That’s your sign to give them a little TLC today 💙
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#JointPainRelief #bobandbrad #holdingittogether #humor
I wish there were a billing code for “male weaponized incompetence” because it’s a key reason several women find themselves in my psychiatry clinic.
#medsky #psychiatry #womenslabor #holdingittogether
Audiobook cover of "Holding it Together: How Women Became America's Safety Net" by Jessica Calarco
I love that this exists and more people need to read it. I'm finding it very difficult as my younger friends start to claw their way out of financial dependency so they have the choice to leave one day, even if they don't want to. They would like the choice. #HoldingItTogether @jessicacalarco.com *
We had no seatbelts, no internet, and no therapy. Just vibes, latchkeys, and trauma. Now we’re parenting our parents, holding down jobs, and silently disassociating through it all.
#GenX #BurntButFunctional #HoldingItTogether #InvisibleGeneration
@alttext.bsky.social
“One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.”
~ Arthur Ashe
#buildingconfidence #selfesteembuilding #preparationiskeytosuccess #arthurashequotes #dotheworkgettheresults #firstthingsfirst #stepbystep #makeaplanandsticktoit #holdingittogether
Me in session: Trying to stay serious because I know humor is a defense mechanism.
My client: Tells a joke that’s actually hilarious.
Also me: Wheezing internally while nodding therapeutically.
#TherapistLife #humor #HoldingItTogether #MentalHealthMatters #TherapyWithATwist #BrightSpotTherapy #d
A luxurious and sophisticated living room with deep blue paneled walls and elegant gold accents. A dark velvet sofa is adorned with plush red and gold-patterned pillows, creating a striking contrast against the moody backdrop. Above the sofa, a bold floral painting in a black frame adds vibrancy to the space. Two matching red velvet armchairs with black wooden frames face a sleek black coffee table, which holds a fresh bouquet of red and yellow flowers. Soft lighting from gold-based table lamps and a lush green plant add warmth, completing the dramatic and refined atmosphere.
Pt 2/4: A three-legged table can only hold so much before it collapses. The weight of corruption, inaction, & broken promises keeps piling on. We sit at this unstable table, trying to hold our country together with hope, grit, & sheer will. #StateOfTheNation #LeadershipCrisis #HoldingItTogether
“Other countries have social safety nets. The US has women.” #JessicaCalarco #HoldingItTogether #books #feminism #quotes #sociology
Leaning far into #meditation and #crossfit the past three weeks. Still not ok (because it is not ok) but feeling more centered and ready for action. It is difficult to hold space for my clients and their worries for the next four years, while managing my own. #therapist #blue #holdingittogether
As I argue in #HoldingItTogether the Christian Right wants to use what it learned from its mistreatment of women like Audrey to legislate anti-divorce stigma.
Why? Because trapping women in marriage and motherhood makes them easier to control and exploit.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/697130...
The Christian Right already has lots of practice restricting divorce--they've just historically used norms instead of law.
In #HoldingItTogether, I tell the story of an Evangelical mom I call Audrey who considered divorcing her husband after he sexually assaulted her. 1/
www.vox.com/today-explai...
In #HoldingItTogether I argue that the "engineers and profiteers of our DIY society go to great lengths to catch as many [women] as they can" in motherhood (since having kids to care for and nowhere to turn for support makes women easier to exploit).
Case in point:
www.theverge.com/2024/6/12/24...
Dang, Prof @jessicacalarco.bsky.social, that opening story about the Lanham Act is powerful
#HoldingItTogether
Huge thanks to @ehaspel.bsky.social and @theatlantic.bsky.social for this review of #HoldingItTogether!
For those interested in checking out the book, you can find it here:
bookshop.org/p/books/hold...
Our willingness to let women shoulder the burden of our DIY society makes more sense when considered in the context of history. So, I was very grateful to get to weave that history into #HoldingItTogether, as you'll see in this excerpt in @fastcompany.bsky.social
www.fastcompany.com/91134896/how...
When I was growing up, my parents had a copy of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus that lived in a basket on the bathroom floor. I talk about that book and the stubborn persistence of its deeply flawed message in this excerpt from #HoldingItTogether.
jill.substack.com/p/the-marsve...
I've been listening to Slate's Care and Feeding podcast (fka Mom and Dad are Fighting) since I was pregnant with my 10-year-old, so it was a joy and an honor to talk with Zak Rosen about #HoldingItTogether and how women became America's safety net.
slate.com/podcasts/mom...
I was thrilled to see this Kirkus Reviews take on #HoldingItTogether: "An evidenced-based argument about how women have been holding America together for decades... Filled with heart and engaging research, this book offers new light on an ongoing problem."
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
