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Dr. Kirsti Dyer MD, MS
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Physician, Mom, Professor
Integrative Medicine Fellow, Healthful.MomDoc, Californian
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Dr. Kirsti Dyer MD, MS @kirstidyer.bsky.social · Mar 2
"Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America."
- John Lewis

#yosemitenps
#yosemitenationalpark
#goodtrouble #necessarytrouble
#peacefulprotest
#wisewords #wisequotes
#protectourparks #protectpubliclands
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Timely words from this week's desk calendar

There comes a time when humanity is called to shift to a new level of consciousness, to reach a higher moral ground.
A time when we have to shed our fear and give hope to each other.

Wangari Maathai

#wisequotes #timelyquotes #selfcare #selfcarequote
July 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM
kirstidyer.bsky.social
Insights from How to Kill a Witch that still apply today

When the going gets tough in any society, it is the vulnerable that are accused of causing the damage, as an easy target to avoid dealing with the greater problems of inequality.

Claire Mitchell, Zoe Venditozzi

#howtokillawitch #wisequote
July 14, 2025 at 12:25 AM
kirstidyer.bsky.social
From the 7/3 desk calendar, rather appropriate:

Perhaps the most radical act of resistance in the face of adversity is to live joyfully.

Ari Honarvar

#resist #resistance #quote #selfcare #selfcarequote #wisequotes #dailydigitalpic #dailyselfcarepic #joyisanactofresistance #joyisaformofresistance
Text from a desk calendar reads Perhaps the most radical act of resistance in the face of adversity is to live joyfully. - Ari Honarvar
July 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
kirstidyer.bsky.social
Sending out Good Vibrations to those in Southern California/LA in memory of Brian Wilson. 💓
This may become the song of the summer once again. 🌞🎶🌊
youtu.be/4g3oX7R5yHc?...
Good Vibrations (Remastered 2001)
YouTube video by The Beach Boys - Topic
youtu.be
June 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
kirstidyer.bsky.social
From today's desk calendar. Appropriate timing of a quote for California and beyond...

"Imagine having the power to become resilient to all that is hostile to us." Sabrina Imbler

#resilient #resilience #resist #keepcalmCalifornia #quote #selfcare #selfcarequote #dailydigitalpic
#dailyselfcarepic
Desk calendar quote from Sabrina Imbler "Imagine having the power to become resilient to all that is hostile to us."
June 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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My favorite protest signs from our local 4/5/25 Hands off and Indivisible Nation-wide peaceful resistance protest 🪧
OMG GOP WTF, Resist, and Joy is a form of Resistance
This is what democracy looks like.
Participating for our grown college-age plus daughters
#handsoffprotest
#peacefulprotest
Protest signs from 4/5/25 rally OMG GOP WTF and Resist A favorite colorful protest sign Joy is a form of Resistance and Hands off our Constitution Some of the 800 people attending the local 4/5/25 Hands off rally with assorted protest signs and flags including Ukraine flags Some of the 800 people attending the local 4/5/25 Hands off rally with assorted protest signs and flags
April 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
kirstidyer.bsky.social
After the rain comes the rainbow, a hopeful message from nature during challenge times.
The rainbows never photograph with all of their bright colors.
#dailydigitalpic
#dailyselfcarepic
#pixelpropics
#afterthestorm #rainbow #rainbowinthesky #stormclouds
#selfcarephotography
#selfcarepics
Rainbow in the sky over storm clouds with the tops of trees showing
March 28, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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First wildflowers found on the first day of spring, but posted a little later. Definitely a mood boost.
#bloomscrolling #wildflowers #californiawildflowers
#flowers #flowerphotography
#flowersofbluesky #springflowers
#flowerreport #spring
#dailydigitalpic #dailyselfcarepic
#pixelpropics
Nemophila menziesii or baby blue eyes, a blue five petal wildflower with white center California wildflowers Ranunculus californicus, California buttercup yellow wildflower California wildflower, Shooting Star, also called mosquito bills or broad-leaved shooting star. Possibly Primula jeffreyi
March 22, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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A rainy Monday, so a bit blue, but one of the tulips🌷is popping up.
Signs of spring, hope, healing and rebirth.
#bloomscrolling #flowersintherain
#flowers #flowerphotography
#flowersofbluesky #raindrops #rainydaysandmondays
#flowerreport #spring
#dailydigitalpic #dailyselfcarepic
#pixelpropics
Pink tulip with raindrops
March 18, 2025 at 6:23 AM
kirstidyer.bsky.social
Sun trying to break through the storm clouds. Patches of blue sky and sun today during an otherwise stormy day.
I always feel more optimistic on the days when I can see the sun and the blue sky, even just small patches.
#blueskydays
#blueskyday
#dailydigitalpic
#dailyselfcarepic
#pixelpropics
Sun breaking through the storm clouds with patches of blue sky
March 14, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Reposted by Dr. Kirsti Dyer MD, MS
physiciandemocracy.medsky.social
Volunteers recreated the pre-Trump CDC website:

restoredcdc.org/www.cdc.gov/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
restoredcdc.org
March 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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From the Yosemite National Park support the park, the rest of the National Parks, and the fired employees March 1, 2025.
An upsidedown flag that I crafted two dozen to pass out to others.
#blueskyartshow
#windows
#window
#distressflag
#resist
#dailydigitalpic
#dailyselfcarepic
#pixelpropics
Upside-down American flag, a universal sign of distress, in front of a window for the Yosemite National Park support our parks March.
March 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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Sharing the bit of spring flowers that brought inside to brighten up the windowsill.
I'm needing more positive signs of spring and hope lately.

#bloomscrolling
#flowers #flowerphotography
#flowersofbluesky
#flowerreport #spring
#dailydigitalpic
#dailyselfcarepic
#pixelpropics
Grape hyacinth, ornamental pear blossoms, pink rose and fern fronds in a small bud vase
March 6, 2025 at 6:46 AM
kirstidyer.bsky.social
Highlights from the Yosemite National Park March 1 protest. A good turnout of peaceful protesters from babies to seniors. We attended for ourselves and our daughters who couldn't make it.
Democracy at work.
My favorite chant, "Elon Musk has got to go."
#yosemiteparkprotest
#saveourparks #resist
Some of the crowd at the Yosemite National Park March 1 protest. Sign saying "Support our parks not oligarchs." Also an upsidedown American flag, a universal sign of distress. Some of the crowd including two parents pushing strollers at the Yosemite National Park March 1 protest with upper Yosemite falls in the background. "Support our parks not the oligarchs" and upsidedown American flag. Some of the crowd at the Yosemite National Park March 1 protest. One of my favorite signs carried by a young teen, "I speak for the trees," a reminder from the Lorax. Another saying "Get the billionaire hands off our public lands " Some of the crowd with their signs at the Yosemite National Park March 1 protest. Signs saying "Save our parks" "Resist" "I ❤️ NPS"
March 2, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Reposted by Dr. Kirsti Dyer MD, MS
sanders.senate.gov
Trump berates Zelensky, the leader of a democratic country courageously fighting Russian imperialism, while he allies himself with Putin, a dictator who started the bloodiest European war in 80 years.

Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.
February 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
kirstidyer.bsky.social
Interesting 🤔 l guess being lazy and leaving the teabag or loose tea in the cup 🍵 is beneficial.
thetimes.com The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · Feb 25
A daily cup of tea may do more than just perk you up — it can also purge the water of toxic heavy metals, a study suggests
Tea removes toxic heavy metals from water, study suggests
The longer tea is steeped, the more contaminants are removed
www.thetimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
kirstidyer.bsky.social
Grape hyacinth (Muscari) from our yard because I need a reminder that spring is coming. Symbols of trust and hope, both of which are much needed now.
#bloomscrolling
#blueflowers #purpleflowers
#flowerphotography
#flowersofbluesky
#dailydigitalpic
#dailyselfcarepic
#pixelpropics
Grape hyacinth (Muscari) in the afternoon sun
February 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Sums things up right about now.
altnps.bsky.social Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Feb 23
El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
February 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Reposted by Dr. Kirsti Dyer MD, MS
luckytran.com
Brilliant protest. Yosemite National Park workers hung an upside-down American flag — traditionally a symbol of distress or a national threat — thousands of feet off the ground on the side of El Capitan.
An upside-down American flag hangs from El Capitan near Yosemite National Park’s Horsetail Fall on Saturday to protest the thousands of federal job cuts made by President Donald Trump’s administration. Tracy Barbutes/Special to the Chronicle
February 23, 2025 at 5:57 AM
kirstidyer.bsky.social
Discovered that the nutritional guidelines are currently missing at the NIH website. Huh? 🤔
Is DRI (Dietary Reference Intake) too close to DEI?
Linked the Webarchive page for my college students to use for their Diet Analysis Project.
#missinggovernmentpages
#missingwebpages
#missingnihwebpages
Screenshot of error message from NIH website
February 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
kirstidyer.bsky.social
Sharing my evening Yogi tea bag and mug, my daily reminder to "Choose Joy" with the simple message that says "Inner peace creates peace in the world."
(It may explain why there is so much unrest, because people are not at peace with themselves.)
#choosejoy #createpeace #peaceintheworld #peace
Mug with embossed Choose Joy and Yogi tea bag that says "Inner peace creates peace in the world."
February 20, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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Let's be courageous, loud, and rebellious.
govpritzker.illinois.gov Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · Feb 20
Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.

Democracy requires your courage.
February 20, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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First daffodil (Narcissus) of this year, a harbinger of Spring.
May this Spring bring us hope, joy, a rebirth and new beginnings.
#bloomscrolling #daffodils
#flowers #flowerphotography
#flowersofbluesky
#dailydigitalpic #dailyselfcarepic
#pixelpropics
White and yellow daffodil (Narcissus).
February 18, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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For today's Bluesky art show, a black and white Yosemite photo of Cathedral rocks, a trickle of Bridalveil falls and Half Dome in the distance from November 2024.
#dailydigitalpic
#dailyselfcarepic
#pixelpropics
#blueskyartshow
#monochrome
Yosemite photo from the tunnel view parking lot with Cathedral rocks, Bridalveil falls and Half Dome in the distance from November 2024.
February 15, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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A better tradition for 2/14 from Finland (I'm half Finnish), Hyvää Ystävänpäivää!
Today is Ystävänpäivä, literally Friend's Day, a day to celebrate love in a broader sense, as you celebrate & appreciate meaningful friendships.
Hyvää Ystävänpäivää! = Happy Friendship Day
Adapted from @ThisisFinland
White gravel rocks arranged into a heart shape. Heart of rocks Two heart shaped miner's lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata) leaves
February 14, 2025 at 10:10 PM