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Unpopular Opinion Therapist @mandeecurrienfs.bsky.social · 4h

Sometimes it’s a trick (your brain convincing you the worst-case scenario is already happening), and sometimes it’s a treatment (you learning to outsmart that same brain with new tools). Either way, we’re doing science and sorcery in here.

Unpopular Opinion Therapist @mandeecurrienfs.bsky.social · 5d

Sometimes my patients worry that being disliked means something’s wrong with them.
Nope. It just means you’re a human with opinions, preferences, and probably good taste.

Puppies and sunshine annoy someone. (Honestly, some people would complain about too much happiness if it came with free snacks.)

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Unpopular Opinion Therapist @mandeecurrienfs.bsky.social · 8d

Hematologist appointment: ✅
Diagnosis: Anemia (aka my blood is tired - me too bro).
Good news: No cancer markers!

Ophelia, however, would like to file an official complaint with management about being separated during the blood draw. 🐕‍🦺💉

Thanks to Ro, who kept things running smoother than my iron.

Unpopular Opinion Therapist @mandeecurrienfs.bsky.social · 8d

Sometimes life feels like a beautiful dumpster fire. 🔥

It’s not one or the other — it’s the overlap. The messy, exhausting, ridiculously human middle where things are both f*cking hard and f*cking beautiful.

If you’re in the thick of it today, you’re not doing it wrong. You’re just… living.

Unpopular Opinion Therapist @mandeecurrienfs.bsky.social · 9d

Yes Toothless you are a very special Pittopotamus. 🐾🦛

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Unpopular Opinion Therapist @mandeecurrienfs.bsky.social · 9d

Closure is a myth.

Therapy translation: closure isn’t something they give you; it’s something you claim the moment you stop waiting for what they’ll never deliver.

Unpopular Opinion Therapist @mandeecurrienfs.bsky.social · 11d

Farm cat training is going so well! Gator is the best boy! 🐈
#farmlife #barncatsrule

Unpopular Opinion Therapist @mandeecurrienfs.bsky.social · 12d

All that milkweed and native foliage is paying off! 🐛🦋
#Butterflies #nativeplants #pollinatorfriendly

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Unpopular Opinion Therapist @mandeecurrienfs.bsky.social · 13d

You know that stage of healing where you’re simultaneously burning sage and bridges?
Yeah… that one. 😂

You can be gentle and say, “absolutely not.”

Healing doesn’t mean you stop feeling — it means you stop apologizing for protecting your peace.

Unpopular Opinion Therapist @mandeecurrienfs.bsky.social · 13d

We had to say goodbye to our sweet kitten, Saoirse, today. 🐈‍⬛💔

She was diagnosed with FIP a devastating illness that she likely had when we adopted her at.

Rest easy, sweet girl. You were so loved. Thank you for spending your short time on earth with us. 🕊️💛

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Unpopular Opinion Therapist @mandeecurrienfs.bsky.social · 13d

These beautiful humans took me to see “Little Shop of Horrors” at the Lake Worth Playhouse.
#holdontoyourtribe #chosenfamily

Unpopular Opinion Therapist @mandeecurrienfs.bsky.social · 13d

In honor of October, I am reading this memoir. 🧙🏻🎃

“We are in a climate crisis, racism is pervasive, inequality is skyrocketing, the middle class is shrinking, and a virus is threatening to kill our most vulnerable and most of us still can’t even agree on if any of this is a problem.“

Unpopular Opinion Therapist @mandeecurrienfs.bsky.social · 13d

I’ve said it before, and I will say it again; the black sheep of the family is often the healthiest person in the family unit.

In psychology, this is called dysfunctional homeostasis — the family system organizes itself around keeping the peace with the most reactive person.

It’s unsustainable.

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Unpopular Opinion Therapist @mandeecurrienfs.bsky.social · 15d

That’s a survival skill, not a relationship skill.

The truth is: you don’t have to perform to be loved. You don’t have to shrink or sparkle just to feel safe. You get to rest. You get to be. 💛

Unpopular Opinion Therapist @mandeecurrienfs.bsky.social · 15d

Chaos level: Mom chatting with Cu, Nix buried in homework, and Ro and I knee-deep in brownie batter. 🍫😂

Unpopular Opinion Therapist @mandeecurrienfs.bsky.social · 16d

Just finished this one today. 📖 A little light reading, that gave me some new ideas for the garden! 🪴👩🏼‍🌾🥗🥕🥬🫜🫛🥔🥒🍅🌶️
Visit your local library! 📚
#librarylove #gardeningisresistance #bannedbooks #supportlibraries

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Unpopular Opinion Therapist @mandeecurrienfs.bsky.social · 16d

We live in a world that glorifies doing more — productivity, hustle, commitments. But “more” just leaves us exhausted and disconnected.

Growth often comes from doing less — less of what drains you, less people-pleasing, less chasing things and/or people that don’t align with your values.

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Unpopular Opinion Therapist @mandeecurrienfs.bsky.social · 17d

Huge thank you to Melissa for my jumper! 🥹 Buttons and zippers are really not my friend right now and this makes it so easy for me to get dressed without help! Thank you so much! 💛

Cissy, thanks for the idea!

#holdontoyourtribe #nonbiologicalsister #chosenfamily #strokerecoverylife

Unpopular Opinion Therapist @mandeecurrienfs.bsky.social · 17d

Healing isn’t about fixing others — it’s about understanding why we tolerated what hurt us.
Growth means facing our own wounds with compassion, not carrying the weight of someone else’s.
#codependency#bigkidshit #stopgoingtothecircus#dontaddtothenoise#neverfingsettle #HealingNotFixing

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Unpopular Opinion Therapist @mandeecurrienfs.bsky.social · 19d

Rain or shine, DSA participates in mutual aid in the form of food shares in the community!

Since I’m unable to physically attend since the 2nd stroke last week, I’m assisting by collecting donations. There are LOTS of ways to help!

*permission for photos and posting granted*

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Unpopular Opinion Therapist @mandeecurrienfs.bsky.social · 20d

Still having trouble reading on devices because the light exacerbates the headache, but I am using this time to catch up on some good old-fashioned book reading!

Nothing beats the smell of a real book! 📖 Please visit your libraries to find these hidden gems! 📚

“A Kind Life”, by Carina Wohlleben

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Unpopular Opinion Therapist @mandeecurrienfs.bsky.social · 21d

If you walk away from every conversation feeling exhausted, attacked, judged, and/or misunderstood, I’m eventually going to ask you why you keep conversing with them at all.

#nodoormatshere #traumaresponses #mentalhealth #neverfingsettle #boundarieslikeamotherfucker

Unpopular Opinion Therapist @mandeecurrienfs.bsky.social · 21d

Huge thank you to everyone who flexed in, checked in, and supported our family in so many different ways through this medical clusterf***. I’m beyond grateful for my tribe — I love you all so very much. 💛

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Unpopular Opinion Therapist @mandeecurrienfs.bsky.social · 22d

Love watching Roree with Mom. 🥹💛

Unpopular Opinion Therapist @mandeecurrienfs.bsky.social · 24d

My patients have been to hell and back and still keep fighting. 💪🏽

“….the mess of being alive”. Hell yeah! 🔥

#traumaresponses #nodoormatshere #neverfingsettle #lifeistoughbutsoareyou #yougotthis #recovery #traumainformedcare #traumarecovery

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