In South Korea, questions about cram schools, success and happiness https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/asia-pacific/south-korea-cram-schools-success-happiness/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southkorea #education #mentalhealth #cramschools
Cory Doctorow
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I am writing a post on rise of software that help bring back sanity to the web. Please help me expand the list 😎✨
https://thatshubham.com/blog/2026
#indieweb #distraction #enshittification #technology #internet #socialmedia #adhd #depression #mentalhealth #sysadmin #retro #youtube #facebook #google #firefox #chrome
Snow days couldn't stop us for long! ❄️🚫
🔥We’re back in Malden for Week 3 of our Inclusive HIIT series. From battle ropes to partner exercises, the squad showed up and leveled up.
💪🏾Strength. Empowerment. Community.
#strengthtraining #hiit #fitfam #Boston #health #exercise #womenhealth #mentalhealth #fun #community #teamwork
Not in a good headspace. I mean I could try to sleep. But I don’t think it’ll solve anything #MentalHealth #iDontThinkImOkay
Spain and Greece have proposed banning teenagers from using social media as attitudes hardened in Europe against technology some say is designed to be addictive and which can expose children to harmful content. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/04/tech/social-media-spain-greece/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #socialmedia #eu #spain #greece #uk #france #australia #mentalhealth
Alex, the Hearth Fire
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TL;DR: My wife is a queer-/kink-/poly-friendly licensed therapist focusing on sex, religious trauma, and transgender care in North Carolina and is accepting new clients.
Jalan practices mental health counseling in Durham--and soon, Charlotte--North Carolina, and telehealth throughout the state.
Her primary focus is sex therapy, and she also works with general mental health concerns (including being trained in EMDR) and a second emphasis in religious trauma. She also has training, though not the specialist certificate, in addictions. She is especially open to queer, kinky, and poly clients (being all of those herself), and is a certified Transgender Care Therapist.
She is not in insurance networks, but will help with out-of-network filing and has limited sliding-scale slots.
I'm happy to put anyone in touch.
#NorthCarolina #EMDR #ReligiousTrauma #SexTherapy #MentalHealth #Therapy #Counseling #DurhamNC
Jess Mahler
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Hi. I'm hoping to help my wife find some resources for her work as a therapist. I thought my extended network here might include people able to help.
Does anyone know of resources on the experience of being trans and living with borderline personal disorder (diagnosed or otherwise)? Perhaps a published memoir, a blog, something of that sort? This would be extremely helpful to her.
If you do, would you please DM me a link or citation? Alternatively for any privacy concerns, you can contact her from at https://www.celynd.com/contact . She has no account on the fediverse and would not be able to make any identifying connections.
(Please note that while her website highlights sex and porn addiction above other areas of her therapy practice, their prominence is essentially SEO.)
Thanks so much!
Hashtags follow
#BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BPD #MentalHealth #AskFedi #FediHelp #Boost
(boosts encouraged)
Hi. I'm hoping to help my wife find some resources for her work as a therapist. I thought my extended network here might include people able to help.
Does anyone know of resources on the experience of being trans and living with borderline personal disorder (diagnosed or otherwise)? Perhaps a published memoir, a blog, something of that sort? This would be extremely helpful to her.
If you do, would you please DM me a link or citation? Alternatively for any privacy concerns, you can contact her from at https://www.celynd.com/contact . She has no account on the fediverse and would not be able to make any identifying connections.
(Please note that while her website highlights sex and porn addiction above other areas of her therapy practice, their prominence is essentially SEO.)
Thanks so much!
Hashtags follow
#BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BPD #MentalHealth #AskFedi #FediHelp #Boost
Mark Wyner Won’t Comply :vm:
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Depression is often an invisible condition.
It would be super helpful if it was easier to tell people when you’re depressed.
It would be super helpful if it was easier to tell if people are depressed.
We could, of course, simply be kind to everyone, not knowing what they’re going through.
#Community & Connection: SPARTA Strength at the Milano Senior Center in #Melrose, MA 💪🏾
📌The Benefits of Moving Together:
✅ Physical & Mental: Regular sessions help reduce the risk of cognitive decline, functional difficulties, and isolation.
✅ #Empowerment: Movement builds the confidence needed to maintain an independent #lifestyle.
At SPARTA Strength, we focus on more than movement — it’s about laughter, connection, and healthy #aging.✨
Tim Chambers
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Looksmaxxing, the relentless drive to "maximize" one's appearance, is increasingly mainstream — and having an overwhelmingly negative effect on young people's mental health. @MarieClaireUK takes a look at the origin of the term in incel communities, how young people are paying to get strangers to assess their appearance, and the spread of Looksmaxxing to the aesthetics industry.
Looksmaxxing, the relentless drive to "maximize" one's appearance, is increasingly mainstream — and having an overwhelmingly negative effect on young people's mental health. @MarieClaireUK takes a look at the origin of the term in incel communities, how young people are paying to get strangers to assess their appearance, and the spread of Looksmaxxing to the aesthetics industry.
tools for commensality 🧿
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Black Girls Smile is accepting applications for the Charlyne McFarland Therapy Assistance Program to provide financial support to individuals identifying as Black/African American and femme for approximately 2-6 months of therapy sessions with a licensed mental health professional. Recipients can work with a current licensed mental health provider, a provider from their vetted list, or through one of their provider partner networks such as Open Path Collective or BetterHelp. The deadline to apply is February 15, 2026.
Apply here: https://airtable.com/appoStm1lhFrdITi6/pag9RxtyGiGTJ2oqy/form
Black Girls Smile is accepting applications for the Charlyne McFarland Therapy Assistance Program to provide financial support to individuals identifying as Black/African American and femme for approximately 2-6 months of therapy sessions with a licensed mental health professional. Recipients can work with a current licensed mental health provider, a provider from their vetted list, or through one of their provider partner networks such as Open Path Collective or BetterHelp. The deadline to apply is February 15, 2026.
Apply here: https://airtable.com/appoStm1lhFrdITi6/pag9RxtyGiGTJ2oqy/form
An ally of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has proposed a bill to ban social media for children, as the world's biggest market for Meta and YouTube joins a global debate on the impact of social media. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/01/asia-pacific/politics/modi-india-social-media-ban-debate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #india #narendramodi #socialmedia #meta #youtube #mentalhealth #facebook #alphabet #x
Sascha Foerster :bonndigital:
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79. #Socialbar Bonn am 02.02.2026, 18:30 Uhr. Thema „Mental gesund im digitalen Zeitalter – wie geht das?" 🧠
Speakerinnen:
🎙️ Paula Konersmann (KNA): „Leben bitte! Mentale Gesundheit als Medienthema"
🧠 Stephanie Braun (Psychologin & MHFA Trainerin): Praktische Ansätze für digitale Gesundheit
💡 Sabria David (Digitalphilosophin): „Medienresilienz: Was uns ins Netz zieht – und wie wir wieder rauskommen"
Ort: KNA-Newsroom Bonn
Anmeldung: https://www.engagement-global.de/de/veranstaltung-detail/13837--79-socialbar-bonn
79. #Socialbar Bonn am 02.02.2026, 18:30 Uhr. Thema „Mental gesund im digitalen Zeitalter – wie geht das?" 🧠
Speakerinnen:
🎙️ Paula Konersmann (KNA): „Leben bitte! Mentale Gesundheit als Medienthema"
🧠 Stephanie Braun (Psychologin & MHFA Trainerin): Praktische Ansätze für digitale Gesundheit
💡 Sabria David (Digitalphilosophin): „Medienresilienz: Was uns ins Netz zieht – und wie wir wieder rauskommen"
Ort: KNA-Newsroom Bonn
Anmeldung: https://www.engagement-global.de/de/veranstaltung-detail/13837--79-socialbar-bonn
jbz
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Trauma fairies are the people who love to get you talking about your experiences and then gatekeep whether or not you get to be supported.
Trauma fairies are the people who love to get you talking about your experiences and then gatekeep whether or not you get to be supported.
Michael Bacon
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Depression Awareness Ad
Look closer.
