@lizroemer
She/her | Professor | clinical psychologist| mindfulness, values, anxiety | antiracist, social justice & equity | birder🪶| “Worry Less, Live More” https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mindfully-doing-what-matters https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2453-5435
I know this feels pointless but everyone has to call their congressional reps and say they oppose war with Iran and they oppose Trump illegally starting one without congressional approval — both
5 Calls can help you make the call:
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So proud of the Council members and others who worked to make this happen.
So proud of the Council members and others who worked to make this happen.
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Amid difficulty, we can still find meaning and purpose in what we do. #psychology
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind...
A snowy owl perched on a mound of snow looking to the right. Snow behind it.
Snowy owl at Parker River Refuge, Newburyport, MA, US 🪶
A barred owl in a pine tree (with pine needles in front of it). View from below. Can make out eyes and beak.
Very happy to see our first barred owl of the year. Grateful to the people who pointed the very hidden owl out. 🪶
So good to finally get out birding again today! 🪶
A great way to support people in Minnesota fighting for their neighbors and our rights.
www.standwithminnesota.com
Conference on the Jewish Left, Feb. 12, 2026 at Boston University http://www.bit.ly/jewishleft
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Register: www.bit.ly/jewishleft
After a year of Trump's cynical exploitation of Jewish fear, this should all be obvious, if it wasn't before. Yet the local pushers of IHRA and anonymous denunciation hotlines aren't stopping. Insta reel below; if you prefer to read, here's the essay again: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
"Birding can be a gateway into recognizing and appreciating a wider world that was there all along."
home.nps.gov/articles/bir...
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
Bacterial meningitis is spreading among children in Gaza, including those who are vaccinated. Officials say conditions in Gaza's displacement camps, widespread malnutrition, and Israeli bans on the entry of medicines are increasing the deadly risk.
mondoweiss.net/2026/02/a-de...
#Palestine #Israel
For folks who are struggling right now, life coaching sessions with @joshbartok.bsky.social can offer the support and guidance you deserve 👇🏻👇🏻
#therapysky #psychology
This piece @lizroemer.bsky.social and I wrote for @psychologytoday.com about cultivating joy amid suffering may be helpful right now. #therapistsky #therapysky
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind...
Liam Conejo Ramos is on an airplane on his way home to Minnesota. How wonderful.
kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
@joshbartok.bsky.social and I wrote this for @psychologytoday.com a few months ago, but it feels worth revisiting this morning. I hope you’re all finding ways to ground yourselves amid all this pain and fear. #psychology #therapistsky #psychscisky
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind...
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“I want the NIH to be a central driver of the MAHA agenda,” Bhattacharya said. “Essentially, it's kind of the research arm of MAHA.”
NIH is not an ideological toy or 'arm'. We must insist on its scientific independence, especially if its Director will not.
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www.dukechronicle.com/article/duke...
On it.
But multi-year funding of grants allows Russell Vought to reduce the number of grants funded this year because he insists that a full five years has to be committed. This is bad. We could see a cut in actual grants by 1/3 or more. Spread the word. www.science.org/content/arti...
In any functioning government, this man would be impeached, convicted, and removed from office by close of business today.
If you won’t hear me, hear Jamelle Bouie. He’s right: the ICE operation in Minnesota reads as panic. After Renee Good was killed, the White House escalated force instead of accountability. That choice isn’t strength. It’s fear. And it’s why they’re losing the political fight.
TY @jamellebouie.net
Stephen Pittman, a 19-year-old man accused of setting fire to Jackson’s only synagogue, Beth Israel, declared that “Jesus Christ is lord” after the judge asked him if he understood his rights in federal court today.
@nickjudin.bsky.social reports + AP:
If you need inspiration to keep going right now, may I recommend the story of Robert Smalls, who stole a confederate steamboat and piloted his family and almost 20 others to freedom and went on to become one of the first Black people elected to Congress ✊🏽
www.usatoday.com/story/life/b...
@joshbartok.bsky.social and I wrote this for @psychologytoday.com a few months ago, but it feels worth revisiting this morning. I hope you’re all finding ways to ground yourselves amid all this pain and fear. #psychology #therapistsky #psychscisky
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind...
