Cultivating Joy

Triple-check your sources if you're looking for mental health information online. Don't believe everything you see or hear on TikTok. And if someone's trying to sell you something? That's big ol' NOPE!

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/social-media-mental-health-self-diagnosis/

Teens turning to TikTok for mental health advice are self-diagnosing A California psychology professor has gained a million followers on TikTok by debunking "wellness" advice that could do more harm than good.

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Ernestine Eckstein was an LGBTQ+ activist, vice president of the Daughters of Bilitis (a le***an organization) for the New York chapter, and was the only person of color at the first annual Reminder Day protests in 1965. Eckstein attended the protests and performed some of her activism under a pseudonym, knowing that if word got out that she was a gay woman she could lose everything. Eckstein was the first Black person to appear on the cover of The Ladder, a magazine for members of the Daughters of Bilitis. https://makinggayhistory.com/podcast/ernestine-eckstein/ has some links to video and audio of Eckstein you should check out.

Never regret anything that made you smile.
-Mark Twain

We've all heard the story of the Stonewall Riots. It was not started by Marsha P Johnson and a shotglass, or bottle, or brick. It is likely, however, that Stormé DeLarverie may have thrown the first punch. Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to a Black mother and White father, DeLarverie was a le***an, a drag king, and an emcee in New York. When police raided the Stonewall Inn on the night of June 28, 1969, they went after DeLarverie to arrest her. She fought back, threw fists. Even while in handcuffs she fought against the police and tried to escape repeatedly, shouting at the crowd "Why don't you guys do something?" Only after she was lifted bodily and shoved into the back of a police wagon did the crowd erupt into a riot. DeLarverie died in 2014 at the age of 93.

What would you add to this list of skills listed in this article?

https://findpoly.com/blog/skills-polyamorous-relationship/

Four Important Skills You Need in a Polyamorous Relationship | Find Poly All relationships are naturally complex but adding more partners and more love into the mix means you need some basic personal skills to succeed.

Show some love today for all the caregivers you know: parents, grandparents, other relatives, nurses, nursing assistants, technicians, child sitters, pet sitters, and everyone else who directs their talents and energy toward the care and well-being of others.

If you can't make it better, you can laugh at it.
-Erma Bombeck

Happy St Valentine's Day, everyone! Go celebrate the people you love and cherish! ♥

Drs Kenneth and Mamie Clark were psychologists whose research into racial discrimination in education helped end segregation in public schools. Their famous Doll Test and its findings were presented as evidence, along with their expert testimony, in the case of Brown v Board of Education.