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Mother’s Day was founded in intention not to call every birthing woman the “Best Mother Ever” or promote the conservative trad-wife ideal of barefoot and pregnant make-me-a-sandwich subservient kitchen maids, but in social justice. #mothersday open.substack.com/pub/dvinall/...

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It's the truth of the pain that underscores its minimization. #traumarecovery open.substack.com/pub/dvinall/...

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We did it! 🇨🇦 Canadian election called for the Liberal party! 🥳🤸‍♂️❤️ Democracy lives on in the developed world. Never give up hope. The darkness cannot snuff out all light. And just a little bit of light dispells the darkness around it. 🕯️

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When women are reduced to breeders, our wisdom, intelligence, talent, insight, and ingenuity is repressed. Society regresses for lack of female leadership. Women lose self-esteem, self-worth, self-love. We lose influence. Respect. Freedom. This is what they want. open.substack.com/pub/dvinall/...

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What we need is not stigma, not judgment, not marginalization and certainly not eugenics-oriented witch hunts in search of a pre-determined but repeatedly disproven source of blame. Support, not eradication. Solutions, not misplaced blame. #neurodiversitysupport open.substack.com/pub/dvinall/...

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Death and destruction of our natural environment has a profound impact on our mental health, with effects experienced to varying degrees based on age, proximity, and exposure. open.substack.com/pub/dvinall/...

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Why does what feels inadequate matter more than what feels right? What is one part of your body you are willing to claim that you LIKE? We feel so free to decry what we dislike. I challenge you to share some self-love “out loud” in the comments below! open.substack.com/pub/dvinall/...

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Saturating ourselves in frightening news is often a subconscious attempt to make ourselves feel safe. When the world feels frightening and chaotic, information feels like a safety net. It gives us an illusion of control. But this illusion comes at a cost. open.substack.com/pub/dvinall/...

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Trauma bonding begins with the abuser serving up a toxic mix of abuse and possessiveness with feigned or shallow affection and manufactured heroism. #canada

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Debunking misconceptions about trauma: You are not weak. Time does not magically heal all wounds. Talking isn't enough, but: Healing IS possible. #trauma

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When despair is their weapon, you need tools to fight back. #resist open.substack.com/pub/dvinall/...

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Lessons in sociopathy: Re-stack if you think we deserve better!

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13 abuse tactics displayed during the #Zelensky Oval Office meeting, and what to do if seeing it was hard for you to watch. open.substack.com/pub/dvinall/...

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NEW: A source tells me that response teams for FEMA set to deploy to the South Carolina wildfires are unable to travel because their government issued travel cards have had their limits reduced to $1. FEMA response team cards were supposed to be exempt.

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Resilience is foundational to resistance. Through art, movement, and a defiant choice to embrace joy we foster our own resilience against darkness and oppression. Let's dance! open.substack.com/pub/dvinall/...

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Elon Musk is crossing the threshold to trillionaire. Perspective: 1 million seconds is about 11 days. 1 billion seconds is about 31 years. 1 trillion seconds is over 31,688 years. And he wants to raise your taxes, lower his, & cut food stamps, social security, & Medicare. Think of it.

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Knowledge is power…

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A key behavioral feature of abusers is to separate you from your support systems. It is critical to remember that the supports are still out there, able to help you. And there are people who are eager and able to connect you to the help you need and deserve, even when it's harder to find. 💜

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Got my copy of the Russian translation of my book, Gaslighting: A Step-by-Step Recovery Guide. If you need to find your way out of the confusion & madness of a gaslighting relationship - w/ partner, parent, or politician - you can grab it in English, Mandarin, Korean, Hungarian, Turkish, or Russian!

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How do you practice self-love and self-care?

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Trump would rather run on fear-mongering than actually do anything to fix our immigration system—it's why his so-called "solutions" make no sense.

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No matter your feelings on Valentine's Day, I hope you know how truly worthy you are of love. Embracing this truth is foundational to resilience. Join me for a discussion on 7 keys to cultivating self-love and its foundational role in all relationships. dvinall.substack.com/p/cultivatin...

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When the polar ice melts, Northern Canada and Greenland will shrink, opening new trade routes. They're not climate denialists, they're climate opportunists. Which is even darker.

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Cutting government waste by decimating entire agencies is like removing a diseased organ by plunging an unwashed hand through the abdomen and yanking it out. A surgeon's expert scalpel is needed when a cancerous growth has to go.

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Never.

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To all my fellow misfits, rebels, resisters, and black sheep: join me on Substack for long-form mental health related content in this new era. ✍️ Dvinall.substack.com Let's connect!

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So Trudeau announces a 1.3 trillion border deal in November, but then reminds Trump of it and Trump claims this ridiculous charade as a victory. 🤨🤦 Make it stop.

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For those struggling under the weight of alienating words & actions, lies enforced with the stroke of hasty pens attempting to separate us from our humanity: A painting with one color is a backdrop. A canvas filled with color & movement is art. You are art. open.substack.com/pub/dvinall/...

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I feel such anguish as a Canadian living in the USA under this madman as he targets & harms my homeland. To watch the rift grow that alienates me from my people, makes me part of the enemy I so loathe. To feel I am part of the evil harming my loved ones, & that they may hate me for it too.

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Declaration of Independence: 📜 "Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." I DO NOT CONSENT.

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