❀ devi, the chthonic doula ❀
banner
lunarflight.bsky.social
❀ devi, the chthonic doula ❀
@lunarflight.bsky.social
trans, queer, mad, AuDHD, crip Malayali
full-spectrum birth, death & crip doula
future IBCLC & midwife assistant
studying somatics, grief, herbalism

https://linktr.ee/the.chthonic.doula

https://mastodon.social/@lunarflight
Pinned
CHRONICALLY ILL,
SEVERELY & MULTIPLY DISABLED,
PREDOMINATELY BED- & HOUSEBOUND
MAD, AUDHD, CRIP
QUEER AGENDER MALAYALI
MOTHER & STUDENT
URGENTLY NEEDS ONGOING COMMUNITY CARE

VM: strelitzia-at-daybreak
CA: strelitziaatdaybreak
PP: magicandsword
It's highly concerning to me that birthwork is very much cis, hetero, able-bodied, sane-minded, and white-centered - whether it's the birthworkers or the people who have access to care and support from birthworkers.
November 21, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Hi! Can anyone connect me with a #midwife and an #IBCLC - International Board Certified Lactation Consultant - for apprenticeship and mentorship in Philadelphia, PA?
October 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I want an explanation for how and why I'm experiencing the such severe intensity in symptoms occurring in my mind and body. I have ideas for why, but these ideas may just be speculations. 😮‍💨
October 17, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Today is another day where I feel like I cannot keep going as a person living with severe disabilities and chronic illnesses.

The cognitive dysfunctioning contributes to intense fog and I also have intense fatigue.

I'm incredibly uncomfortable in my body.
October 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Are there folks calling out Zohran Mamdani for co-opting Sylvia Riveria's labor for trans liberation in order to further his own agenda to become an agent of the state via political power?
October 15, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Reposted by ❀ devi, the chthonic doula ❀
Hey ya'll! For this week, we need to aim for 1000 in order to pay for - car repairs, transportation until the car is repaired, and for the digital copies of textbooks for my #ibclc course.

Please consider sharing this ask around.
CHRONICALLY ILL,
SEVERELY & MULTIPLY DISABLED,
PREDOMINATELY BED- & HOUSEBOUND
MAD, AUDHD, CRIP
QUEER AGENDER MALAYALI
MOTHER & STUDENT
URGENTLY NEEDS ONGOING COMMUNITY CARE

VM: strelitzia-at-daybreak
CA: strelitziaatdaybreak
PP: magicandsword
October 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Hey ya'll! For this week, we need to aim for 1000 in order to pay for - car repairs, transportation until the car is repaired, and for the digital copies of textbooks for my #ibclc course.

Please consider sharing this ask around.
CHRONICALLY ILL,
SEVERELY & MULTIPLY DISABLED,
PREDOMINATELY BED- & HOUSEBOUND
MAD, AUDHD, CRIP
QUEER AGENDER MALAYALI
MOTHER & STUDENT
URGENTLY NEEDS ONGOING COMMUNITY CARE

VM: strelitzia-at-daybreak
CA: strelitziaatdaybreak
PP: magicandsword
October 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Hello!

I'm devi, the chthonic doula!

I'm a multiply disabled, chronically ill, predominately bed- and housebound trans, queer, agender Malayali who is also an ambulatory wheelchair and rollator user.
October 7, 2025 at 1:46 AM
CHRONICALLY ILL,
SEVERELY & MULTIPLY DISABLED,
PREDOMINATELY BED- & HOUSEBOUND
MAD, AUDHD, CRIP
QUEER AGENDER MALAYALI
MOTHER & STUDENT
URGENTLY NEEDS ONGOING COMMUNITY CARE

VM: strelitzia-at-daybreak
CA: strelitziaatdaybreak
PP: magicandsword
September 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
PLEASE CONSIDER SUPPORTING A KOREAN & MALAYALI FAMILY WITH ONGOING COMMUNITY CARE SO THEY REMAIN HOUSED AND AVOID FORECLOSURE

V: strelitzia-at-daybreak
C: strelitziaatdaybreak
PP: magicandsword
September 27, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I was discharged in the morning and I'm very much grateful to be home!

The ER doctor did listen - the annoying part was him placing more value on the feelings of doctors who are unable to successfully manage and treat patients with complex symptoms - such as myself.
September 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I've been patiently waiting in the Penn Presbyterian ER since 9:16pm and about 30 minutes ago, I asked my spouse to help me use the bathroom because I'm a mobility device user and a fall risk.
September 25, 2025 at 8:45 AM
I usually have little to no compassion for people who are some type of healthcare worker when they themselves hold significant power and influence in the care of multiply marginalized people who are also severely disabled.
September 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I'm holding myself and my wounded parts with grace, softness, tenderness, sorrow, grief, and anger as I reflect on what my sister expressed to me.
September 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
HOW DOES RACISM AND BIAS SHOW UP IN END OF LIFE CARE, AND, CONSIDERING THAT, WHAT MIGHT YOUR ROLE BE AS A DEATH DOULA? - a post I made for the Village Deathcare community
September 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
DEATH & DYING IS POLITICAL - a post I made for the Village Deathcare community

It is my very much my thought, value, and understanding that death and dying is political.
September 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
😮‍💨 [sigh emoji] I want to emphasize how unmanaged chronic pain is detrimental not only to one's physical well-being, but also to their mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being.
September 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I'm feeling extra concussed from what feels like adrenaline dumps due to #dysautonomia and also from having intensified symptoms due to having severe #myalgicencephalomyelitis and #LongCovid.

I feel extra awful today.
September 24, 2025 at 9:17 PM