Kristen Brock-Petroshius
@4heartsnminds.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Social Welfare
@stonybrooku | Attitude Change, Community Organizing, Equity Policies | views my own 🏳️🌈
https://kristenbrockpetroshius.com
@stonybrooku | Attitude Change, Community Organizing, Equity Policies | views my own 🏳️🌈
https://kristenbrockpetroshius.com
Why must I calculate how worth it it is to save a $1.50 candle based on how many years it will sit in the drawer til next use? 0 - that would be 6 years, too much, throw it out. But a 7?! Just 3 years in the drawer, somehow worth keeping….
July 3, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Why must I calculate how worth it it is to save a $1.50 candle based on how many years it will sit in the drawer til next use? 0 - that would be 6 years, too much, throw it out. But a 7?! Just 3 years in the drawer, somehow worth keeping….
First peas!
June 5, 2025 at 11:18 AM
First peas!
There is something quite nice about cracking open a fresh book to learn about a new (to me) academic theory
June 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM
There is something quite nice about cracking open a fresh book to learn about a new (to me) academic theory
All plants are now in the soil!
May 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
All plants are now in the soil!
Today I learned about this stalked scarlet cup fungus helping things decay in my yard - attached to other plant roots under the soil!
May 26, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Today I learned about this stalked scarlet cup fungus helping things decay in my yard - attached to other plant roots under the soil!
I also get to learn how to identify plants in my yard - which are invasive, which to help have more space to do their thing, how to gentle-warrior relate to the poison ivy that is stealth and skilled at never quite being gone. I even found a blueberry bush overshadowed by a much larger plant.
May 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I also get to learn how to identify plants in my yard - which are invasive, which to help have more space to do their thing, how to gentle-warrior relate to the poison ivy that is stealth and skilled at never quite being gone. I even found a blueberry bush overshadowed by a much larger plant.
One thing I love about gardening is how it creates more connection with the natural ebb and flow of seasons. I’ve rarely ever bought radishes or mustard greens at the store, but now am so appreciative of them for their quick, easy grow, spring harvest abilities
May 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
One thing I love about gardening is how it creates more connection with the natural ebb and flow of seasons. I’ve rarely ever bought radishes or mustard greens at the store, but now am so appreciative of them for their quick, easy grow, spring harvest abilities
Mustard greens fresh from the garden
May 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Mustard greens fresh from the garden
First lil harvest for the season - micro greens!
April 13, 2025 at 9:11 PM
First lil harvest for the season - micro greens!
I’m very appreciative the kids are explicitly being taught basic emotional development and friendship skills. I can’t even imagine what that would have been like in my childhood
April 4, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I’m very appreciative the kids are explicitly being taught basic emotional development and friendship skills. I can’t even imagine what that would have been like in my childhood
First sprouts in my veggie garden today…
April 1, 2025 at 10:14 PM
First sprouts in my veggie garden today…
Early signs of spring on a grey day…
March 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Early signs of spring on a grey day…
Aw, I have a dog named Nebula - name twinsies ;)
February 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Aw, I have a dog named Nebula - name twinsies ;)
Appreciating sustenance from my local library to begin Black History Month
February 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Appreciating sustenance from my local library to begin Black History Month
Just got this in the mail - excited to dig into identity reassurance theory! @melissamichelson.bsky.social @brianharrison.bsky.social
January 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Just got this in the mail - excited to dig into identity reassurance theory! @melissamichelson.bsky.social @brianharrison.bsky.social
I love moments like this when my dogs like to act like they’re cats
January 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I love moments like this when my dogs like to act like they’re cats
Woke up to find my son going in on this jar of pickles for breakfast. I guess we all have different winter break joys 🤷🤣
December 22, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Woke up to find my son going in on this jar of pickles for breakfast. I guess we all have different winter break joys 🤷🤣
Sharing parts of myself with the class at very intentional moments was vulnerable yet essential to encourage them to take similar risks. (4)
December 20, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Sharing parts of myself with the class at very intentional moments was vulnerable yet essential to encourage them to take similar risks. (4)
While our focus is on intellectual inquiry, emotions & incorporating personal reflections play a key role in this process. Has me reflecting on bell hooks’ wisdom about bringing the sacred into teaching in Teaching to Transgress. (3)
December 20, 2024 at 3:00 PM
While our focus is on intellectual inquiry, emotions & incorporating personal reflections play a key role in this process. Has me reflecting on bell hooks’ wisdom about bringing the sacred into teaching in Teaching to Transgress. (3)
I love that one of my notes of things to change is - add the mugshot of Anne Braden to my slides
December 18, 2024 at 9:46 PM
I love that one of my notes of things to change is - add the mugshot of Anne Braden to my slides
Day 20 - the end!
December 16, 2024 at 2:15 PM
Day 20 - the end!
