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Catarina Furmark
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Mom of 3 | Knitter in the North | PhD student | Infant Mental Health Psychologist | ZTT faculty | Supervisor & teacher of DC:0-5 : ADBB : WMCI : BERA | Love empty days & open skies. Will post on knitting, psych & random!
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October 26, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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How to make perfect pom poms: Blog post.
Read it here 🧶
germandercottagecrafts.com/how-to-make-...
#knittingandcrochet #knitsky #crochet
October 26, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Knitting, wine & cool stitch marker on the go!
October 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Wracked with guilt because I accidentally tossed a plastic jar in the trash and not the recycling bin 🫤
A staggering 96 private jets are expected to fly in for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s wedding – Supercar Blondie
Almost 100 private jets are expected to touchdown in Venice, Italy, this week for the wedding of billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez
supercarblondie.com
June 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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“Every moment we throw away trying to be pretty is a moment we could have spent doing something that brings us joy, connection, money, purpose, or opportunities.” open.substack.com/pub/zawn/p/p...
Pretty as oppression: The scam of beauty culture
Why telling your daughter she's pretty will never improve her self-esteem.
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June 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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In celebration of the Determinants of Child Development Lab's 10-year anniversary, we have launched a new website at madiganlab.org. This was a collaborative effort and I am so proud of my team! #UCalgary
June 12, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Every year for over a decade now, The Times has published its annual guide to the 101 best restaurants in L.A. But now, for the first time, we’ve curated a guide to 101 exceptional restaurants in California. See the full list. https://lat.ms/4dV7m2g?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_ 
These are the 101 best restaurants in California
These are the best restaurants in California. From San Diego to the Bay Area and wine country, our food critic guides you to the best dining spots in the state.
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June 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Protester från några ledarsidor och föredömlig opinionsbildning bedriven av Timbro.

Utöver det har det varit alldeles för tyst om grundlagsändringen som ger regeringen rätt att införa undantagstillstånd.
Den svenska demokratin är på väg att försvagas
Den svenska demokratin kommer att försvagas.
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June 12, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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““It’s reading an article about childhood hunger and genocide, only to scroll down to a carefree listicle highlighting the best-dressed celebrities or a whimsical quiz about: ‘What Pop-Tart are you?’” www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-...
Systems are crumbling – but daily life continues. The dissonance is real
If everything feels broken but strangely normal, the Soviet-era concept of hypernormalization can help
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May 30, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Excited to share that our paper is now in press at the British Journal of Psychiatry! Looking forward to presenting our work this Friday at #SOBP2025 in our symposium: "Does one size fit all? Subgroup Modeling of Brain-Behavior Relationships in Psychiatry" 🧠

#neuroskyence #neuroimaging #psychscisky
✨New Preprint!✨ Sex differences in psychiatric disorders often show up in adolescence as disparities in prevalence, symptoms, and treatment outcomes. We aimed to understand sex diffs in brain organization that might lead to these disparities!
t.ly/x6oxC
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#neuroskyence #psychscisky #Neuroimaging
Reproducible Sex Differences in Personalized Functional Network Topography in Youth
Background A key step towards understanding psychiatric disorders that disproportionately impact female mental health is delineating the emergence of sex-specific patterns of brain organization at the...
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April 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Just wrote #Clapotisfest winner number 15 (out of 60!) this morning. This is gonna take a while. 😅

I'll get to you all, one by one! Here's the list of who's chosen what so far: knitty.com/ISSUEss25/cl...
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Knitty.com - Spring + Summer 2025
Knitty is the longest-running free knitting magazine on the web. Enjoy our huge selection of high-quality free knitting patterns and tutorials!
knitty.com
April 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
April 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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🎉🌸Pattern released!

The Emily Tee is now available in my Ravelry store.
Get 25% off these and all other patterns in my Ravelry store
Find your spring knit!
#emilytee #handknit #knittingfever #strickenistmeinyoga
March 29, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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The Monkey socks are addictive because they're just 4 repeats of an easily memorized pattern. If you knit on DPNs, then one repeat goes on each. No wonder there have been thousands and thousands of these knit!

Find the free pattern here:
knitty.com/ISSUEwinter0...
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March 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Want to learn more? Read the blog! www.nationalelfservice.net?p=212221
It's an evidence-based summary of this new paper, written by an expert who has critically appraised the research so you don't have to. All blogs are short (1,200 words) & easy to read, so ideal if you just have a few mins.
Patterns of inflammation in childhood and mental and cardiometabolic disorders in adulthood: mapping the trajectories
Ruby Tsang summarises a recent longitudinal study of trajectories of inflammation in youth and risk of mental and cardiometabolic disorders in adulthood
www.nationalelfservice.net
February 19, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Ever heard of #genomics? It’s the study of all our DNA. By understanding the story of genomics we can unlock a world of possibilities for global health care.
February 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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Did you know the reason some children with #ADHD struggle with math has more to do with their neurocognitive vulnerabilities in working memory and short-term memory than with overt ADHD symptoms? Check out this #Top10 most-read article of 2024: bit.ly/42T3yv0 #neuropsych
February 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Our new study in @APA. Sibling comparison design reveals that the sibling who received more maternal sensitivity has improved language skills over time. 890 Canadian children (ages 2-5) w/ Andre Plamondon & Jenny Jenkins.
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September 28, 2023 at 6:40 PM
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Our new study in JAMAPediatrics reveals Adverse Childhood Experiences (#ACEs) are sadly common in child population samples (<18 yrs age).

📊Key stats:
0 ACEs: 42%
1 ACE: 22%
2 ACEs: 13%
3 ACEs: 8%
4+ ACEs: 15%

@ucalgarymed.bsky.social
@aadeneault.bsky.social

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Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Child Population Samples
This study analyzes data from samples with children 18 years or younger to estimate the average prevalence of adverse childhood experiences, identify characteristics and contexts associated with highe...
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December 5, 2024 at 8:35 PM
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Introducing the “Handbook of Children and Screens” – the essential guide on #DigitalMedia and #ChildDevelopment from @childrenandscreens.bsky.social Delighted to write the "Introduction to the Section on Parenting in the Digital Age” w S Reich Download ➡️ bit.ly/handbook-of-children-and-screens
December 16, 2024 at 7:19 PM
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🚨Our multi-wave, multi-informant, multi-method, multi-generational study on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) is now out in JCPP!

We examine how maternal ACEs shape child socio-emotional & cognitive outcomes.

w/ Andre Plamondon & Jenny Jenkins 👇
acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
February 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science.

Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
February 11, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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I would like to express my deep appreciation to the leaders and lawyers who worked so hard on this over the weekend
BREAKING: 22 states sue NIH over Trump administration's new 15% cap on overhead for federal research grants. Suit filed federal court in Boston contends lifesaving research 'will grind to a halt' under the policy. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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February 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM