Sara Styles, PhD
@drsarastyles.bsky.social
Academic. #Nutrition + #Behaviouralscience 🥬 🍰 Has chronic fatigue syndrome (#pwcfs) Upstate New Yorker living in #Ōtepoti, #Aotearoa. #Dunedin, #NewZealand. She/her.
I questioned ChatGPT about how it was explaining #acceptanceandcommitmenttherapy to me, specifically self-as-context and present moment awareness. Its response was "...you're correct...They're the linking tissue that keeps clients aware, open, and moving forward in their values."
Tissue???
Tissue???
November 5, 2025 at 5:02 AM
I questioned ChatGPT about how it was explaining #acceptanceandcommitmenttherapy to me, specifically self-as-context and present moment awareness. Its response was "...you're correct...They're the linking tissue that keeps clients aware, open, and moving forward in their values."
Tissue???
Tissue???
Yesterday was my second #NewZealand Masters Games swimming training session. I had heart rate alerts go to my phone and rested until I was back in the green zone (<89 bpm). My #me/cfs symptoms didn’t flare nearly as bad. Yay for tech.
October 11, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Yesterday was my second #NewZealand Masters Games swimming training session. I had heart rate alerts go to my phone and rested until I was back in the green zone (<89 bpm). My #me/cfs symptoms didn’t flare nearly as bad. Yay for tech.
My delusional optimism makes me think I can do the 3k open water swim plus 3 days of short pool events at the NZ master’s games in February. My 1st training swim (750m of drills) induced the worst vertigo I’ve had in months. No more backstroke at the open water pool! 🙃
October 4, 2025 at 1:30 AM
My delusional optimism makes me think I can do the 3k open water swim plus 3 days of short pool events at the NZ master’s games in February. My 1st training swim (750m of drills) induced the worst vertigo I’ve had in months. No more backstroke at the open water pool! 🙃
If you have a chronic condition or are pregnant/postpartum, want to be more active & you live near Ōtepoti Dunedin - check out the clinical exercise physiology clinic. Cost = koha. Here’s a photo of me before testing to figure out a maximum heart rate I should stay below to manage my symptoms
September 15, 2025 at 5:20 AM
If you have a chronic condition or are pregnant/postpartum, want to be more active & you live near Ōtepoti Dunedin - check out the clinical exercise physiology clinic. Cost = koha. Here’s a photo of me before testing to figure out a maximum heart rate I should stay below to manage my symptoms
Last raranga #weaving photo for a while. I’ve been making kete whakairo (patterned baskets) in Ōtepoti #Dunedin for 20 weeks. Giving my brain and body a break next term and I already know I’ll miss it. Keen? www.facebook.com/share/1FsBK6...
July 1, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Last raranga #weaving photo for a while. I’ve been making kete whakairo (patterned baskets) in Ōtepoti #Dunedin for 20 weeks. Giving my brain and body a break next term and I already know I’ll miss it. Keen? www.facebook.com/share/1FsBK6...
LOTS of conversations about values at #ISBNPA2025. The ‘why’ behind behaviour change does not need to be disease prevention. It can be being a role model, ⬆️time w/ family, ⬇️impact on the environment etc. Photo: Jen Gale. Thx Meredith Peddie - leading this research & inviting me to be involved.
June 13, 2025 at 12:41 AM
LOTS of conversations about values at #ISBNPA2025. The ‘why’ behind behaviour change does not need to be disease prevention. It can be being a role model, ⬆️time w/ family, ⬇️impact on the environment etc. Photo: Jen Gale. Thx Meredith Peddie - leading this research & inviting me to be involved.
At #ISBNPA2025 I’ve had the opportunity to talk with clinical/academic folks about how #intuitiveeating could be supported in their populations of interest. Yes, I’m happy to share our resources and give advice for what might/might not work in your context! Thanks to Jen Gale for the photo!
June 13, 2025 at 12:33 AM
At #ISBNPA2025 I’ve had the opportunity to talk with clinical/academic folks about how #intuitiveeating could be supported in their populations of interest. Yes, I’m happy to share our resources and give advice for what might/might not work in your context! Thanks to Jen Gale for the photo!
More #raranga photos. I was in hysterics yesterday when I was working on the kete (basket) I the upper left. I focused and took care laying the whakapapa (foundation), but then it all went terribly wonky when I started making the holes. It looked BAD, but I finished out of spite.
May 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
More #raranga photos. I was in hysterics yesterday when I was working on the kete (basket) I the upper left. I focused and took care laying the whakapapa (foundation), but then it all went terribly wonky when I started making the holes. It looked BAD, but I finished out of spite.
Dunedin beaches ☀️
February 22, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Dunedin beaches ☀️
I have neglected all the things in our garden this year. Love seeing nature just do its thing.
February 4, 2025 at 7:32 AM
I have neglected all the things in our garden this year. Love seeing nature just do its thing.
I am stoked to see more people joining this app. My cat has his own thoughts on those other social media platforms
January 26, 2025 at 7:10 AM
I am stoked to see more people joining this app. My cat has his own thoughts on those other social media platforms
May 11, 2024 at 6:56 AM
Tonight was my first DNS (did not start)
I signed up for a 1k open water swim race.
Turns out my #mecfs had other plans.
Worst flare of fatigue in months. Oddly enough I felt better after a 4 hr nap, so… progress??
I signed up for a 1k open water swim race.
Turns out my #mecfs had other plans.
Worst flare of fatigue in months. Oddly enough I felt better after a 4 hr nap, so… progress??
December 18, 2023 at 9:50 AM
Tonight was my first DNS (did not start)
I signed up for a 1k open water swim race.
Turns out my #mecfs had other plans.
Worst flare of fatigue in months. Oddly enough I felt better after a 4 hr nap, so… progress??
I signed up for a 1k open water swim race.
Turns out my #mecfs had other plans.
Worst flare of fatigue in months. Oddly enough I felt better after a 4 hr nap, so… progress??
Three colleagues accidentally got very wet when I asked them to stop for a photo… turns out the ocean doesn’t stop waves for tourists
November 30, 2023 at 12:07 AM
Three colleagues accidentally got very wet when I asked them to stop for a photo… turns out the ocean doesn’t stop waves for tourists
Looks like I’ll be the first #NSANZCONF2023 user
November 27, 2023 at 11:01 PM
Looks like I’ll be the first #NSANZCONF2023 user
November 27, 2023 at 9:43 PM
Great hui in #Auckland about #foodwaste in retirement villages / aged care. Our mahi will include baseline food waste audits and #behaviourchange interventions. #academicsky is there anyone else working in this space?
November 2, 2023 at 5:00 AM
Great hui in #Auckland about #foodwaste in retirement villages / aged care. Our mahi will include baseline food waste audits and #behaviourchange interventions. #academicsky is there anyone else working in this space?
October 30, 2023 at 9:30 AM
ME/CFS: Today’s view.
October 29, 2023 at 1:22 AM
ME/CFS: Today’s view.