Rowan E. B.
@rowanemilie.bsky.social
Make Empathy Great Again
*they/them
I write a blog called Rowan and the Kidney Goblins. It is where chronic illness and mental health collide in my life with a rare autoimmune kidney condition: Minimal Change Disease
*they/them
I write a blog called Rowan and the Kidney Goblins. It is where chronic illness and mental health collide in my life with a rare autoimmune kidney condition: Minimal Change Disease
WTF now my Instagram was reinstated? Yep, the AI bots got it wrong. All I ever post is my cats, music I like and mental health stuff!
October 2, 2025 at 8:26 PM
WTF now my Instagram was reinstated? Yep, the AI bots got it wrong. All I ever post is my cats, music I like and mental health stuff!
Instagram permanently disabled my account that I had since 2013.
Most likely because I’m a targeted demographic for the current administration and I’m relatively vocal about what I do and do not support/accept any longer in my life.
The current administration is gaslighting the American people.
Most likely because I’m a targeted demographic for the current administration and I’m relatively vocal about what I do and do not support/accept any longer in my life.
The current administration is gaslighting the American people.
October 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Instagram permanently disabled my account that I had since 2013.
Most likely because I’m a targeted demographic for the current administration and I’m relatively vocal about what I do and do not support/accept any longer in my life.
The current administration is gaslighting the American people.
Most likely because I’m a targeted demographic for the current administration and I’m relatively vocal about what I do and do not support/accept any longer in my life.
The current administration is gaslighting the American people.
Charlie Kirk once said, "I can't stand the word empathy, actually. I think empathy is a made -up, new age term that — it does a lot of damage."
Here I am, damaged, but still alive.
Here I am, damaged, but still alive.
September 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Charlie Kirk once said, "I can't stand the word empathy, actually. I think empathy is a made -up, new age term that — it does a lot of damage."
Here I am, damaged, but still alive.
Here I am, damaged, but still alive.
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The 100 lowest-paying US corporations spent $644B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024.
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M
See the problem?
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M
See the problem?
September 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The 100 lowest-paying US corporations spent $644B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024.
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M
See the problem?
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M
See the problem?
Make it rain glitter on each and every ice raid
June 19, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Make it rain glitter on each and every ice raid
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It is Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month.
To the men who think they aren’t the problem in the relationship, if it’s unhealthy, then you are part of it.
If you love that someone, celebrate this month schedule your very first therapy appointment.
There is strength in vulnerability.
To the men who think they aren’t the problem in the relationship, if it’s unhealthy, then you are part of it.
If you love that someone, celebrate this month schedule your very first therapy appointment.
There is strength in vulnerability.
June 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
It is Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month.
To the men who think they aren’t the problem in the relationship, if it’s unhealthy, then you are part of it.
If you love that someone, celebrate this month schedule your very first therapy appointment.
There is strength in vulnerability.
To the men who think they aren’t the problem in the relationship, if it’s unhealthy, then you are part of it.
If you love that someone, celebrate this month schedule your very first therapy appointment.
There is strength in vulnerability.
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Cis straight (often white) men are the sole reason for the male loneliness epidemic. Be better or be lonely.
May 17, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Cis straight (often white) men are the sole reason for the male loneliness epidemic. Be better or be lonely.
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A message to RFK Jr.: STFU
Autism is NOT a disease.
That’s all. That’s the post.
Autism is NOT a disease.
That’s all. That’s the post.
April 16, 2025 at 9:57 PM
A message to RFK Jr.: STFU
Autism is NOT a disease.
That’s all. That’s the post.
Autism is NOT a disease.
That’s all. That’s the post.
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"NO KINGS LIVE HERE"
March 7, 2025 at 11:44 AM
"NO KINGS LIVE HERE"
Getting mansplained about my personal experience with vaccines, modern medicine, science and chronic kidney disease is a real trip.
Yes please tell me how to survive it as if I didn’t know or have done so for nearly 10 years. I had Covid once and the flu really bad twice since my diagnosis. Hmm 🤔
Yes please tell me how to survive it as if I didn’t know or have done so for nearly 10 years. I had Covid once and the flu really bad twice since my diagnosis. Hmm 🤔
October.it
March 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Getting mansplained about my personal experience with vaccines, modern medicine, science and chronic kidney disease is a real trip.
Yes please tell me how to survive it as if I didn’t know or have done so for nearly 10 years. I had Covid once and the flu really bad twice since my diagnosis. Hmm 🤔
Yes please tell me how to survive it as if I didn’t know or have done so for nearly 10 years. I had Covid once and the flu really bad twice since my diagnosis. Hmm 🤔
The Russian roulette of the chronically ill body of a 42 year old femme non-binary human; is it my autoimmune disease, side effects of immunotherapy treatment, or symptoms of perimenopause?
I don’t know 🤷🏼, you tell me, body!
I don’t know 🤷🏼, you tell me, body!
February 27, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The Russian roulette of the chronically ill body of a 42 year old femme non-binary human; is it my autoimmune disease, side effects of immunotherapy treatment, or symptoms of perimenopause?
I don’t know 🤷🏼, you tell me, body!
I don’t know 🤷🏼, you tell me, body!
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Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post would not run this ad. This is the power of oligarchy.
February 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post would not run this ad. This is the power of oligarchy.
RFK Jr. will have to take my SSRI away from my cold dead hands. As I was diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder at 16 years old and have tried life off of my meds and it did not go well. I prefer not to have my suicidal ideation back in my brain. Thanks.
February 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
RFK Jr. will have to take my SSRI away from my cold dead hands. As I was diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder at 16 years old and have tried life off of my meds and it did not go well. I prefer not to have my suicidal ideation back in my brain. Thanks.
I am tired of living in America. The state of our “union” is such a diabolical mess. Everyday I feel like I wake up to more and more rights of the average America citizen being taken away. I don’t have the energy for this. My existence is resistance…
February 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I am tired of living in America. The state of our “union” is such a diabolical mess. Everyday I feel like I wake up to more and more rights of the average America citizen being taken away. I don’t have the energy for this. My existence is resistance…
I am 4 days out from my infusion; the aches are still hanging on. I have wicked nausea and heartburn, low appetite and overall exhausted.
I’m slightly miserable but I’m alive and in remission. A Silver lining is never far away from my mind.
I am a badass. That’s all ☺️
I’m slightly miserable but I’m alive and in remission. A Silver lining is never far away from my mind.
I am a badass. That’s all ☺️
February 1, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I am 4 days out from my infusion; the aches are still hanging on. I have wicked nausea and heartburn, low appetite and overall exhausted.
I’m slightly miserable but I’m alive and in remission. A Silver lining is never far away from my mind.
I am a badass. That’s all ☺️
I’m slightly miserable but I’m alive and in remission. A Silver lining is never far away from my mind.
I am a badass. That’s all ☺️
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Truly the only thing worth watching on the internet. The 90's Kid/Teen in me is feeling the love for a city I have never been to. (I have been to California, but the bay area)
Music always brings us together.
Truly the only thing worth watching on the internet. The 90's Kid/Teen in me is feeling the love for a city I have never been to. (I have been to California, but the bay area)
Music always brings us together.
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January 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Truly the only thing worth watching on the internet. The 90's Kid/Teen in me is feeling the love for a city I have never been to. (I have been to California, but the bay area)
Music always brings us together.
Truly the only thing worth watching on the internet. The 90's Kid/Teen in me is feeling the love for a city I have never been to. (I have been to California, but the bay area)
Music always brings us together.
New Blog Post!
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The Restlessness of Rituximab
While the restless leg, hot flashes, extreme fatigue, nausea and ridiculously achy joints, may only last for a few days, it surely is intense in the moment. It mirrors my trigger symptoms tha…
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January 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
New Blog Post!
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My sweet but slightly derpy orange kitty, Sir Mango Jenkins Pendragon - the Great Wizard (aka Jenkins) watching the birds out the window.
Life can be more simple if we just pause, sit still, and watch a cat staring at birds. 🐦
Life can be more simple if we just pause, sit still, and watch a cat staring at birds. 🐦
January 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
My sweet but slightly derpy orange kitty, Sir Mango Jenkins Pendragon - the Great Wizard (aka Jenkins) watching the birds out the window.
Life can be more simple if we just pause, sit still, and watch a cat staring at birds. 🐦
Life can be more simple if we just pause, sit still, and watch a cat staring at birds. 🐦