Stefanie
@arenacounselling.bsky.social
PaCFA (Clinical) | ADHD
Trauma informed, Neuro-affirming
Level 2 IFS therapist
Content not intended to be advice or replace counselling
Trauma informed, Neuro-affirming
Level 2 IFS therapist
Content not intended to be advice or replace counselling
Big pharma is suspiciously quiet at the moment.
They’ve had a bad rep for so long that their silence makes me wonder if they’re secretly rebranding themselves as wellness influencers.
How else can they continue to benefit when vaccines and psychopharmacology are being threatened…🤔
They’ve had a bad rep for so long that their silence makes me wonder if they’re secretly rebranding themselves as wellness influencers.
How else can they continue to benefit when vaccines and psychopharmacology are being threatened…🤔
February 22, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Big pharma is suspiciously quiet at the moment.
They’ve had a bad rep for so long that their silence makes me wonder if they’re secretly rebranding themselves as wellness influencers.
How else can they continue to benefit when vaccines and psychopharmacology are being threatened…🤔
They’ve had a bad rep for so long that their silence makes me wonder if they’re secretly rebranding themselves as wellness influencers.
How else can they continue to benefit when vaccines and psychopharmacology are being threatened…🤔
They stimulant medications with medicinal qualities for individuals with a specific neurotype.
They are not stimulant illegal drugs taken by someone with a made up disorder.
#adhd #stimulantmedication
They are not stimulant illegal drugs taken by someone with a made up disorder.
#adhd #stimulantmedication
February 21, 2025 at 1:50 AM
They stimulant medications with medicinal qualities for individuals with a specific neurotype.
They are not stimulant illegal drugs taken by someone with a made up disorder.
#adhd #stimulantmedication
They are not stimulant illegal drugs taken by someone with a made up disorder.
#adhd #stimulantmedication
Most ADHDrs I work with are initially reluctant to try medication. They often try to confirm their #adhd status for themselves. They then find them enormously beneficial to their life and their physical and mental health. Others start them and forget to take them.
Not really addictive behaviours.
Not really addictive behaviours.
February 21, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Most ADHDrs I work with are initially reluctant to try medication. They often try to confirm their #adhd status for themselves. They then find them enormously beneficial to their life and their physical and mental health. Others start them and forget to take them.
Not really addictive behaviours.
Not really addictive behaviours.
The to-do list in an #adhd head is from our ability to see all the things that need doing that others don't see.
This makes us great employees; we can see systemic issues that need addressing. It harms us when we aren't assisted to address the issues or there is resistance to fixing them.
This makes us great employees; we can see systemic issues that need addressing. It harms us when we aren't assisted to address the issues or there is resistance to fixing them.
February 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The to-do list in an #adhd head is from our ability to see all the things that need doing that others don't see.
This makes us great employees; we can see systemic issues that need addressing. It harms us when we aren't assisted to address the issues or there is resistance to fixing them.
This makes us great employees; we can see systemic issues that need addressing. It harms us when we aren't assisted to address the issues or there is resistance to fixing them.
Loved this episode and their chat about #cancelculture. I saw Ben Elton live a couple of years ago and will again next month. Love how his mind works 🤓
February 17, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Loved this episode and their chat about #cancelculture. I saw Ben Elton live a couple of years ago and will again next month. Love how his mind works 🤓
We need to fall in love with life again… we have lost ourselves and each other.
February 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
We need to fall in love with life again… we have lost ourselves and each other.
I doubt the absence of cognitive dissonance in anyone who votes against the rights of others, or themselves.
February 13, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I doubt the absence of cognitive dissonance in anyone who votes against the rights of others, or themselves.
People side with bullies to avoid being the target.
February 11, 2025 at 11:59 PM
People side with bullies to avoid being the target.
Any other ADHDrs out there watching High Potential? Thoughts?
February 11, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Any other ADHDrs out there watching High Potential? Thoughts?
Secretly waiting for Trump to get annoyed that musk is getting more attention than him….
February 8, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Secretly waiting for Trump to get annoyed that musk is getting more attention than him….
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Stand fast,
We have as many friends as enemies.
We have as many friends as enemies.
February 8, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Stand fast,
We have as many friends as enemies.
We have as many friends as enemies.
I’m coping with this unsettling time by keeping myself busy with projects and my comfort foods; GF mint slices, Bundaberg ginger beer, Byron bay chocolate strawberry raindrops and tiramisu (for breakfast). I’m listening to familiar music (Mumford and sons), getting outside and limiting screen time.
February 8, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I’m coping with this unsettling time by keeping myself busy with projects and my comfort foods; GF mint slices, Bundaberg ginger beer, Byron bay chocolate strawberry raindrops and tiramisu (for breakfast). I’m listening to familiar music (Mumford and sons), getting outside and limiting screen time.
Thinking of all the ND individuals out there that are finding this rapidly changing social landscape confronting and unsettling. Comments from politicians about your neurodiversity is callous point scoring and fear mongering. You are right to feel unsettled, it’s normal and shared. You are not alone
February 8, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Thinking of all the ND individuals out there that are finding this rapidly changing social landscape confronting and unsettling. Comments from politicians about your neurodiversity is callous point scoring and fear mongering. You are right to feel unsettled, it’s normal and shared. You are not alone
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If you’ve never watched It’s a Wonderful Life give it a go. It’s not schmaltzy. It’s raw. It’s very 2024. About the little guy against the machine. Humans against economies. About why we matter. About the difference a life can make. About why we should stay alive.
December 24, 2024 at 8:48 AM
If you’ve never watched It’s a Wonderful Life give it a go. It’s not schmaltzy. It’s raw. It’s very 2024. About the little guy against the machine. Humans against economies. About why we matter. About the difference a life can make. About why we should stay alive.
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In toxic relationships, you're forced to choose between honesty and loyalty. You bite your tongue to protect their ego.
In healthy relationships, honesty is an expression of loyalty. You speak your mind to help them grow.
When you have trust and respect, candor shows care.
In healthy relationships, honesty is an expression of loyalty. You speak your mind to help them grow.
When you have trust and respect, candor shows care.
February 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
In toxic relationships, you're forced to choose between honesty and loyalty. You bite your tongue to protect their ego.
In healthy relationships, honesty is an expression of loyalty. You speak your mind to help them grow.
When you have trust and respect, candor shows care.
In healthy relationships, honesty is an expression of loyalty. You speak your mind to help them grow.
When you have trust and respect, candor shows care.
All education should have curriculum covering spin doctoring. Sadly, too many people accept what they hear at face value. I worked in comms for a time and so I can now recognise the spin in media coverage. Critical thinking and confidence to challenge has been watered down.
February 7, 2025 at 12:52 AM
All education should have curriculum covering spin doctoring. Sadly, too many people accept what they hear at face value. I worked in comms for a time and so I can now recognise the spin in media coverage. Critical thinking and confidence to challenge has been watered down.
One thing I’d love the world (including the mental health world) to understand about #neurodiversity, especially #ADHD, is that some of the “problematic” traits or symptoms being discussed or highlighted these days aren’t attributable to the #neurotype.
February 7, 2025 at 12:40 AM
One thing I’d love the world (including the mental health world) to understand about #neurodiversity, especially #ADHD, is that some of the “problematic” traits or symptoms being discussed or highlighted these days aren’t attributable to the #neurotype.
Thing is, as a psychologist, I can't pretend that the injustices woven into the fabric of society aren't impacting people's mental health.
-@dr.kate_psyc (via threads)
Healthcare is political when the systems people exist in, created by public policy, harm them.
Therapy is political
-@dr.kate_psyc (via threads)
Healthcare is political when the systems people exist in, created by public policy, harm them.
Therapy is political
February 7, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Thing is, as a psychologist, I can't pretend that the injustices woven into the fabric of society aren't impacting people's mental health.
-@dr.kate_psyc (via threads)
Healthcare is political when the systems people exist in, created by public policy, harm them.
Therapy is political
-@dr.kate_psyc (via threads)
Healthcare is political when the systems people exist in, created by public policy, harm them.
Therapy is political
Our challenge is to find the compassion for others that we want them to have for us.
- Sally Kohn
- Sally Kohn
February 7, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Our challenge is to find the compassion for others that we want them to have for us.
- Sally Kohn
- Sally Kohn
This is gaslighting in simple terms
You have a delicious chocolate chip cookie on a plate ready to eat. A gaslighter approaches you and eyes off the cookie. They point over your shoulder and say “Oh look a unicorn!”
You turn to look where they’ve pointed and they swipe the cookie from your plate.
You have a delicious chocolate chip cookie on a plate ready to eat. A gaslighter approaches you and eyes off the cookie. They point over your shoulder and say “Oh look a unicorn!”
You turn to look where they’ve pointed and they swipe the cookie from your plate.
February 7, 2025 at 12:17 AM
This is gaslighting in simple terms
You have a delicious chocolate chip cookie on a plate ready to eat. A gaslighter approaches you and eyes off the cookie. They point over your shoulder and say “Oh look a unicorn!”
You turn to look where they’ve pointed and they swipe the cookie from your plate.
You have a delicious chocolate chip cookie on a plate ready to eat. A gaslighter approaches you and eyes off the cookie. They point over your shoulder and say “Oh look a unicorn!”
You turn to look where they’ve pointed and they swipe the cookie from your plate.
I’ve been doing this work long enough to know that one of the biggest contributors to emotional/mental distress is abandoning ourselves to meet the expectations/standards of others.
February 7, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I’ve been doing this work long enough to know that one of the biggest contributors to emotional/mental distress is abandoning ourselves to meet the expectations/standards of others.