Maverick Joyce, MSW | RSD Coach and Transformative Social Work
@ageofaqueerius.bsky.social
Finding the authentic Self is deeply connected to collective liberation.
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If this resonates, you belong in this work.
DM me "MINI" for my free RSD training and details on the January cohort of Unlock Your Inner Genius. /14
DM me "MINI" for my free RSD training and details on the January cohort of Unlock Your Inner Genius. /14
November 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
If this resonates, you belong in this work.
DM me "MINI" for my free RSD training and details on the January cohort of Unlock Your Inner Genius. /14
DM me "MINI" for my free RSD training and details on the January cohort of Unlock Your Inner Genius. /14
Yes, this container is designed for healing rejection wounds, but the work is grounded into my spiritual calling to fight assimilation through guiding others into authentic embodiment and embodiment of their desires. /13
November 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Yes, this container is designed for healing rejection wounds, but the work is grounded into my spiritual calling to fight assimilation through guiding others into authentic embodiment and embodiment of their desires. /13
but also birth a new reality that is truly liberatory and embraces difference as a strengthening force (energetic) of humanity. /12
November 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
but also birth a new reality that is truly liberatory and embraces difference as a strengthening force (energetic) of humanity. /12
That place of intuition and inner knowing combined with critical analysis skills will make you unstoppable and unmanipulatable – and that’s EXACTLY the energy we need to not only navigate the collapse of capitalism and settler colonialism, /11
November 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
That place of intuition and inner knowing combined with critical analysis skills will make you unstoppable and unmanipulatable – and that’s EXACTLY the energy we need to not only navigate the collapse of capitalism and settler colonialism, /11
and with the numbness which so often seems like their only alternative in our society. Our acts against oppression become integral with self, motivated and empowered from within.” /10
November 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
and with the numbness which so often seems like their only alternative in our society. Our acts against oppression become integral with self, motivated and empowered from within.” /10
This is the difference between living from the colonial mind -- and living from your embodied truth. As Audre Lorde wrote:
“For as we begin to recognise our deepest feelings, we begin to give up, of necessity, being satisfied with suffering and self-negation, /9
“For as we begin to recognise our deepest feelings, we begin to give up, of necessity, being satisfied with suffering and self-negation, /9
November 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This is the difference between living from the colonial mind -- and living from your embodied truth. As Audre Lorde wrote:
“For as we begin to recognise our deepest feelings, we begin to give up, of necessity, being satisfied with suffering and self-negation, /9
“For as we begin to recognise our deepest feelings, we begin to give up, of necessity, being satisfied with suffering and self-negation, /9
My role as a healer is to guide you back to your source self — the part of you that has always known who you are.
✨Your inner genius.
🔥Your authentic frequency.
✨The part of you that cannot be controlled or coerced
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✨Your inner genius.
🔥Your authentic frequency.
✨The part of you that cannot be controlled or coerced
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November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
My role as a healer is to guide you back to your source self — the part of you that has always known who you are.
✨Your inner genius.
🔥Your authentic frequency.
✨The part of you that cannot be controlled or coerced
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✨Your inner genius.
🔥Your authentic frequency.
✨The part of you that cannot be controlled or coerced
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and step into the job, career, or calling you truly desire, without imposter syndrome, burnout, or unnecessary pressure.
Whatever your motivation, you become unmanipulatable when you heal rejection wounds through authentic embodiment and desire – and THAT is a SUPERPOWER. /7
Whatever your motivation, you become unmanipulatable when you heal rejection wounds through authentic embodiment and desire – and THAT is a SUPERPOWER. /7
November 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
and step into the job, career, or calling you truly desire, without imposter syndrome, burnout, or unnecessary pressure.
Whatever your motivation, you become unmanipulatable when you heal rejection wounds through authentic embodiment and desire – and THAT is a SUPERPOWER. /7
Whatever your motivation, you become unmanipulatable when you heal rejection wounds through authentic embodiment and desire – and THAT is a SUPERPOWER. /7
From an individual perspective, it is important to heal wounds connected to perfectionism and rejection so you can have deeply fulfilling relationships of love; an abundance of health in all the ways; /6
November 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
From an individual perspective, it is important to heal wounds connected to perfectionism and rejection so you can have deeply fulfilling relationships of love; an abundance of health in all the ways; /6
From a collective perspective, this is why it is so important to heal wounds connected to perfectionism and rejection – because those wounds will be exploited and weaponised against people less privileged and more vulnerable than you, if you don’t. /5
November 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
From a collective perspective, this is why it is so important to heal wounds connected to perfectionism and rejection – because those wounds will be exploited and weaponised against people less privileged and more vulnerable than you, if you don’t. /5
That is because perfectionism is a protective survival mechanism born from trauma or pain, and at the core of whiteness and settler colonialism is manufactured trauma designed to control, exploit, and weaponise difference. /4
November 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
That is because perfectionism is a protective survival mechanism born from trauma or pain, and at the core of whiteness and settler colonialism is manufactured trauma designed to control, exploit, and weaponise difference. /4
That (neuro)cultural mismatching in childhood leads to protective survival mechanisms like people-pleasing (niceness) and perfectionism.
If you've done any critical sociological study, then you likely know that perfectionism is one of the core elements of whiteness and settler colonialism. /3
If you've done any critical sociological study, then you likely know that perfectionism is one of the core elements of whiteness and settler colonialism. /3
November 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
That (neuro)cultural mismatching in childhood leads to protective survival mechanisms like people-pleasing (niceness) and perfectionism.
If you've done any critical sociological study, then you likely know that perfectionism is one of the core elements of whiteness and settler colonialism. /3
If you've done any critical sociological study, then you likely know that perfectionism is one of the core elements of whiteness and settler colonialism. /3
If you struggle with rejection sensitive dysphoria or rejection wounds, chances are that’s because you were neurodivergent in some way and didn’t fit cultural expectations of brain-body functioning. /2
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
If you struggle with rejection sensitive dysphoria or rejection wounds, chances are that’s because you were neurodivergent in some way and didn’t fit cultural expectations of brain-body functioning. /2
If tone shifts still activate panic, shame, or spirals…And you want to heal the root — not just manage symptoms…DM MINI for my free mini-course on rejection sensitivity and learn about Unlock Your Inner Genius, my 6-month program for relational, somatic, and ancestral healing from RSD. /15
November 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
If tone shifts still activate panic, shame, or spirals…And you want to heal the root — not just manage symptoms…DM MINI for my free mini-course on rejection sensitivity and learn about Unlock Your Inner Genius, my 6-month program for relational, somatic, and ancestral healing from RSD. /15
You were never “too sensitive.” There was never anything wrong with you. You were simply a child adapting to an unsafe environment. Safety is MORE than just physical safety. /14
November 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
You were never “too sensitive.” There was never anything wrong with you. You were simply a child adapting to an unsafe environment. Safety is MORE than just physical safety. /14
Close your eyes. Breathe into your chest. Ask: “What tone shift from childhood does my body still remember?”
Notice: sensations, images, memories, tightenings – and stay with it. You’re meeting the part of you that learned protection at the expense of self-presence. /13
Notice: sensations, images, memories, tightenings – and stay with it. You’re meeting the part of you that learned protection at the expense of self-presence. /13
November 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Close your eyes. Breathe into your chest. Ask: “What tone shift from childhood does my body still remember?”
Notice: sensations, images, memories, tightenings – and stay with it. You’re meeting the part of you that learned protection at the expense of self-presence. /13
Notice: sensations, images, memories, tightenings – and stay with it. You’re meeting the part of you that learned protection at the expense of self-presence. /13
Using breath, presence, slowing the body, somatic witnessing, inner child integration, cultural context, and relational safety, we teach your body a new truth...
“I am safe. I am enough. I will protect you.”
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“I am safe. I am enough. I will protect you.”
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November 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Using breath, presence, slowing the body, somatic witnessing, inner child integration, cultural context, and relational safety, we teach your body a new truth...
“I am safe. I am enough. I will protect you.”
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“I am safe. I am enough. I will protect you.”
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It’s connected to a child part that never got to grow up, still believing that love has to be earned through flawlessness.
We don’t “fix” perfectionism, we attune to the part of you carrying the fear. /11
We don’t “fix” perfectionism, we attune to the part of you carrying the fear. /11
November 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
It’s connected to a child part that never got to grow up, still believing that love has to be earned through flawlessness.
We don’t “fix” perfectionism, we attune to the part of you carrying the fear. /11
We don’t “fix” perfectionism, we attune to the part of you carrying the fear. /11
...all trained your nervous system to anticipate rejection… to become *hypervigilant* to rejection. Perfectionism develops from the childhood belief “If I do everything right, I’ll finally be safe and loved.” /10
November 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
...all trained your nervous system to anticipate rejection… to become *hypervigilant* to rejection. Perfectionism develops from the childhood belief “If I do everything right, I’ll finally be safe and loved.” /10
This is a perfect recipe for hypervigilance. The systemic and interpersonal experiences of being “too much,” being misunderstood, being told who you had to be, being shamed for feelings, and being punished for mistakes... /9
November 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This is a perfect recipe for hypervigilance. The systemic and interpersonal experiences of being “too much,” being misunderstood, being told who you had to be, being shamed for feelings, and being punished for mistakes... /9
This was reinforced by systems shaped by whiteness and colonisation that told you obedience = safety; perfection = worth; emotional suppression = “good behavior;” and mistakes = punishment. /8
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This was reinforced by systems shaped by whiteness and colonisation that told you obedience = safety; perfection = worth; emotional suppression = “good behavior;” and mistakes = punishment. /8
Your nervous system adapted to survive, and you attuned to micro-shifts in adults instead of learning how to attune to yourself.
Said differently, the opinions of other people are living in your nervous system. /7
Said differently, the opinions of other people are living in your nervous system. /7
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Your nervous system adapted to survive, and you attuned to micro-shifts in adults instead of learning how to attune to yourself.
Said differently, the opinions of other people are living in your nervous system. /7
Said differently, the opinions of other people are living in your nervous system. /7
As a child you learned:
“When their voice changes, I’m in trouble.”
“When their tone sharpens, I’m unsafe.”
“When their energy shifts, I must shrink.”
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“When their voice changes, I’m in trouble.”
“When their tone sharpens, I’m unsafe.”
“When their energy shifts, I must shrink.”
/6
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
As a child you learned:
“When their voice changes, I’m in trouble.”
“When their tone sharpens, I’m unsafe.”
“When their energy shifts, I must shrink.”
/6
“When their voice changes, I’m in trouble.”
“When their tone sharpens, I’m unsafe.”
“When their energy shifts, I must shrink.”
/6
The body remembers what the mind has long forgotten. We have many names for this process – implicit emotional learnings is one of those. These are the learnings and memories that start forming before you even have language. /5
November 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The body remembers what the mind has long forgotten. We have many names for this process – implicit emotional learnings is one of those. These are the learnings and memories that start forming before you even have language. /5