Dr Kate (she/her)
@drkatephd.bsky.social
Clinical psychologist to women in the perinatal period and US veterans. Mom to 2 kids and a god (typo but it stays).
Mental health is a social justice issue.
Mental health is a social justice issue.
High key awful vibes for the fourth this year
July 2, 2025 at 7:04 PM
High key awful vibes for the fourth this year
Reposted by Dr Kate (she/her)
Doctors Without Borders has said Gaza is now a "mass grave".
Gaza, which has become an open wound in the Arab and humanitarian body, is still resisting death with every remaining pulse - but for how much longer, wonders our Palestinian journalist Alaa Shamali
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
Gaza, which has become an open wound in the Arab and humanitarian body, is still resisting death with every remaining pulse - but for how much longer, wonders our Palestinian journalist Alaa Shamali
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
غزة: مقبرة جماعية في قلب الصمت الدولي
غزة، التي أصبحت جرحًا مفتوحًا في الجسد العربي والإنساني، لا تزال تقاوم الموت بكل ما تبقّى فيها من نبض
www.thecanary.co
April 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Doctors Without Borders has said Gaza is now a "mass grave".
Gaza, which has become an open wound in the Arab and humanitarian body, is still resisting death with every remaining pulse - but for how much longer, wonders our Palestinian journalist Alaa Shamali
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
Gaza, which has become an open wound in the Arab and humanitarian body, is still resisting death with every remaining pulse - but for how much longer, wonders our Palestinian journalist Alaa Shamali
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
My five year old has been protesting (and helping to make the signs) since she was one, most recently for #handsoffseattle. Some of her handiwork:
April 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
My five year old has been protesting (and helping to make the signs) since she was one, most recently for #handsoffseattle. Some of her handiwork:
Who’s coming? #handsoffseattle mobilize.us/s/RLz45P
Speakers will be at the stage on the International Fountain Mall
Speakers will be at the stage on the International Fountain Mall
Hands Off! Seattle Fights Back · Hands Off
**Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. Seattle is fighting back.**
They’re taking everything they can get their hands on—our healthcare, our data, our jobs, and our services...
mobilize.us
April 5, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Who’s coming? #handsoffseattle mobilize.us/s/RLz45P
Speakers will be at the stage on the International Fountain Mall
Speakers will be at the stage on the International Fountain Mall
Women can’t have birth control or get an abortion?
Criminalizing fertility while Viagra is so readily available tells you much of what you need to know about this country today
Criminalizing fertility while Viagra is so readily available tells you much of what you need to know about this country today
April 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Women can’t have birth control or get an abortion?
Criminalizing fertility while Viagra is so readily available tells you much of what you need to know about this country today
Criminalizing fertility while Viagra is so readily available tells you much of what you need to know about this country today
March 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
@pattymurray.bsky.social
@murray.senate.gov
@cantwell.senate.gov
Are you voting no alongside @sanders.senate.gov? How many chances do you need to step up?
@murray.senate.gov
@cantwell.senate.gov
Are you voting no alongside @sanders.senate.gov? How many chances do you need to step up?
Netanyahu's illegal war has killed 50,000 Palestinians. Now, Trump wants to force out 2 million more to build a billionaire's playground in Gaza.
That is ethnic cleansing — and it’s a war crime.
Next week, I will force votes to block $8.8 billion in new arms sales to Israel.
That is ethnic cleansing — and it’s a war crime.
Next week, I will force votes to block $8.8 billion in new arms sales to Israel.
March 28, 2025 at 6:17 AM
@pattymurray.bsky.social
@murray.senate.gov
@cantwell.senate.gov
Are you voting no alongside @sanders.senate.gov? How many chances do you need to step up?
@murray.senate.gov
@cantwell.senate.gov
Are you voting no alongside @sanders.senate.gov? How many chances do you need to step up?
www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...
Less food for the people who need it most. Our government is failing them and all of us.
Less food for the people who need it most. Our government is failing them and all of us.
Nearly $5 million in Washington emergency food assistance is canceled by USDA, including over $400K for Spokane
The Trump Administration on Tuesday canceled nearly $5 million in emergency food assistance for the state of Washington.
www.spokesman.com
March 28, 2025 at 6:11 AM
www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...
Less food for the people who need it most. Our government is failing them and all of us.
Less food for the people who need it most. Our government is failing them and all of us.
centraldesi.beehiiv.com/p/dr-kani-s-...
Self-care isn’t trite but can be an act of resistance in and of itself while making other resistance possible.
Self-care isn’t trite but can be an act of resistance in and of itself while making other resistance possible.
Self Care During Turmoil
How to care for yourself in turbulent times—practical strategies for staying grounded amid political chaos.
centraldesi.beehiiv.com
March 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
centraldesi.beehiiv.com/p/dr-kani-s-...
Self-care isn’t trite but can be an act of resistance in and of itself while making other resistance possible.
Self-care isn’t trite but can be an act of resistance in and of itself while making other resistance possible.
With each read I’m reminded of Letter from Birmingham Jail. #mlk
“I have always believed that my duty is not only to liberate myself from the oppressor, but also to liberate my oppressors from their hatred and fear.”
- #MahmoudKhalil
inthesetimes.com/article/mahm...
“I have always believed that my duty is not only to liberate myself from the oppressor, but also to liberate my oppressors from their hatred and fear.”
- #MahmoudKhalil
inthesetimes.com/article/mahm...
inthesetimes.com
March 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
With each read I’m reminded of Letter from Birmingham Jail. #mlk
“I have always believed that my duty is not only to liberate myself from the oppressor, but also to liberate my oppressors from their hatred and fear.”
- #MahmoudKhalil
inthesetimes.com/article/mahm...
“I have always believed that my duty is not only to liberate myself from the oppressor, but also to liberate my oppressors from their hatred and fear.”
- #MahmoudKhalil
inthesetimes.com/article/mahm...
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
I found this piece of yours from February to be deeply resonant:
www.meditationsinanemergency.com/the-she-made...
Would you have any interest in writing something together that helps to connect this line of thought with US & Israeli violence in Palestine?
I found this piece of yours from February to be deeply resonant:
www.meditationsinanemergency.com/the-she-made...
Would you have any interest in writing something together that helps to connect this line of thought with US & Israeli violence in Palestine?
The She Made Him Do It Theory of Everything
The rhetoric and logic of the abuse of power operates similarly at all scales, which is why I've found feminism such useful equipment for understanding authoritarians in public and political life. Bec...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
March 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
I found this piece of yours from February to be deeply resonant:
www.meditationsinanemergency.com/the-she-made...
Would you have any interest in writing something together that helps to connect this line of thought with US & Israeli violence in Palestine?
I found this piece of yours from February to be deeply resonant:
www.meditationsinanemergency.com/the-she-made...
Would you have any interest in writing something together that helps to connect this line of thought with US & Israeli violence in Palestine?
March 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Reposted by Dr Kate (she/her)
Reporter Said Arikat asks State Department Spox whether the U.S. is concerned about Israel’s blockade on Gaza, now in its 16th day: “Starvation [being] used as a method to pressure people. Isn’t that a war crime?”
March 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Reporter Said Arikat asks State Department Spox whether the U.S. is concerned about Israel’s blockade on Gaza, now in its 16th day: “Starvation [being] used as a method to pressure people. Isn’t that a war crime?”
A second piece I wrote on #mahmoudkhalil out on @salonnewsroom.bsky.social:
www.salon.com/2025/03/15/h...
Inspired by the works of
@amplifypalestine.bsky.social
@palyouthmvmt.bsky.social
@jvp.bsky.social @ifnotnowmovement.org
and so many others
www.salon.com/2025/03/15/h...
Inspired by the works of
@amplifypalestine.bsky.social
@palyouthmvmt.bsky.social
@jvp.bsky.social @ifnotnowmovement.org
and so many others
How the right hijacked Jewish resistance to squash dissent
Mahmoud Khalil and the Purim story
www.salon.com
March 16, 2025 at 10:10 PM
A second piece I wrote on #mahmoudkhalil out on @salonnewsroom.bsky.social:
www.salon.com/2025/03/15/h...
Inspired by the works of
@amplifypalestine.bsky.social
@palyouthmvmt.bsky.social
@jvp.bsky.social @ifnotnowmovement.org
and so many others
www.salon.com/2025/03/15/h...
Inspired by the works of
@amplifypalestine.bsky.social
@palyouthmvmt.bsky.social
@jvp.bsky.social @ifnotnowmovement.org
and so many others
Has anyone in the @bsky.app universe heard of #handsoff events planned for Seattle?
www.mobilize.us/handsoff/ great to see Bainbridge and other WA cities on the list already
www.mobilize.us/handsoff/ great to see Bainbridge and other WA cities on the list already
Hands Off! Join the National Mobilization to Fight Back · Hands Off on Mobilize
Find events, petitions, volunteer opportunities, fundraisers and more with Hands Off.
www.mobilize.us
March 16, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Has anyone in the @bsky.app universe heard of #handsoff events planned for Seattle?
www.mobilize.us/handsoff/ great to see Bainbridge and other WA cities on the list already
www.mobilize.us/handsoff/ great to see Bainbridge and other WA cities on the list already
A piece I co-authored on free speech and the abduction of Mahmoud Khalil now available via @sacbee.com www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-e...
The arrest of Mahmoud Khalil suggests that we are living in a new America | Opinion
“One does not have to condone Khalil’s rhetoric to be troubled that he could be targeted for exercising his First Amendment rights.”
www.sacbee.com
March 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
A piece I co-authored on free speech and the abduction of Mahmoud Khalil now available via @sacbee.com www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-e...
ICC Crime against humanity: using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare by depriving them of objects indispensable to their survival, including wilfully impeding relief supplies as provided for under the Geneva Conventions
March 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
ICC Crime against humanity: using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare by depriving them of objects indispensable to their survival, including wilfully impeding relief supplies as provided for under the Geneva Conventions
The start of a new week often floods the mind (and body) with worry. What needs to get done? How will I do it all? What am I forgetting?
Ignoring these thoughts isn’t realistic, and there’s evidence to suggest trying to do so makes us worry more.
Scheduling “Worry Time” may help.
Continued ↓
Ignoring these thoughts isn’t realistic, and there’s evidence to suggest trying to do so makes us worry more.
Scheduling “Worry Time” may help.
Continued ↓
March 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The start of a new week often floods the mind (and body) with worry. What needs to get done? How will I do it all? What am I forgetting?
Ignoring these thoughts isn’t realistic, and there’s evidence to suggest trying to do so makes us worry more.
Scheduling “Worry Time” may help.
Continued ↓
Ignoring these thoughts isn’t realistic, and there’s evidence to suggest trying to do so makes us worry more.
Scheduling “Worry Time” may help.
Continued ↓
There are so many moments from this meeting that fascinate me through a psychological (and Real Housewives) lens, but Trump repeatedly growling “don’t tell us what we’re going to feel!” is high on the list.
If only the stakes weren’t so dire and the callousness to human suffering so ugly.
If only the stakes weren’t so dire and the callousness to human suffering so ugly.
February 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
There are so many moments from this meeting that fascinate me through a psychological (and Real Housewives) lens, but Trump repeatedly growling “don’t tell us what we’re going to feel!” is high on the list.
If only the stakes weren’t so dire and the callousness to human suffering so ugly.
If only the stakes weren’t so dire and the callousness to human suffering so ugly.
“Beware of insecure leaders. Beware of men who talk about being disrespected: that’s not a diplomatic term.”
- Warning from an (unidentified) commentator on @msnbc.com speaking about the Trump Zelenskyy White House meeting.
- Warning from an (unidentified) commentator on @msnbc.com speaking about the Trump Zelenskyy White House meeting.
February 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
“Beware of insecure leaders. Beware of men who talk about being disrespected: that’s not a diplomatic term.”
- Warning from an (unidentified) commentator on @msnbc.com speaking about the Trump Zelenskyy White House meeting.
- Warning from an (unidentified) commentator on @msnbc.com speaking about the Trump Zelenskyy White House meeting.
c/o artist Martha Rich
February 28, 2025 at 8:48 AM
c/o artist Martha Rich
Many of us are figuring out how to cope with the fear and uncertainty and fear in 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴. A simple, daily breathing or progressive muscle relaxation exercise may help make space for and manage worry in just a few minutes:
www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/3...
www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/3...
3 Easy Anxiety Relief Exercises You Can Use Anywhere
Experiencing anxiety symptoms? Learn how exercises like progressive muscle relaxation, mindfulness and square breathing can provide anxiety relief.
www.michiganmedicine.org
February 22, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Many of us are figuring out how to cope with the fear and uncertainty and fear in 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴. A simple, daily breathing or progressive muscle relaxation exercise may help make space for and manage worry in just a few minutes:
www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/3...
www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/3...
Saw the Oscar-nominated No Other Land at @siffnews.bsky.social last night, a film by Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist from Masafer Yatta, about his community's mass expulsion by the Israeli occupation. Enraging and devastating. Available to stream: releasing.dogwoof.com/no-other-land
releasing.dogwoof.com
February 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Saw the Oscar-nominated No Other Land at @siffnews.bsky.social last night, a film by Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist from Masafer Yatta, about his community's mass expulsion by the Israeli occupation. Enraging and devastating. Available to stream: releasing.dogwoof.com/no-other-land