Harini Shankar
@healthitwithharini.bsky.social
Lifelong student of Nutrition and Biology
Menstrual, Menopausal and Mental Health are my main jams
Book lover, Indian Dancer & Instructor, 200 Hr Certified Yoga teacher (It's the ADHD - here to let it freak out too)
Menstrual, Menopausal and Mental Health are my main jams
Book lover, Indian Dancer & Instructor, 200 Hr Certified Yoga teacher (It's the ADHD - here to let it freak out too)
Saw a few sci-fi, dystopian works promoted on social media lately
The absolutely unfunny irony - they were using genAI to create it all
Using the technology wrecking lives right now, to warn about technology wrecking fictional lives, and not recognizing what you're doing, is sadly tragic. #BookSky
The absolutely unfunny irony - they were using genAI to create it all
Using the technology wrecking lives right now, to warn about technology wrecking fictional lives, and not recognizing what you're doing, is sadly tragic. #BookSky
November 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Saw a few sci-fi, dystopian works promoted on social media lately
The absolutely unfunny irony - they were using genAI to create it all
Using the technology wrecking lives right now, to warn about technology wrecking fictional lives, and not recognizing what you're doing, is sadly tragic. #BookSky
The absolutely unfunny irony - they were using genAI to create it all
Using the technology wrecking lives right now, to warn about technology wrecking fictional lives, and not recognizing what you're doing, is sadly tragic. #BookSky
I learned about Alice Wong only earlier this year...
It's when I truly understood what it means to lead one's life with true ownership and dignity - what every disabled individual, what every individual, period... wants and deserves.
I raise my hands in her life's honor - and her books 🙏 #BookSky
It's when I truly understood what it means to lead one's life with true ownership and dignity - what every disabled individual, what every individual, period... wants and deserves.
I raise my hands in her life's honor - and her books 🙏 #BookSky
November 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I learned about Alice Wong only earlier this year...
It's when I truly understood what it means to lead one's life with true ownership and dignity - what every disabled individual, what every individual, period... wants and deserves.
I raise my hands in her life's honor - and her books 🙏 #BookSky
It's when I truly understood what it means to lead one's life with true ownership and dignity - what every disabled individual, what every individual, period... wants and deserves.
I raise my hands in her life's honor - and her books 🙏 #BookSky
Within a span of 24 hours, 8 precious lives were taken by a bomb in Delhi, India, and another 12 lives by a bomb in Islamabad, Pakistan.
All every one of them ever wanted was to just live their lives.
And every one of their losses, so freaking pointless #WeAreAllOne #IndiaPakistan
All every one of them ever wanted was to just live their lives.
And every one of their losses, so freaking pointless #WeAreAllOne #IndiaPakistan
November 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Within a span of 24 hours, 8 precious lives were taken by a bomb in Delhi, India, and another 12 lives by a bomb in Islamabad, Pakistan.
All every one of them ever wanted was to just live their lives.
And every one of their losses, so freaking pointless #WeAreAllOne #IndiaPakistan
All every one of them ever wanted was to just live their lives.
And every one of their losses, so freaking pointless #WeAreAllOne #IndiaPakistan
People are still stranded from losing everything in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba.
Now, Typhoon Kalmaegi has killed at least 26 lives in the Philippines.
#ClimateSky
abcnews.go.com/amp/Business...
Now, Typhoon Kalmaegi has killed at least 26 lives in the Philippines.
#ClimateSky
abcnews.go.com/amp/Business...
Typhoon Kalmaegi leaves 26 dead in Philippines, people trapped on roofs and cars submerged
Philippine disaster response officials say that Typhoon Kalmaegi has left at least 26 people dead
abcnews.go.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
People are still stranded from losing everything in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba.
Now, Typhoon Kalmaegi has killed at least 26 lives in the Philippines.
#ClimateSky
abcnews.go.com/amp/Business...
Now, Typhoon Kalmaegi has killed at least 26 lives in the Philippines.
#ClimateSky
abcnews.go.com/amp/Business...
Even if intentional, this *may* not be related to the larger rhetoric against science, or political.
But you cannot deny, that when violent rhetoric becomes more accepted in mainstream sentiment - it encourages previously guarded violent tendencies to come out of their shadows. #ScienceSky
But you cannot deny, that when violent rhetoric becomes more accepted in mainstream sentiment - it encourages previously guarded violent tendencies to come out of their shadows. #ScienceSky
Authorities Investigating Explosion at Harvard Medical School, Believed To Be Intentional | News | The Harvard Crimson
A device exploded inside the Goldenson Building in Harvard’s Longwood medical campus early Saturday morning, according to a message from the Harvard University Police Department to University affiliat...
www.thecrimson.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Even if intentional, this *may* not be related to the larger rhetoric against science, or political.
But you cannot deny, that when violent rhetoric becomes more accepted in mainstream sentiment - it encourages previously guarded violent tendencies to come out of their shadows. #ScienceSky
But you cannot deny, that when violent rhetoric becomes more accepted in mainstream sentiment - it encourages previously guarded violent tendencies to come out of their shadows. #ScienceSky
The last day of ADHD Awareness Month...
The month where I mostly forgot to share much about ADHD at all...
The month where I mostly forgot to share much about ADHD at all...
November 1, 2025 at 1:37 AM
The last day of ADHD Awareness Month...
The month where I mostly forgot to share much about ADHD at all...
The month where I mostly forgot to share much about ADHD at all...
In my, very personal experience with #ADHD
The emotional dysregulation is far worse than the memory fails
The burnout from trying too hard is far worse than the attention dysfunction
The damage to self esteem is far worse than the ADHD disorder itself.
The emotional dysregulation is far worse than the memory fails
The burnout from trying too hard is far worse than the attention dysfunction
The damage to self esteem is far worse than the ADHD disorder itself.
October 31, 2025 at 3:44 AM
In my, very personal experience with #ADHD
The emotional dysregulation is far worse than the memory fails
The burnout from trying too hard is far worse than the attention dysfunction
The damage to self esteem is far worse than the ADHD disorder itself.
The emotional dysregulation is far worse than the memory fails
The burnout from trying too hard is far worse than the attention dysfunction
The damage to self esteem is far worse than the ADHD disorder itself.
I got into a reading block after having such a rich September... and I usually binge on a few Romances to get me out of that slump. Romances are also a major source of comfort during an ADHD burnout.
I think these did it for me. #BookSky
I think these did it for me. #BookSky
October 30, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I got into a reading block after having such a rich September... and I usually binge on a few Romances to get me out of that slump. Romances are also a major source of comfort during an ADHD burnout.
I think these did it for me. #BookSky
I think these did it for me. #BookSky
"That's what I learned from them - it's not safe to be different."....“I pushed you to change because I wanted you to be safe. Do you understand?”
As a South Asian ADHDer, this book hit me hard.
"I cry for the girl I used to be. I cry for me." #BookSky #CulturalStigmas #Neurodivergence
As a South Asian ADHDer, this book hit me hard.
"I cry for the girl I used to be. I cry for me." #BookSky #CulturalStigmas #Neurodivergence
October 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
"That's what I learned from them - it's not safe to be different."....“I pushed you to change because I wanted you to be safe. Do you understand?”
As a South Asian ADHDer, this book hit me hard.
"I cry for the girl I used to be. I cry for me." #BookSky #CulturalStigmas #Neurodivergence
As a South Asian ADHDer, this book hit me hard.
"I cry for the girl I used to be. I cry for me." #BookSky #CulturalStigmas #Neurodivergence
The fact that everything else is so alarming that my ADHD seems quite alright 😭
October 7, 2025 at 3:11 AM
The fact that everything else is so alarming that my ADHD seems quite alright 😭
Bless the heart of every romance novel that still glamorizes old fashioned relationships built from in-person conflict/enmity/working/problem solving/fighting/competing/surviving/drooling together/...
While real life folks have to get through the ick of swiping bodies online #BookSky 📚
While real life folks have to get through the ick of swiping bodies online #BookSky 📚
October 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Bless the heart of every romance novel that still glamorizes old fashioned relationships built from in-person conflict/enmity/working/problem solving/fighting/competing/surviving/drooling together/...
While real life folks have to get through the ick of swiping bodies online #BookSky 📚
While real life folks have to get through the ick of swiping bodies online #BookSky 📚
Isn't it galling that the procedures most demonized - #mammograms, #c-sections, #hormone meds, etc.,
Are the ones most essential to AFAB & #women?
I don't see as much demonizing of prostate exams & ED meds at all 👀
Ofc, if its something everyone needs though, like depression meds, it's fair game
Are the ones most essential to AFAB & #women?
I don't see as much demonizing of prostate exams & ED meds at all 👀
Ofc, if its something everyone needs though, like depression meds, it's fair game
September 30, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Isn't it galling that the procedures most demonized - #mammograms, #c-sections, #hormone meds, etc.,
Are the ones most essential to AFAB & #women?
I don't see as much demonizing of prostate exams & ED meds at all 👀
Ofc, if its something everyone needs though, like depression meds, it's fair game
Are the ones most essential to AFAB & #women?
I don't see as much demonizing of prostate exams & ED meds at all 👀
Ofc, if its something everyone needs though, like depression meds, it's fair game
My real, abject, fear: that no incompetence was involved
September 27, 2025 at 3:08 AM
My real, abject, fear: that no incompetence was involved
Almost all of the traditional outlets failed to mention the death of Trey Reed, the orders to remove The Scourged Back painting, or the role of the Indigenous tribes of The Everglades in shutting down the glorified detainment camp there.
Events I learned following more Black & Indigenous accounts
Events I learned following more Black & Indigenous accounts
September 16, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Almost all of the traditional outlets failed to mention the death of Trey Reed, the orders to remove The Scourged Back painting, or the role of the Indigenous tribes of The Everglades in shutting down the glorified detainment camp there.
Events I learned following more Black & Indigenous accounts
Events I learned following more Black & Indigenous accounts
I can't believe I'm in a reality where the 310th m@ss shooting of 2025, at a school in Colorado today is given the backseat to the death of one social media personality
High schoolers were shot, people
High schoolers were shot, people
September 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I can't believe I'm in a reality where the 310th m@ss shooting of 2025, at a school in Colorado today is given the backseat to the death of one social media personality
High schoolers were shot, people
High schoolers were shot, people
"I was spanked/beaten/screamed at/ as a child and I turned out fine"
Purely anecdotal - but anyone who has said this to me, has had challenges with relationships, being adaptable, parent(s), or emotional regulation
They are decidedly, *not* fine #Parenting #MentalHealth
Purely anecdotal - but anyone who has said this to me, has had challenges with relationships, being adaptable, parent(s), or emotional regulation
They are decidedly, *not* fine #Parenting #MentalHealth
September 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"I was spanked/beaten/screamed at/ as a child and I turned out fine"
Purely anecdotal - but anyone who has said this to me, has had challenges with relationships, being adaptable, parent(s), or emotional regulation
They are decidedly, *not* fine #Parenting #MentalHealth
Purely anecdotal - but anyone who has said this to me, has had challenges with relationships, being adaptable, parent(s), or emotional regulation
They are decidedly, *not* fine #Parenting #MentalHealth
YA fiction is the most fascinating category to me...
They seem to deal with the human condition, with more clarity and nuance than some of the adult novels in the same categories.
Maybe because older readers just want to escape the real world while younger readers want to understand it #BookSky📚
They seem to deal with the human condition, with more clarity and nuance than some of the adult novels in the same categories.
Maybe because older readers just want to escape the real world while younger readers want to understand it #BookSky📚
September 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
YA fiction is the most fascinating category to me...
They seem to deal with the human condition, with more clarity and nuance than some of the adult novels in the same categories.
Maybe because older readers just want to escape the real world while younger readers want to understand it #BookSky📚
They seem to deal with the human condition, with more clarity and nuance than some of the adult novels in the same categories.
Maybe because older readers just want to escape the real world while younger readers want to understand it #BookSky📚
"Why did I come here?"
"What should I do again?"
"Why am I standing here?"
"What was I saying?"
"Where am I going?"
"Did you ask me for something this morning?"
Just a few daily questions for my husband that keep our marriage alive
Follow for more ADHD relationship tips /s
"What should I do again?"
"Why am I standing here?"
"What was I saying?"
"Where am I going?"
"Did you ask me for something this morning?"
Just a few daily questions for my husband that keep our marriage alive
Follow for more ADHD relationship tips /s
August 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
"Why did I come here?"
"What should I do again?"
"Why am I standing here?"
"What was I saying?"
"Where am I going?"
"Did you ask me for something this morning?"
Just a few daily questions for my husband that keep our marriage alive
Follow for more ADHD relationship tips /s
"What should I do again?"
"Why am I standing here?"
"What was I saying?"
"Where am I going?"
"Did you ask me for something this morning?"
Just a few daily questions for my husband that keep our marriage alive
Follow for more ADHD relationship tips /s
To paraphrase the book - no amount of medical innovations can hide the undeniable fact that we have not dominated bacteria at all
"Bacteria will be here when the sun explodes. If we exist, it's because they let us"
- A Short History of Everything by Bill Bryson
#BookSky
"Bacteria will be here when the sun explodes. If we exist, it's because they let us"
- A Short History of Everything by Bill Bryson
#BookSky
August 21, 2025 at 3:57 AM
To paraphrase the book - no amount of medical innovations can hide the undeniable fact that we have not dominated bacteria at all
"Bacteria will be here when the sun explodes. If we exist, it's because they let us"
- A Short History of Everything by Bill Bryson
#BookSky
"Bacteria will be here when the sun explodes. If we exist, it's because they let us"
- A Short History of Everything by Bill Bryson
#BookSky
The way this hit too close phew!
What got me was what most reviews complained about - the heroine's piling lies in the workplace.
Lies born from experiencing prejudice, anxiety, chronic people pleasing, imposter syndrome, fear, & the baggage of our past.
Trust me, that was too real #BookSky
What got me was what most reviews complained about - the heroine's piling lies in the workplace.
Lies born from experiencing prejudice, anxiety, chronic people pleasing, imposter syndrome, fear, & the baggage of our past.
Trust me, that was too real #BookSky
August 21, 2025 at 3:43 AM
The way this hit too close phew!
What got me was what most reviews complained about - the heroine's piling lies in the workplace.
Lies born from experiencing prejudice, anxiety, chronic people pleasing, imposter syndrome, fear, & the baggage of our past.
Trust me, that was too real #BookSky
What got me was what most reviews complained about - the heroine's piling lies in the workplace.
Lies born from experiencing prejudice, anxiety, chronic people pleasing, imposter syndrome, fear, & the baggage of our past.
Trust me, that was too real #BookSky
August 20, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The timing of this shrimp news after this post of mine from two days ago is eery, to say the least
#radioactiveshrimp #shrimp #BookSky #nuclearwaste
#radioactiveshrimp #shrimp #BookSky #nuclearwaste
August 19, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The timing of this shrimp news after this post of mine from two days ago is eery, to say the least
#radioactiveshrimp #shrimp #BookSky #nuclearwaste
#radioactiveshrimp #shrimp #BookSky #nuclearwaste
Let me just say - I'm neither morally deficient, nor morally superior, because of my ADHD
I have to mess up, 'fess up, and grow up, just like everybody else. One flub at a time.
The only sensitivities I was born with were screeching chalk, scraping utensils, and flyaway hairs on my neck
I have to mess up, 'fess up, and grow up, just like everybody else. One flub at a time.
The only sensitivities I was born with were screeching chalk, scraping utensils, and flyaway hairs on my neck
August 18, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Let me just say - I'm neither morally deficient, nor morally superior, because of my ADHD
I have to mess up, 'fess up, and grow up, just like everybody else. One flub at a time.
The only sensitivities I was born with were screeching chalk, scraping utensils, and flyaway hairs on my neck
I have to mess up, 'fess up, and grow up, just like everybody else. One flub at a time.
The only sensitivities I was born with were screeching chalk, scraping utensils, and flyaway hairs on my neck
We are astoundingly, sumptuously, radiantly ignorant of life beneath the seas.
- A Short History of Nearly Everything, by Bill Bryson
Apparently, many developed countries have dumped barrels of radioactive waste in the oceans for decades, & we've no idea how its impacted life living there #BookSky
- A Short History of Nearly Everything, by Bill Bryson
Apparently, many developed countries have dumped barrels of radioactive waste in the oceans for decades, & we've no idea how its impacted life living there #BookSky
August 16, 2025 at 4:19 AM
We are astoundingly, sumptuously, radiantly ignorant of life beneath the seas.
- A Short History of Nearly Everything, by Bill Bryson
Apparently, many developed countries have dumped barrels of radioactive waste in the oceans for decades, & we've no idea how its impacted life living there #BookSky
- A Short History of Nearly Everything, by Bill Bryson
Apparently, many developed countries have dumped barrels of radioactive waste in the oceans for decades, & we've no idea how its impacted life living there #BookSky