Rev Dorothy Symonds
@chaplaindorothy.bsky.social
Psychiatric Hospital Chaplain—where things psychological and spiritual meet healing those in need of health and hope, PCUSA, animal assisted therapy, 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️,
The inauguration is changing my conversations with patients:
1) kiddos (who already have mental health issues) are worried family members will be arrested by ICE. Today!
2) patients exploring the usefulness of a Service Dog vs an emotional support dog
Worry that the law for service dogs 1/2
1) kiddos (who already have mental health issues) are worried family members will be arrested by ICE. Today!
2) patients exploring the usefulness of a Service Dog vs an emotional support dog
Worry that the law for service dogs 1/2
January 24, 2025 at 12:05 AM
The inauguration is changing my conversations with patients:
1) kiddos (who already have mental health issues) are worried family members will be arrested by ICE. Today!
2) patients exploring the usefulness of a Service Dog vs an emotional support dog
Worry that the law for service dogs 1/2
1) kiddos (who already have mental health issues) are worried family members will be arrested by ICE. Today!
2) patients exploring the usefulness of a Service Dog vs an emotional support dog
Worry that the law for service dogs 1/2
Best get reading….
January 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Best get reading….
So. Things happened. People were scared and sad. A teen, whose assigned birth gender did not align with their felt and experienced sense of self, asked if they and the others could see the therapy dogs. And so. This dog. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
‘cause dog is God spelled backward. A better day than in DC, me thinks.❤️🐶❤️
‘cause dog is God spelled backward. A better day than in DC, me thinks.❤️🐶❤️
January 21, 2025 at 12:27 AM
So. Things happened. People were scared and sad. A teen, whose assigned birth gender did not align with their felt and experienced sense of self, asked if they and the others could see the therapy dogs. And so. This dog. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
‘cause dog is God spelled backward. A better day than in DC, me thinks.❤️🐶❤️
‘cause dog is God spelled backward. A better day than in DC, me thinks.❤️🐶❤️
“With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope.”
January 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
“With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope.”
Psychiatric Therapy Dog, Echo, up close and personal while I was doing yoga and lifting weights this morning. Joined me on the mat—keeping my counts honest. Would you cheat with that face staring at you?🤣🤣
❤️🐶❤️
❤️🐶❤️
January 20, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Psychiatric Therapy Dog, Echo, up close and personal while I was doing yoga and lifting weights this morning. Joined me on the mat—keeping my counts honest. Would you cheat with that face staring at you?🤣🤣
❤️🐶❤️
❤️🐶❤️
#CarolineGirvan #iron15 #iron #cervicalmyelopathy Round 2, Day 15–half way!
5 1/2 months post op Posterior C3-C7 — 2 months post neuro rehab.
Kickin’ it on!
🔥💃
5 1/2 months post op Posterior C3-C7 — 2 months post neuro rehab.
Kickin’ it on!
🔥💃
January 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
#CarolineGirvan #iron15 #iron #cervicalmyelopathy Round 2, Day 15–half way!
5 1/2 months post op Posterior C3-C7 — 2 months post neuro rehab.
Kickin’ it on!
🔥💃
5 1/2 months post op Posterior C3-C7 — 2 months post neuro rehab.
Kickin’ it on!
🔥💃
Lazy Sunday. Psychiatric Therapy Dog Barney and his emotional support kitty, HRH Queen Sadie Mouse Killer Extraordinaire❤️🐶❤️🐈⬛❤️
January 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Lazy Sunday. Psychiatric Therapy Dog Barney and his emotional support kitty, HRH Queen Sadie Mouse Killer Extraordinaire❤️🐶❤️🐈⬛❤️
Saturday Psychiatric Therapy Dog Cuteness. ❤️🦴🐶🦴❤️
January 18, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Saturday Psychiatric Therapy Dog Cuteness. ❤️🦴🐶🦴❤️
Psychiatric Therapy Dog, Barney, enjoying his me time. ❤️🐶🦴❤️
January 18, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Psychiatric Therapy Dog, Barney, enjoying his me time. ❤️🐶🦴❤️
Gosh! Why is my lunchbox so heavy?
🤣🤣❤️❤️❤️🐈⬛❤️❤️❤️🤣🤣
🤣🤣❤️❤️❤️🐈⬛❤️❤️❤️🤣🤣
January 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Gosh! Why is my lunchbox so heavy?
🤣🤣❤️❤️❤️🐈⬛❤️❤️❤️🤣🤣
🤣🤣❤️❤️❤️🐈⬛❤️❤️❤️🤣🤣
January 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
January 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Our current plutocracy is not self interested, but self destructive, individually self destructive for absolute wealth and power are never in the interest of any one individual and they are therefore destructive of our common good.
January 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Our current plutocracy is not self interested, but self destructive, individually self destructive for absolute wealth and power are never in the interest of any one individual and they are therefore destructive of our common good.
Psychiatric Therapy Dog Echo sending mystical, magical particles of love and joy to all❤️🎄🕯️🦌🎅🏼🎄❤️
December 26, 2024 at 3:01 AM
Psychiatric Therapy Dog Echo sending mystical, magical particles of love and joy to all❤️🎄🕯️🦌🎅🏼🎄❤️
In the evening of the first day of waning of the light. On the eve of the eve of the Eve.
What presents dwell deep within you that our world needs now more than ever?
What presents dwell deep within you that our world needs now more than ever?
December 23, 2024 at 3:17 AM
In the evening of the first day of waning of the light. On the eve of the eve of the Eve.
What presents dwell deep within you that our world needs now more than ever?
What presents dwell deep within you that our world needs now more than ever?
Barney just reminded me, he has a cat, HRH Sadie Symonds Queen Mouse Killer Extraordinaire.” 💕🐈⬛🐶💕
November 24, 2024 at 3:44 AM
Barney just reminded me, he has a cat, HRH Sadie Symonds Queen Mouse Killer Extraordinaire.” 💕🐈⬛🐶💕
Psychiatric Therapy Dogs Echo (left) and Barney visited the locked dementia unit. As always, they were a welcomed warmly by all 🥰🐶🥰🐶🥰
November 24, 2024 at 3:39 AM
Psychiatric Therapy Dogs Echo (left) and Barney visited the locked dementia unit. As always, they were a welcomed warmly by all 🥰🐶🥰🐶🥰