Taken with a 0.5 wide-angle lens from above, the image also shows, from left to right, part of a lilac beaded scarf with fuzzy pom-poms, a beige bag strap and a rainbow beaded phone charm, and a laminate wood table. An ID badge on the table reads Jess O. (they/them). A selfie showing the top half of a face with a purple fringe, wearing a shiny green foil party hat. The photo is taken from below with a white ceiling, lights, and vents in the background. The person has a blank expression.
June 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Packing for a 3-day conference can be tricky when more than half your suitcase is filled with ✨these✨ and “costume changes”… 🤡😂
In the foreground, a hand is holding a clear plastic container with ten compartments filled with googly eyes of various sizes. In the blurry background, scattered on the dark blue carpet floor, there’s a sequined pillow, a pack of gold foil star stickers, a white piece of cardboard, brown paper bags, and paint marker pens on top.
June 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Been looking forward to this since last month’s meeting!

(I will be zooming in live from the train ride from Edinburgh to Durham. Fingers crossed my hotspot doesn’t betray me! 😅)
lensmentalhealth.bsky.social LENS @lensmentalhealth.bsky.social · Jun 5
Our next meeting will be on 23rd June from 13.00 - 14.00. Sign up at this link: shorturl.at/3U5sB We hope to see you there!
The flyer shows details of the next LENS Meeting, taking place on 23rd June at 13.00 - 14.00. Dr Veenu Gupta will be speaking about the nature of lived experience roles and opportunities for growth. We will also have space to discuss teaching and lived experience. The sign up link is in the blue sky post.
June 23, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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*shouts into the void*

helloooo

I’ve had this account for a few months, but haven’t taken the time to even begin to think about posting on here. Now, I’m on train ride 1 of 2 en route to a conference, so I figured I should probably figure it out somehow. 😅 Maybe a proper intro later??
June 23, 2025 at 10:40 AM