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)
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
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
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
The most common criticism for this series I've seen is the "absurd" premise - "Oh no one could POSSIBLY treat teenagers like this"
And I bet the critics just don't know how teens are treated in foster care systems, "behavioral modification" programs, & juvenile detention centers - *today*
#BookSky
And I bet the critics just don't know how teens are treated in foster care systems, "behavioral modification" programs, & juvenile detention centers - *today*
#BookSky
July 31, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The most common criticism for this series I've seen is the "absurd" premise - "Oh no one could POSSIBLY treat teenagers like this"
And I bet the critics just don't know how teens are treated in foster care systems, "behavioral modification" programs, & juvenile detention centers - *today*
#BookSky
And I bet the critics just don't know how teens are treated in foster care systems, "behavioral modification" programs, & juvenile detention centers - *today*
#BookSky
Few fascinating facts from this gem:
Maternal mortality was rough, *but* it was better under the care of midwives than male physicians of the time
Comfort was a higher priority for midwives during illness before treatment. Ironic given pain management access today. #ReproSky #BookSky
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Maternal mortality was rough, *but* it was better under the care of midwives than male physicians of the time
Comfort was a higher priority for midwives during illness before treatment. Ironic given pain management access today. #ReproSky #BookSky
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July 20, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Books are rarely perfect. But a very imperfect book can still leave you with the most perfect feelings...
And the cultural references & places feel so lived in 🤌 Still feeling the feels hours after finishing this one
#BookSky 📖📚
And the cultural references & places feel so lived in 🤌 Still feeling the feels hours after finishing this one
#BookSky 📖📚
July 17, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Books are rarely perfect. But a very imperfect book can still leave you with the most perfect feelings...
And the cultural references & places feel so lived in 🤌 Still feeling the feels hours after finishing this one
#BookSky 📖📚
And the cultural references & places feel so lived in 🤌 Still feeling the feels hours after finishing this one
#BookSky 📖📚
Before Pride month ended, I got to finish "I will Greet the Sun Again" by Khashayar J Khabushani - the fact he's an Iranian author, was divine coincidence
Among audiobooks... coming of age books have felt the most comforting to me, like a weighted blanket for the ears. Like this one.
#BookSky 📚📖
Among audiobooks... coming of age books have felt the most comforting to me, like a weighted blanket for the ears. Like this one.
#BookSky 📚📖
July 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Before Pride month ended, I got to finish "I will Greet the Sun Again" by Khashayar J Khabushani - the fact he's an Iranian author, was divine coincidence
Among audiobooks... coming of age books have felt the most comforting to me, like a weighted blanket for the ears. Like this one.
#BookSky 📚📖
Among audiobooks... coming of age books have felt the most comforting to me, like a weighted blanket for the ears. Like this one.
#BookSky 📚📖
June 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Just finished listening to the Parable of the Talents...
It may be the very first book in my life that left me feeling pure rage after.
Chiefly because I had to listen to the heroine's family (including her child) punish her for her purpose till the very end...
#BookSky 📚📖🌎
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It may be the very first book in my life that left me feeling pure rage after.
Chiefly because I had to listen to the heroine's family (including her child) punish her for her purpose till the very end...
#BookSky 📚📖🌎
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May 29, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Just finished listening to the Parable of the Talents...
It may be the very first book in my life that left me feeling pure rage after.
Chiefly because I had to listen to the heroine's family (including her child) punish her for her purpose till the very end...
#BookSky 📚📖🌎
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It may be the very first book in my life that left me feeling pure rage after.
Chiefly because I had to listen to the heroine's family (including her child) punish her for her purpose till the very end...
#BookSky 📚📖🌎
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The ridiculous misinformation rampant today started somewhere...
Any imho, that somewhere was sensationalism.
No, it's not enough to state "new guidelines may be needed". We have to blare the alarms that everyone is going to die from cancer
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#misinformation #Cancer
Any imho, that somewhere was sensationalism.
No, it's not enough to state "new guidelines may be needed". We have to blare the alarms that everyone is going to die from cancer
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#misinformation #Cancer
May 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The ridiculous misinformation rampant today started somewhere...
Any imho, that somewhere was sensationalism.
No, it's not enough to state "new guidelines may be needed". We have to blare the alarms that everyone is going to die from cancer
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#misinformation #Cancer
Any imho, that somewhere was sensationalism.
No, it's not enough to state "new guidelines may be needed". We have to blare the alarms that everyone is going to die from cancer
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#misinformation #Cancer
May 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Suuuuuure, defunding Government funded studies to leave all research to profit prioritizing corporates is "Healthy"
#ScienceSky #Health #MAHA 🧪
#ScienceSky #Health #MAHA 🧪
April 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Suuuuuure, defunding Government funded studies to leave all research to profit prioritizing corporates is "Healthy"
#ScienceSky #Health #MAHA 🧪
#ScienceSky #Health #MAHA 🧪
April 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Yo why does this book have only 612 ratings on GoodReads & 216 on StoryGraphs???
I couldn't believe this was a debut novel! @jtewwrites.bsky.social you've one new fan here who is looking forward to your next book! I sure hope this one finds a ton more readers though
#BookSky #YA #SciFiSky #SciFi
I couldn't believe this was a debut novel! @jtewwrites.bsky.social you've one new fan here who is looking forward to your next book! I sure hope this one finds a ton more readers though
#BookSky #YA #SciFiSky #SciFi
April 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Yo why does this book have only 612 ratings on GoodReads & 216 on StoryGraphs???
I couldn't believe this was a debut novel! @jtewwrites.bsky.social you've one new fan here who is looking forward to your next book! I sure hope this one finds a ton more readers though
#BookSky #YA #SciFiSky #SciFi
I couldn't believe this was a debut novel! @jtewwrites.bsky.social you've one new fan here who is looking forward to your next book! I sure hope this one finds a ton more readers though
#BookSky #YA #SciFiSky #SciFi
"What is this actually going to do?!"
Well, he knew we were gonna ask that
Well, he knew we were gonna ask that
April 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
"What is this actually going to do?!"
Well, he knew we were gonna ask that
Well, he knew we were gonna ask that
The Ministry of the Future begins on a rather stark & depressing note.
But what I thought more depressing were the less than stellar reviews it had on GoodReads because it had "too much scientific detail on #ClimateChange for a fiction"
#ClimateSky #BookSky
But what I thought more depressing were the less than stellar reviews it had on GoodReads because it had "too much scientific detail on #ClimateChange for a fiction"
#ClimateSky #BookSky
March 29, 2025 at 11:42 PM
The Ministry of the Future begins on a rather stark & depressing note.
But what I thought more depressing were the less than stellar reviews it had on GoodReads because it had "too much scientific detail on #ClimateChange for a fiction"
#ClimateSky #BookSky
But what I thought more depressing were the less than stellar reviews it had on GoodReads because it had "too much scientific detail on #ClimateChange for a fiction"
#ClimateSky #BookSky
It's a real shame I didn't know about Agatha Christie's Miss Marple series until now.
Man, I laughed so much. The narrator is the very talented Richard E Grant, and he's a huge reason why.
Amidst all the corporate push to make AI narration the inevitable future, this was sobering too. #BookSky
Man, I laughed so much. The narrator is the very talented Richard E Grant, and he's a huge reason why.
Amidst all the corporate push to make AI narration the inevitable future, this was sobering too. #BookSky
March 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
It's a real shame I didn't know about Agatha Christie's Miss Marple series until now.
Man, I laughed so much. The narrator is the very talented Richard E Grant, and he's a huge reason why.
Amidst all the corporate push to make AI narration the inevitable future, this was sobering too. #BookSky
Man, I laughed so much. The narrator is the very talented Richard E Grant, and he's a huge reason why.
Amidst all the corporate push to make AI narration the inevitable future, this was sobering too. #BookSky
March 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
So where are all the justice inclined genius underground hackers that we saw on all those shows?
If you exist, we could use your help #ConstitutionalCrisis
If you exist, we could use your help #ConstitutionalCrisis
March 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
So where are all the justice inclined genius underground hackers that we saw on all those shows?
If you exist, we could use your help #ConstitutionalCrisis
If you exist, we could use your help #ConstitutionalCrisis
My 17th read this year...
Took my time to soak this lovely book in, & all I have to say about it is - with all the *thousands* of literature we already have, on the bloody pointlessness & wreckage of wars in all history, it hurts to witness leaders still be so trigger happy for it today
#BookSky
Took my time to soak this lovely book in, & all I have to say about it is - with all the *thousands* of literature we already have, on the bloody pointlessness & wreckage of wars in all history, it hurts to witness leaders still be so trigger happy for it today
#BookSky
March 10, 2025 at 4:19 AM
My 17th read this year...
Took my time to soak this lovely book in, & all I have to say about it is - with all the *thousands* of literature we already have, on the bloody pointlessness & wreckage of wars in all history, it hurts to witness leaders still be so trigger happy for it today
#BookSky
Took my time to soak this lovely book in, & all I have to say about it is - with all the *thousands* of literature we already have, on the bloody pointlessness & wreckage of wars in all history, it hurts to witness leaders still be so trigger happy for it today
#BookSky
Do you think we'll ever see a world where, in order to ban abortions 100%, it'll allow the death (excuse me, Unwinding) of teens instead - giving a pool of accessible organs too?
I thought the premise was too nonsensical, but knowing the state of foster care systems, I wonder is all.
#BookSky
I thought the premise was too nonsensical, but knowing the state of foster care systems, I wonder is all.
#BookSky
March 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Do you think we'll ever see a world where, in order to ban abortions 100%, it'll allow the death (excuse me, Unwinding) of teens instead - giving a pool of accessible organs too?
I thought the premise was too nonsensical, but knowing the state of foster care systems, I wonder is all.
#BookSky
I thought the premise was too nonsensical, but knowing the state of foster care systems, I wonder is all.
#BookSky
"I'm getting too old for this shit"
"There is no age," Dinadan said, "for which this shit is appropriate"
And that, my friends, is the most apt quote for this year of my Goddess 2025, which I solemnly share with y'all, from "The Bright Sword"
#BookSky
"There is no age," Dinadan said, "for which this shit is appropriate"
And that, my friends, is the most apt quote for this year of my Goddess 2025, which I solemnly share with y'all, from "The Bright Sword"
#BookSky
February 20, 2025 at 6:14 AM
"I'm getting too old for this shit"
"There is no age," Dinadan said, "for which this shit is appropriate"
And that, my friends, is the most apt quote for this year of my Goddess 2025, which I solemnly share with y'all, from "The Bright Sword"
#BookSky
"There is no age," Dinadan said, "for which this shit is appropriate"
And that, my friends, is the most apt quote for this year of my Goddess 2025, which I solemnly share with y'all, from "The Bright Sword"
#BookSky
My salad is so loaded she can walk safely at night
February 16, 2025 at 12:32 AM
My salad is so loaded she can walk safely at night