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Erin
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covid conscious therapist (AMFT) / cozy gamer / reader / birder
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Erin @eriin.bsky.social · Nov 9
about me for now - i’m a neurodivergent-affirming, disability justice-oriented, relational therapist. covid-consciousness informs my work, along with other tangential experiences/interests/parts of me - entertainment industry, music, fandom/gaming culture, queer theory, birding, reading, etc etc
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o-bel.bsky.social
Sign ups for my April Pandemic Processing therapy groups are now open to CA residents! Please feel free to share with anyone who may be interested bit.ly/aprilpandemicp…
light blue flyer with dark blue text. The top left corner has an image of two women wearing masks and blue outfits walking towards each other, and the bottom right corner has an image of four people meeting on their laptops and phones for a video conference Pandemic Processing A group therapy space for those navigating the ongoing pandemic When: Wednesdays 5:00-6:30 pm PT (April 9th through June 11th) Thursdays 12:00-1:30pm PT (April 10th through June 12th) (Participants may join one group at a time) Who: California residents still taking COVID precautions in their daily lives looking for support and connection. Facilitated by Olivia Belknap, Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT145716) * Under supervision of Lisa Gray (MFT44983) Group details: 10 weekly sessions, held virtually on zoom 90 minutes long Cost: Pay what you can between $25-$75 per session (Paying a higher rate if you’re financially able allows those with fewer resources to participate) Potential topics include: Managing relationships with friends and family, feelings of grief and loss, navigating COVID boundaries, stressors around in person activities, self care strategies, finding meaning and more! Sign up: bit.ly/aprilpandemicprocessing oliviabelknaptherapy.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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o-bel.bsky.social
April 11th, Erin Batali, Lisa Gray and I will be leading a training for mental health professionals through The Center for Chronic Illness! Join us as we discuss working with COVID related issues in your therapy practice thecenterforchronicillness.org/copy-of-ce-ceu…
A yellow background with purple text on the left reading “a new normal: working with COVID and long COVID as mental health professionals” Friday April 11th 2025, 10am-noon PST/ 1-3pm EST via zoom center for chronic illness. On the right is an image of a person with a black t shirt and short dark hair looking at a laptop with a virtual meeting
March 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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o-bel.bsky.social
One spot left for this group starting Monday!
o-bel.bsky.social Olivia- COVID resources in bio @o-bel.bsky.social · Dec 20
New group alert! If you’re in CA, identify as neurodivergent and are looking for a space to process the ongoing pandemic, @eriin.bsky.social and I will be running this group starting Feburary 10th! Tinyurl.com/NDpandemicgroup
Neurodivergent Pandemic Processing a group therapy space for those navigating the ongoing pandemic tinyurl.com/NDpandemicgroup Discussion topics can include: navigating being neurodivergent while still COVID-ing, including unique strengths and struggles, exploring possible neurodivergence or self-diagnosis, relationships and communication with loved ones, self-care and community support, stressors of decision-making based on risk levels, solidarity and support a group therapy space forthose navigating the ongoing pandemic this group is for you if: you’re an adult in California who is neurodivergent* or exploring neurodivergence you are still taking COVID precautions in your daily life *self-diagnosis counts, and we consider many “diagnoses” to be part of the neurodivergent umbrella this group is facilitated by: Olivia Belknap, Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT145716) and Erin Batali, Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT148048) both under the supervision of Lisa Gray (MFT44983) details: 10 weekly sessions on zoom Mondays from 5pm-6:30pm, beginning February 10 $65 per session, some reduced fee spots available
February 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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itsbabs.bsky.social
i’m just so blown away by what LA can do
tweet: Mask Bloc L.A. @MaskBlocLA Between ~1am on January 8 and now, ~6:50pm on January 10, MaskBlocLA has distributed over TEN THOUSAND masks. This could not have happened without help, both on the ground & from afar via donations. We are still in active crisis response mode; more specific updates as available. quote tweet: itsbabs.bsky.social @babs_zone 2h beyond blown away by what LA can do. this afternoon: 3000 face shields 1600 bottles of hand sanitizer...
January 11, 2025 at 2:56 AM
eriin.bsky.social
extremely highly recommend joining if you are in CA and at all interested!!
o-bel.bsky.social Olivia- COVID resources in bio @o-bel.bsky.social · Jan 4
My next round of Pandemic Processing therapy groups are starting again soon, open to those in CA!

Be sure to fill out the interest form to secure your spot: forms.gle/UVefLvPR7pjq...
A blue flyer with a graphic of a man wearing a blue mask and shirt waving on the top left corner. The bottom right corner shows a woman in blue overalls and a mask reading a book. Text reads: Pandemic Processing A group therapy space for those navigating the ongoing pandemic. When: Wednesdays from 5:00-6:30 pm PST (starting January 15th through March 19th Fridays from 12:00-1:30pm PST (starting January 17th through March 21st) *Participants may join one group at a time Who: California residents who are still taking COVID precautions in their daily lives looking for support and connection. Facilitated by: Olivia Belknap, Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT145716) Under the supervision of Lisa Gray (MFT44983) Details: 10 weekly sessions, held virtually on zoom 90 minutes long $55/session for full fee $30/session for reduced fee based on financial need If interested, fill out the attached form or, contact me at: oliviabelknaptherapy.com https://forms.gle/UVefLvPR7pjqHiGJ7
January 7, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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o-bel.bsky.social
New group alert! If you’re in CA, identify as neurodivergent and are looking for a space to process the ongoing pandemic, @eriin.bsky.social and I will be running this group starting Feburary 10th! Tinyurl.com/NDpandemicgroup
Neurodivergent Pandemic Processing a group therapy space for those navigating the ongoing pandemic tinyurl.com/NDpandemicgroup Discussion topics can include: navigating being neurodivergent while still COVID-ing, including unique strengths and struggles, exploring possible neurodivergence or self-diagnosis, relationships and communication with loved ones, self-care and community support, stressors of decision-making based on risk levels, solidarity and support a group therapy space forthose navigating the ongoing pandemic this group is for you if: you’re an adult in California who is neurodivergent* or exploring neurodivergence you are still taking COVID precautions in your daily life *self-diagnosis counts, and we consider many “diagnoses” to be part of the neurodivergent umbrella this group is facilitated by: Olivia Belknap, Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT145716) and Erin Batali, Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT148048) both under the supervision of Lisa Gray (MFT44983) details: 10 weekly sessions on zoom Mondays from 5pm-6:30pm, beginning February 10 $65 per session, some reduced fee spots available
December 20, 2024 at 1:12 AM
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damesa.bsky.social
Study: “The COVID-19 group had a significantly higher rates of bacterial infections, influenza virus infections, and mycoplasma infections”

Just like Spanish Flu, Covid is increasing the risk of bacterial infections.

#MycoplasmaPneumonia #Pneumonia #LongCovid

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Long COVID facts and findings: a large-scale online survey in 74,075 Chinese participants
This survey provides valuable insights into long COVID situation among Chinese residents, with 10%–30% (including repeated infection) reporting symptoms. Monitoring at-risk individuals based on identi...
www.thelancet.com
November 17, 2024 at 9:30 AM
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lmftherapist.bsky.social
My clients: ugh

Me:
Is it
Seasonal depression
And/Or
Election results stress
And/Or
Maintaining health during a pandemic w/another one likely starting any second
And/Or
Fear about your future/life & safety
And/Or
Holiday stress
And/Or
Existing in a capitalist dystopia
And/Or…
November 13, 2024 at 8:20 PM
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chrischirp.bsky.social
THREAD: we urgently need to talk about babies & Covid - AGAIN.

A new paper has dropped looking at acute Covid-19 outcomes from Sep 2023-Apr 2024 by age for all England.

Except for deaths, babies under 6 mths old have HIGHEST risk of A&E, admission & SEVERE hospital admission across ALL ages 1/10
Plot of covid outcomes by age for A&E attendance, hospital admission, severe hospital admission and death. Apart from death, rates were highest for babies under 6 months.
November 13, 2024 at 11:41 PM
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livewildly.bsky.social
I’ve been using StoryGraph for 2ish years. It’s excellent, highly recommend.
pennblackwrites.bsky.social Pen N. Black @pennblackwrites.bsky.social · Nov 13
Goodreads is owned by Jeff Bezos. A better alternative is StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform. And before y’all start, you can transfer all your Goodreads data to Storygraph so you literally have no excuse.
November 14, 2024 at 5:14 AM
eriin.bsky.social
two recent reads that are very appropriate for this moment (this may or may not be why i gave them both 5 stars but they both made me Feel things and also stare at the wall for a while so what can i do)
the cover of the book “Babel” by RF Kuang the cover of the book “Station Eleven” by Emily St. John Mandel
November 14, 2024 at 4:32 AM
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ashleyhultman.bsky.social
Some of you may know me from Twitter, IRL, or from editing this paper. Hi! ::waves::

I will be transitioning away from Twitter and am excited that this platform exists. Grateful that BlueSky is an option for us all.

www.frontiersin.org/journals/reh...
Frontiers | Female reproductive health impacts of Long COVID and associated illnesses including ME/CFS, POTS, and connective tissue disorders: a literature review
Long COVID disproportionately affects premenopausal women, but relatively few studies have examined Long COVID's impact on female reproductive health. We con...
www.frontiersin.org
November 12, 2024 at 1:36 AM
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lmftherapist.bsky.social
A thread of a collection of therapist directories that have niches & specialties
as alternatives to the larger, problematic ones

(In no particular order-feel free to add to this if you know of one I've missed!)

🧵

#TherapistSky #MentalHealth
November 13, 2024 at 3:55 PM
eriin.bsky.social
i love collecting library cards on libby (many libraries allow non-locals to sign up) including @queerliblib.bsky.social
birdadoo.bsky.social Bird @birdadoo.bsky.social · Nov 11
Do yourself a favor and get a public library card‼️
Then sign up for an app called Libby where you can borrow thousands of audiobooks!

Your library card supports your local community, while it gives you access to resources and tools to get educated 📖💡
November 12, 2024 at 6:12 PM
eriin.bsky.social
therapists going to therapy this week has felt like that meme about venmoing the same $20 back and forth amongst your friends into eternity.... like, you're having the exact same bad time i'm having, but it's my turn to have a worse time so i can be ready to help other people through theirs tomorrow
November 12, 2024 at 3:45 AM
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kjohnstone.bsky.social
The flawed and outdated Cochrane review on exercise in ME/CFS still hasn't been withdrawn, and continues to harm patients.
binitakane.bsky.social Binita Kane @binitakane.bsky.social · Nov 11
I saw a patient last week with ME who in 2023 was told by the MECFS service to ‘get back to the gym’. She did 20 minutes, collapsed and hasn’t walked since. The advice is still out there, still wrong and the harm is real.
ozfish.bsky.social Trish Davis @ozfish.bsky.social · Nov 10
Cochrane is stubbornly refusing to withdraw the 2019 review recommending exercise therapy for ME/CFS despite being supplied with ample evidence that it doesn't work and causes harm for #pwME with post exertional malaise.
Please sign the petition:
chng.it/zTZ7vX9Czd
November 11, 2024 at 10:25 AM
eriin.bsky.social
therapy degree programs should be the most on top of this, but alas
theadhdacademic.bsky.social the ADHD academic @theadhdacademic.bsky.social · Jan 10
Academic Ableism examples:

-Strict in-person attendance policies.
-Invisible goal posts and expectations.
-Unorganized syllabus and course schedules.
-Dense text without headings in syllabus.
-Images without image descriptions.
-Refusing to provide slides/materials in advance.
November 11, 2024 at 5:56 PM
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luckytran.com
Reminder: Masks protect against all types of airborne viruses.

If another pandemic starts, masks will be a key first line of defense, especially as we won't have a vaccine right away.
November 10, 2024 at 7:45 PM
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broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
Folks are shocked at the increase in racist, misogynist, ableist beliefs. Especially where “your body my choice” is concerned.

You know who’s not shocked? Disabled people. Those who’ve been fighting for Covid mitigations.

The masks came off years ago - Tuesday’s election just made it louder:
How Did We Get Here and What Comes Next?
Disabled people have been warning others for nearly 5 years that eugenicist Covid policies would lead to a rise of fascist, racist, bigoted, misogynistic hatred. It's here now. So what’s next?
www.disabledginger.com
November 10, 2024 at 9:19 PM
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francesmeh.reviews
one of the reasons bluesky works differently is because early users waged a successful fight to get the devs to prioritize safety features to protect communities at risk

as a result bluesky now has a suite of controls that i think are unmatched on social media

here’s the list, lmk what i’ve missed
A Probably Incomplete List of Bluesky User Safety Mechanisms Protecting your posts • disabling replies on your posts • limiting replies on your posts to people you follow, mention, or include in specific lists • disabling quote posting on your posts • detaching your post from someone else's quote • changing the above interaction settings even after a post is sent hiding replies to your posts for yourself or for everyone • self-labeling your media for adult or graphic content to protect other users • limiting account visibility only to logged in users • note: this is not 100% enforceable but all major bluesky clients and apps support it Limiting your interaction • blocking users from seeing or interacting with your posts • if you block after an interaction, they vaporize • if they've replied already, the entire thread below their reply is cauterized for everyone, floating in space detached from your post • note: your blocks are publicly visible via 3rd party apps • muting users to remove them from your notis and feeds, and hide them in replies • note: your mutes are private • muting or blocking entire moderation lists of users • note: inclusion in a list is public via third party apps. muting a list is private, blocks via a list are public • subscribing to other people's mod lists • note: your subscription is private, muting & blocking work the same • subscribing to labelers (moderation services) from bluesky or third parties o decide whether to show, warn, or hide posts that have been labeled in each category • report content that should be labeled to bluesky and/or third parties labelers
November 10, 2024 at 7:42 PM
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broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
I hear a lot of “we survived the first term and we will survive another”

Many people didn’t survive. They’re just no longer here to tell their stories.

We must tell them on their behalf and make sure people understand what’s at risk.
emilyrj.bsky.social Emily Johnson @emilyrj.bsky.social · Nov 9
“We will survive him” 30,000 disabled people died waiting for their SSDI/SSI cases to be processed in 2023 after massive SSA cuts in 2017-2021

Biden’s SSA appointee couldn’t catch up fixes

Do you want voters to survive if you’re not even wearing a mask? #CripTheVote www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...
30,000 died in fiscal 2023 waiting for disability decisions from Social Security
SSA Commissioner Martin O’Malley sat down with Nextgov/FCW recently to talk through the agency’s biggest challenges, including how it delivers disability assistance.
www.nextgov.com
November 10, 2024 at 1:55 AM
eriin.bsky.social
about me for now - i’m a neurodivergent-affirming, disability justice-oriented, relational therapist. covid-consciousness informs my work, along with other tangential experiences/interests/parts of me - entertainment industry, music, fandom/gaming culture, queer theory, birding, reading, etc etc
November 9, 2024 at 6:20 AM
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daniellebeckman.bsky.social
I'm not asking healthcare professionals to watch TV or keep up with the news. I'm asking them to read the most influential medical periodical in the world? Don't psychologise #LongCovid patients.
#NeuroCovid
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
November 9, 2024 at 3:05 AM
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bilboyaga.bsky.social
Reasons to wear an n95:

1) COVID never ended

2) Unmitigated pandemics are a tool used to harm marginalized people & you won’t participate

3) CDC is tweeting about avian flu symptoms to watch for

4) It’s a real bad time to risk illness & disability

5) It offends MAGA

Get/give mask mutual aid:
Worldwide Mask Bloc Directory – Find your local Mask Bloc
MaskBloc.org lists active Mask Blocs around the world. Free high-quality masks, COVID-19 tests and other equipment for your community. Mutual Aid & We Keep Us Safe.
maskbloc.org
November 8, 2024 at 11:21 PM