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Thoughtfultini
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Thoughtfultini explores mental health, regulation, caregiving, menopause, trauma, and the stories our nervous systems tell.
Words as tools. Humor as relief.
https://medium.com/@thoughtfultini
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• A doc sued for prescribing a debunked autism therapy
• A man who says vaccines are “poisoning children”
• A woman boosting autism "treatments" using stem cells from rabbits

This is not a QAnon conference line-up, it is the people now guiding US autism research

www.wired.com/story/rfk-jr...
RFK Jr.’s Picks for a Key Autism Panel Include Advocates for Bizarre Theories
Among those Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently named to a federal autism committee are people who tout dangerous treatments and say vaccine manufacturers are “poisoning children.”
www.wired.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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There are roughly 350,000 black Americans serving in the Armed Forces and over 2 million black veterans. In the first week of Black History Month, Donald Trump posted about them being "apes" to him.
February 6, 2026 at 5:27 PM
When the brain turns “now” into “forever,” the interrupt is simple:

NOCEBO

A short, funny, human piece on stopping catastrophic spirals →
medium.com/middle-pause...

#MentalHealth #Nocebo #Thoughtfultini
Nocebo!
The word I yell at my brain during winter, like I just won Uno
medium.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:05 AM
An+Olympic+Tradition+Associated+with+Peace+was+Refined+by+the+Nazi+Regime. elejrnl.com?p=4249406
An Olympic Tradition Associated with Peace was Refined by the Nazi Regime. | elephant journal
We decided, collectively, that a symbol once used to divide could be repurposed to gather.
elejrnl.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Menopause is more than hot flashes.
It can be sleep loss, brain fog, anxiety, joint pain, and a nervous system that suddenly feel louder.

I wrote about what life without estrogen actually feels like — not clinically, but personally.
🔗 medium.com/middle-pause...

#Menopause #WomensHealth #Midlife
Life Without Estrogen: What the Hell Happens in Menopause?
Understanding the body you’re living in now — with compassion and clarity.
medium.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:59 PM