“Why I (As a Therapist) Hate CBT | Therapist Explains Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - YouTube” https://youtu.be/FfT3mzxMGxM?si=gEHJpXhyx39d56lz Brilliant video - I agreed with so much of this! Also, in my experience, I have found the people who advocate for CBT are often out of touch with their emotions, or are even anti-emotions - which puts them at odds with one of the most important parts of living, not to mention one of the best tools for growth, as is well exemplified by the outstanding work of Karla McLaren
- “Q&A: Is it time for scientists to rethink how they study sex in research?” https://www.statnews.com/2024/03/15/sex-research-male-female-scientists-cell/ “We
often talk about sex as though it’s an actual part of the body that can
be located, that can then have an effect on that individual’s health.
Actually, sex is something that we assign as a set of categories.
... When we start talking about sex being complex, people assume that
we’re talking about sex and gender minorities like trans people,
gender-diverse people, people with intersex variations. And, yes, we are
talking about those people. But we’re also talking about cisgender
bodies. Women aren’t a one-size-fits-all. There’s a great deal of
variation among women for all kinds of reasons. And that variation is
worth understanding and worth engaging with if we want to actually
address gender disparities in health.”
- my favourite online source, Ysha the Activist Witch, has published her first response to the #OcculTea hashtag, at “Witchcraft is a SCAM!?!” https://youtu.be/CVcXmhfIo5w?si=-3smggr7rmReiTGD. As usual, this is EXCELLENT! Another interesting response (that I found via the Activist Witch) is “Authenticity, Grifters, & Capitalism” https://youtu.be/q5u3K1plh14?si=x4IUojj4A1w00WGq by The Wolfsbane Witch https://www.youtube.com/@WolfsbaneWitch
- “Debunking Spring Equinox Myths: Ostara, Eostre and the Pagan Origin of Easter Traditions” https://youtu.be/s9ittf9xBgE?si=-JWw_vxN0veBGxe9 Very well done - well researched, well put together, and thoughtful and thought provoking. In a word: excellent - and has changed my view on Eostre
“Infant, Name Once Known” https://www.sapiens.org/culture/infant-name-once-known-poem-jenny-l-davis/ “A poet-anthropologist of the Chickasaw Nation honours infant remains historically used in teaching collections at the University of Illinois.”
- “What Was The Earliest Surgery? - PBS Eons” https://youtu.be/kauDsIeIMxs?si=qzH87r-D0FOf8yq7 Non-human animals have been observed applying medical care to others
- “Witch hunts: Why were so few ‘witches’ killed in Wales?” https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-68413510 Partly because the evil witch hunters didn’t speak Welsh ...
- “Regardless of the platform or algorithm, it’s humans that make social media toxic” https://english.elpais.com/technology/2024-03-20/regardless-of-the-platform-or-algorithm-its-humans-that-make-social-media-toxic.html
- this week’s “afterlife report” by the Zammits (see here for zoom meeting opportunities):
https://www.victorzammit.com/March22nd2024/
- my recent posts on my political blog:
- From
the news on: society generally, and broader issues, the climate crisis, environmental issues, and nuclear threats/issues, human rights and humanitarian aid, the war in West Asia, and
politics & democracy, and international affairs;
- “Some hope for Gaza?” https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2024/03/hope-for-gaza.html “On character in the business/commercial world” https://politicalmusingsofkayleen.blogspot.com/2024/03/on-character-in-businesscommercial-world.html
- also from YouTube:
- “What to do if you have no normal to return to” https://youtu.be/G39cl6juktw?si=bRKSfK3gBtfp6IDJ by Dr Scott Eilers
- “6 signs YOU are silent screaming ... ” https://youtu.be/CQM38b9uQ4U?si=fQcmuJblXg2eWaPT by Kati Morton
- from YouTube and elsewhere on neurodivergence:
- “What Does an Autistic Person Who is NOT Struggling Look Like? Would we even recognize their Autism?” https://youtu.be/JNeYp95N8ZQ?si=3AwzfJyQgwVLdPpp Excellent question
- from Ponderful:
- “Misinfo, Diagnosis & Autism Advocacy ft. @YoSamdySam” https://youtu.be/80w6czCPQrs?si=36ba-rCfHbzUBO7V Amongst many other points and perspectives that I agreed with, liked/related to/appreciated (such as struggling at school, the experiences of being in marginalised identities/groups, that autism is an adjective more than a label, the critique of assessments of accuracy on platforms, etc) in this - as usual - excellent, very informative video, I particularly liked the comment that humans want to do things because we're human, not only because of capitalism. A longer video with great use of humour, including occassional sarcasm & irony - from Proudly Autistic:
- “Four Types of Masking (Autistic and Allistic)” https://youtu.be/GpHSRUIkEI8?si=oEFg7Q7Tm4BIBhWM A very interesting and useful perspective! - from Autistamatic:
- “Finding Autism ... (Why I'm NOT Leaving YouTube part TWO)” https://youtu.be/NDATdaeJk9E?si=PW5FIFdHhuSM5YMF Another excellent video, continuing on, in this case, from a previous video, but stands well on its own
- from Orion Kelly - That Autistic Guy:
- “Selective Amnesia in Autism - My Friend Autism (Orion Kelly - Podcasts)” https://youtu.be/UdFNlR1YdNw?si=EaI97pp_1MGk0QrD
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Remember: we generally need to be more human being rather than human doing, to mind our Mӕgan, and to acknowledge that all misgendering is an act of active transphobia/transmisia that puts trans+ lives at risk & accept that all insistence on the use of “trans” as a descriptor comes with commensurate use of “cis” as a descriptor to prevent “othering” (just as binary gendered [men’s and women’s] sporting teams are either both given the gender descriptor, or neither).