Facebook and other corporate #SocialMedia is bad for your #MentalHealth and they know it and lie about it.

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/meta-buried-causal-evidence-social-media-harm-us-court-filings-allege-2025-11-23/

The mantra has shifted. We are now at 0-to-3 business days.

I am calling the board this morning to check the status. I am not letting the machine idle; I am shaking the handle.

Because of the help I received over the weekend, I was able to secure my medical card—my legal shield for employment—and I have finished submitting the applications for SNAP and Medicaid. I'll also be doing laundry this morning! The safety net is being woven, thread by thread.

However, I know the physics of this situation. I am stable for this specific moment, but the math predicts another cliff by mid-week. The hold on my funds and the cost of existence mean I will likely be empty again before the license fully clears (or if it has, certainly before my job offer).

If you can help me build the bridge to get across Wednesday, I would be deeply grateful. I am building as fast as I can, but I still need materials.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/ellis-emergency-fund

#LPC #JobSearch #MutualAid #Medicaid #SNAP #Poverty #Resilience #Pennsylvania #Bureaucracy #MentalHealth

#ValidUpdates Smada says money has not made him happy, sparking fan concern and a wider talk on money and mental health below #Smada #mentalhealth #musicnews #celebrity #fans #XPost

https://validupdates.com/2025/12/smada-says-money-has-not-made-him-happy/

Mania Insights: AI Listens For Mood Swings In The Voices Of Those With Bipolar Disorder. “A new study from China suggests that artificial intelligence may one day help doctors spot mood swings in people with bipolar disorder just by listening to how they talk. The experimental system correctly identified manic, depressed, and stable states in Mandarin-speaking patients with around 86% […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/09/mania-insights-ai-listens-for-mood-swings-in-the-voices-of-those-with-bipolar-disorder/

Long waits increase distress, risk, and pressure on services. Galea helps by providing structured self assessments, easy to share reports with practitioners, and a way for organisations to understand needs sooner, even before an appointment begins. Galea works across the care pathway to reduce the harm waiting can cause.

#Galea #MentalHealth #Insight2025

5 Books you might not expect a stereotypical software engineer to read…

👉 Radical Candor - Kim Scott
—> Recommended from a friend - useful to help build relationships, improve leadership and create culture.

👉 The Quantum Universe - Brian Cox, Jeff Forshaw
—> I fancied a challenge - I got one!

👉 Choice Theory - William Glasser
—> EVERYTHING you do is a choice…

#developers #coding #softwaredevelopment #softwareengineering #wellbeing #mindset #mentalhealth

Be kind to yourself
Because life isn't easy
Give yourself a break

#Haiku #Senyru #Compassion #MentalHealth

And boom — addiction hits. You fall, get up, then fall deeper. Sliding into chaos, crossing boundaries, feeling trapped. One step, one day at a time. Change is necessary.

https://whothefami.substack.com/p/rock-bottom-or-is-it

#Addiction #Recovery #MentalHealth #Healing #OneDayAtATime #LifeStruggles #SelfReflection