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Beth Burkstrand-Reid

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Lawyer turned clinical social worker. Mom to a radical librarian and a D1 women’s hockey player. I adopt too many Greyhounds — and causes.

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No matter if you’re a fan, athlete, or ally, we are #ALLCAPS 

#Pride | @GiantFood

03.12.2024 21:02 👍 169 🔁 33 💬 1 📌 9
Guide to Managing Mental Health Around the Holidays | McLean Hospital It’s perfectly normal when your holidays aren't merry and bright. Experts from McLean Hospital provide mental health tips for those struggling during the holiday season.

www.mcleanhospital.org/essential/mc...

01.12.2024 13:34 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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NFL players are finding freedom and peace — in their journals How do NFL players put their thoughts to rest? By writing them down.

Mental health awareness has grown more entrenched in sports and society, but players said they still sometimes feel more comfortable working through struggles and hopes with the privacy of a journal.

30.11.2024 15:18 👍 133 🔁 14 💬 5 📌 2

This sticker in my car got me out of a ticket. I kid you not. A cop pulled me over. We chatted. I got a warning. As the officer left he said, “I’ll tell him you said hi.” He pointed back to his cruiser labeled, K-9 unit.

30.11.2024 03:33 👍 16 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

What makes Maine special? The stories, people, and traditions we share—especially during Thanksgiving. Since 1872, the Press Herald has chronicled these moments that matter. Today, you can help preserve local journalism for future generations with a tax-deductible donation. #thankful

27.11.2024 14:32 👍 10 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 1

Gross.

26.11.2024 17:42 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

The syllabus my curriculum committee wanted for a new course this fall is nothing but a list of topics. There is no way to be more specific. We don’t even know what we don’t know yet.

26.11.2024 14:21 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Magic of Gratitude 3 easy ways to add more gratitude to your daily routine.

Practicing gratitude does *not* mean pretending that everything is ok. Rather, you practice having gratitude while knowing that contrary emotions can simultaneously exist. Neither cancels the other. Life is a “but, also” not an either or. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/comm...

26.11.2024 00:07 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

As a law student, American University allowed my newborn to come to class if needed
(and provided a place to breastfeed). When I later taught, I often held a student’s newborn (twin!) during class. Students bring their kids on stage when collecting their diploma. All students should be so supported.

25.11.2024 04:41 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I have a weekend off from being a hockey mom. What does one do with a bye week? (Shattuck did not train me for this.) I don’t own weekend wear that isn’t scarlet emblazoned with a dog…

21.11.2024 05:54 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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BU says it won’t admit PhD students in a dozen humanities and social sciences programs - The Boston Globe The college will not accept students in English or history, weeks after graduate students ended their seven-month strike.

In the wake of a lengthy graduate worker strike, Boston University said it will not accept any new PhD students in a dozen humanities and social sciences programs in the coming academic year.

It’s one of the most aggressive cost-cutting moves undertaken by a major Boston-area school.

20.11.2024 19:14 👍 28 🔁 9 💬 3 📌 2

Social workers (clinical and casework) are leaving the profession in droves. High stress, low pay, horrific treatment. Very sad to see so many talented colleagues leave.

19.11.2024 21:28 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Just my 2 cents. But my goal is to ignore the trolls. Give them zero attention. Block them if they annoy me.

I think the worst thing we can do on this site is re-create the ad hominem/ personal attacks that occur across comments on Twitter/insta/tiktok/ etc

19.11.2024 20:12 👍 140980 🔁 13115 💬 5988 📌 1163

My activism when busy rule of one. 1 small daily act (say something supportive to someone working to better things). 1 larger weekly (catch up on chosen news/determine ways to help). 1 large monthly (volunteer). 1 big yearly (protest/longer volunteer). We can all do this or more.

18.11.2024 03:55 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

My self-care rule of one: one tiny thing a day for mental health (for me it’s always slowly washing my face with my fav cream). 1 larger a week (for me, a social event). 1 larger a month (drive out of the city, spend time outside.) 1 largest a year (a trip).

18.11.2024 03:50 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I’ll emphasize to stay in your line. Find one cause/organization and focus your efforts. Spreading thin equals burning out.

18.11.2024 03:46 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

My feed!
* Mental Health tips
* NCAA D1 Women’s Ice Hockey
* Reproductive Health
*Dogs and other timeline cleansers

18.11.2024 03:33 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I have no idea what I am doing here except trying to escape the evil doers at the other place.

18.11.2024 01:57 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0