Maverick Joyce, MSW | RSD Coach and Transformative Social Work
@ageofaqueerius.bsky.social
Finding the authentic Self is deeply connected to collective liberation.
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This post is to establish my learning lineage, and encourage anyone who resonates with what I share, to also check out these amasing people and their works: Dr. Patricia Hill Collins, Dra. Gloria Anzaldua, Dr. Larissa Behrendt, Dr. Ayesha Khan, Audre Lorde, Laurie Rivers
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A MUST READ!
Please don’t miss this. It could save your life.
Please don’t miss this. It could save your life.
The Daisy Chain: A Neighbor's Guide to Mass Cooperation
what happens next is down to every neighbor of conscience-- each of us must find our red line, stand in our truth, and hold the line for democracy
open.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:03 PM
A MUST READ!
Please don’t miss this. It could save your life.
Please don’t miss this. It could save your life.
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria is a relational wound… and you can’t heal relational wounds alone. /1
December 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria is a relational wound… and you can’t heal relational wounds alone. /1
My 6 month program, Unlock Your Inner Genius, is not for everyone. Like with any healing container, it must be entered into with reciprocity, and that is determined by energetic resonance. /1
December 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
My 6 month program, Unlock Your Inner Genius, is not for everyone. Like with any healing container, it must be entered into with reciprocity, and that is determined by energetic resonance. /1
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As physicists/astronomers, we need to articulate a different political vision of who we are in the world and that means articulating a different political vision of the world. That means engaging with cries for justice and realizing that our future is tied to them. And that's all I've been saying.
December 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
As physicists/astronomers, we need to articulate a different political vision of who we are in the world and that means articulating a different political vision of the world. That means engaging with cries for justice and realizing that our future is tied to them. And that's all I've been saying.
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It's easy to say "it's always been this way" and while it is true that investing in science has generally been for the purposes of gaining power, it has been in the form of *soft power* and this is very different from a full on militarization of science. It's a different theory of power.
December 19, 2025 at 4:39 PM
It's easy to say "it's always been this way" and while it is true that investing in science has generally been for the purposes of gaining power, it has been in the form of *soft power* and this is very different from a full on militarization of science. It's a different theory of power.
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A lot of replies to this thread along the lines of "they don't care about security because look at how they're handling climate change and vaccines"
They do care. They have an alternate theory of security that's focused on securing militarized technofascism using AI and quantum physics.
They do care. They have an alternate theory of security that's focused on securing militarized technofascism using AI and quantum physics.
I just wish someone would be honest and say “we are ending civilian science in favor of science that is focused on serving national security and war”
December 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM
A lot of replies to this thread along the lines of "they don't care about security because look at how they're handling climate change and vaccines"
They do care. They have an alternate theory of security that's focused on securing militarized technofascism using AI and quantum physics.
They do care. They have an alternate theory of security that's focused on securing militarized technofascism using AI and quantum physics.
Reposted by Maverick Joyce, MSW | RSD Coach and Transformative Social Work
I just wish someone would be honest and say “we are ending civilian science in favor of science that is focused on serving national security and war”
December 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I just wish someone would be honest and say “we are ending civilian science in favor of science that is focused on serving national security and war”
What actually happens inside “Unlock Your Inner Genius”? The short answer – we build and heal from the inside-out AND the outside-in, at the same time. /1
December 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
What actually happens inside “Unlock Your Inner Genius”? The short answer – we build and heal from the inside-out AND the outside-in, at the same time. /1
From an ancestral perspective, assimilation wounds are one of the deepest roots of Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria. I mean this in both a biologically inherited way and a spiritual way. /1
December 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
From an ancestral perspective, assimilation wounds are one of the deepest roots of Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria. I mean this in both a biologically inherited way and a spiritual way. /1
Every healer has their own unique medicine. Here’s mine. (And here’s why traditional therapy and nervous system tools often fall short for RSD) /1
December 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Every healer has their own unique medicine. Here’s mine. (And here’s why traditional therapy and nervous system tools often fall short for RSD) /1
Many people believe that RSD (Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria) is just something you have to live with – a life sentence. /1
December 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Many people believe that RSD (Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria) is just something you have to live with – a life sentence. /1
When you experience Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria, masking isn’t a choice — it becomes a strategy for survival. Let’s dive in. /1
December 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
When you experience Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria, masking isn’t a choice — it becomes a strategy for survival. Let’s dive in. /1
Safety isn’t the absence of harm. It is the existence of presence when things go sideways.
Harm is unavoidable. Humans learn through mistakes. /1
Harm is unavoidable. Humans learn through mistakes. /1
December 2, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Safety isn’t the absence of harm. It is the existence of presence when things go sideways.
Harm is unavoidable. Humans learn through mistakes. /1
Harm is unavoidable. Humans learn through mistakes. /1
Why I teach nervous system attunement (instead of regulation) to support the healing process for RSD /1
November 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Why I teach nervous system attunement (instead of regulation) to support the healing process for RSD /1
Your sensitivity was never the problem. (In fact, it's actually the solution.) You were never too much, too sensitive, or too dramatic. The culture was the problem – it was designed to enforce compliance, suppress difference, and maintain power for the 1%. /1
November 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Your sensitivity was never the problem. (In fact, it's actually the solution.) You were never too much, too sensitive, or too dramatic. The culture was the problem – it was designed to enforce compliance, suppress difference, and maintain power for the 1%. /1
Why do tone shifts feel like rejection? (and what does this have to do with perfectionism?) /1
November 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Why do tone shifts feel like rejection? (and what does this have to do with perfectionism?) /1
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November 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria is not a personal flaw. It’s a predictable outcome of the oppressive paradigms that shape our lives. Which leads me to this…
understanding how power is organised and operates is a crucial part of any healing journey. /1
understanding how power is organised and operates is a crucial part of any healing journey. /1
November 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria is not a personal flaw. It’s a predictable outcome of the oppressive paradigms that shape our lives. Which leads me to this…
understanding how power is organised and operates is a crucial part of any healing journey. /1
understanding how power is organised and operates is a crucial part of any healing journey. /1
Normality was socially constructed and is connected to rejection sensitive dysphoria. It is the invisible force that destroys self-trust and self-worth in childhood. /1
November 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Normality was socially constructed and is connected to rejection sensitive dysphoria. It is the invisible force that destroys self-trust and self-worth in childhood. /1
Self-expression can feel dangerous when you have rejection sensitive dysphoria. Expressing yourself is often accompanied by shame. In the body, shame can show up many different ways... /1
November 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Self-expression can feel dangerous when you have rejection sensitive dysphoria. Expressing yourself is often accompanied by shame. In the body, shame can show up many different ways... /1
Autistic and ADHD children live in constant cultural mismatch – not just at school, but often within their very family system. They often grow up being denied their internal reality, with the world sending the message that their external reality is more important than their internal one /1
November 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Autistic and ADHD children live in constant cultural mismatch – not just at school, but often within their very family system. They often grow up being denied their internal reality, with the world sending the message that their external reality is more important than their internal one /1
1. ✨💗Cultural matching is an essential part of identity safety. ✨💗
(Listen at the 40-minute mark on All My Relations podcast to hear Dr. Stephanie Fryberg explain more about this concept: www.allmyrelationspodcast.com/podcast/epis...) /1
(Listen at the 40-minute mark on All My Relations podcast to hear Dr. Stephanie Fryberg explain more about this concept: www.allmyrelationspodcast.com/podcast/epis...) /1
Native Mascots: Really, Still? — All My Relations
In 2018 there are still over 2000 schools and professional sports teams with Native mascots, despite decades of activism and academic research demonstrating the harms of these images.
www.allmyrelationspodcast.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
1. ✨💗Cultural matching is an essential part of identity safety. ✨💗
(Listen at the 40-minute mark on All My Relations podcast to hear Dr. Stephanie Fryberg explain more about this concept: www.allmyrelationspodcast.com/podcast/epis...) /1
(Listen at the 40-minute mark on All My Relations podcast to hear Dr. Stephanie Fryberg explain more about this concept: www.allmyrelationspodcast.com/podcast/epis...) /1
So often the mental experience is centered and focused upon at the expense of the somatic (body) experience. In truth we have different bodies with different memories and experiences, and they all interface in the physical body. /1
November 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
So often the mental experience is centered and focused upon at the expense of the somatic (body) experience. In truth we have different bodies with different memories and experiences, and they all interface in the physical body. /1
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria is a term that emerged from the experiences of ADHDers, to describe a phenomenon that many people experience. It’s a full-body, visceral response to any kind of perceived rejection or even threat of rejection. /1
November 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria is a term that emerged from the experiences of ADHDers, to describe a phenomenon that many people experience. It’s a full-body, visceral response to any kind of perceived rejection or even threat of rejection. /1
We need to talk about neuronormativity, because internalised neuronormativity is at the core of rejection sensitivity…and neuronormativity is this unquestioned, implicit existence of the ideal way a brain-body should function.
October 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
We need to talk about neuronormativity, because internalised neuronormativity is at the core of rejection sensitivity…and neuronormativity is this unquestioned, implicit existence of the ideal way a brain-body should function.