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1. The statistics in this book had me floored. As you can see form the tab overload, there was a ton of valuable information. Also a TON about big pharma and how medications actually impact the body / disease process. 2. READ. THIS. BOOK. Im in awe. From the moment I read page one, I was hook
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FAMILY TIME: come outside with me and them younger ones! I haven’t been outside in like 4 years and my biggest summer goal is to go outside every single day! This is what we chose to do this day. I set up a kiddie pool and the slip and slide. Also my big daddy blew up the bouncy balls so the kids c
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Super Bowl with @badbunnypr and @nfl was so iconic.🏈🐰Where Los Conejos at!?🐰🙌🏾 In my instant national bestselling book “High Functioning” 📕 which was also a top 10 @audible well-being book of 2025, I write about how I use music themes to help patients feel validated to heal and to reclaim JOY.
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Replying to @tgiclare s/o to TikTok university because I’ve also learned so much about side effects on antidepressants 😭 The heat sensitivity, the nausea, I feel so validated #ssri #depressionanxiety #antidepressants #summer
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For moving on and letting go 💕🌟
Hi friends! 🍋 Lots of situations we deal everyday can be uncomfortable and painful. The end of a relationship is one of them. It sucks… I know. Letting go of someone we used to love is not easy. One of the things that helped me a lot when I was facing a breakup was journaling my thoughts
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You mean my boot trauma I’ve had my entire life until I reduced my inflammation and have had daily lymphatic drainage from by using a full size vibration plate isn’t “my”fault? It’s LIPEDEMAS fault?! Growing up, not fitting into things that *should* have fit, oh how triggering that was. I f
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The image displays a list of non-fiction books prioritized for 2026, including 'Educated,' 'Year of Yes,' 'Burnout Immunity,' 'Dear Motherhood,' and 'First Gen.' It features the 'Bookish Algorithm' logo and a 'Swipe' indicator, suggesting more content.
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Non-Fiction Reads I’m Prioritizing in 2026
In 2026 I want my non-fiction reads to challenge me, ground me, and expand how I see the world! These are some of the non-fiction books currently on my TBR - each one offering a different lens on identity, growth, burnout, and resilience. EDUCATED by Tara Westover This is a powerful memoir a
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SAHM confessions🤭
Hope this helps another mom feel validated in their feelings🫶🏼 we’re all just surviving and doing our best. #sahmlife #motherhoodunplugged #relatablemom #rawmotherhood #sahmomsbelike
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Not thrilled about the theft, but thankful for the validation. I feel so much peace with knowing it’s been validated! #autism #neurodivergentbiochemistry #stanford #princeton #fyp
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like cool to over share but like it also sometimes feels people are admitting crimes they’ve done and want to feel validated for them lol it’s very strange #deadbeatwrld
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6 q’s for a deeper conversation with your partner
These might sound like easy questions but even the easiest ones are sometimes needed to get into a deeper conversation. Even if you are 10 years into a healthy relationship, it’s still very important to communicate and ask these kinds of questions. I’m going to explain why: - Opinions change so
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Rare Disease Day 🦓💪🏼
Recently, I was diagnosed with hEDS in December by Dr. Aubrey Milunsky in Cambridge — and I feel deeply validated. So many lifelong struggles, alongside dysautonomia, MCAS, autoimmune challenges, and living with an ileostomy, finally connect. I’m incredibly grateful to Amanda McTaggart — my EDS
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Let’s try on my “I give up” clothes! Hopefully this inspires you to not give up. The goal shouldn’t be - and as describe in this video never was - to get back to your “high school body”. But for me, this was an emotional experience because it represented when I thought I would never be able
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5 Things I Wish I Knew About Twin Pregnancy 🤍👶👶
When I found out I was having twins, I thought I was prepared… I was not 😅 There are so many things about twin pregnancy that nobody really explains, and some of these honestly made me feel so validated when I learned them 🤍 Especially the nausea one… because WHY was it that intense 😭 I
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It wasn’t until I shared my progress here in 2024 and a few followers very politely asked if I had lipedema and when I looked it up and thought no way! Then months later in 2025 I saw someone describe Lipedema as a rice/pea texture underneath your skin and that’s when I realized - that wasn’t norma
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I never thought such a beautiful human could say such hurtful words. I never thought someone that you love so much could literally hate you so much. My brain couldn’t comprehend it. How could you give someone such a beautiful daughter and then be discarded like yesterday‘s trash. How could you work
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men paying makes me feel so validated?!
I honestly don’t fully know why a man paying for my meal, drink, coffee, flowers etc makes me feel so validated because I know it’s not good to seek external validation but as a woman, I can’t help feeling like we “pay” energetically in so many other ways… • making the house a home • remember s
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Replying to @😶‍🌫️ Sir Smokes A-lot🗣️💨 The act of spreading awareness is powerful - it’s how I was able to recognize this within myself enough to be diagnosed and validated for pain and mobility I have had since puberty! I really WAS doing enough and my experience wasn’t just “in my head”. I hop
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Being pretty is so unfair
I feel bad even saying this because I struggle with dysmorphia and am unable to see myself through the eyes of other people, I just hear complements from time to time and roll with them. when I’m out and about people make me feel like my looks are the only special thing about me which is crazy b
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As a former people pleaser I know the signs👇 Make sure you save this one to journal on later A lot of you didn’t stop people-pleasing. You just made it look more self-aware. Now it shows up like: – over-explaining simple decisions so no one questions you – softening your opinions so y
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As a former people pleaser I know the signs👇 Make sure you save this one to journal on later A lot of you didn’t stop people-pleasing. You just made it look more self-aware. Now it shows up like: – over-explaining simple decisions so no one questions you – softening your opinions so y
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✨Moment you feel like NAH!!! 🤔
A bit Spicy 🌶️ Cause the dream had me Heated! 🤭 🦋But I hope you get the message! 💫If it resonates with you please drop a like and a comment! 💖This lets me know if you like my content! 🙌🏾Thanks for Watching! 🔗Link in bio as always! #oraclereading #spiritualtiktok #mindset #divinetiming
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Hitting 1K on Lemon8 - What I’ve Learned
I’ve been on lemon8 since this past January. I have learned so much about this sweet community of people. Many individuals have shared their experiences, tips, hobbies, relationships etc. with such sincerity and vulnerability. This app has actually made me become more vulnerable as well. I don’t li
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FREE COLLEGE ✨SAVE THIS INFORMATION
I’m excited to share my experience with a fantastic educational opportunity here in Texas! I recently enrolled in an English as a Second Language (ESL) program at Central Texas College in Killeen, Texas, which is about an hour away from Austin. This program, along with the High School Equivalency (
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Diagnosed with autism at 29. What do I do?
I’d been looking into the possibility of being a “high functioning” autistic person for YEARS now. I was diagnosed with so much other stuff before I got to this point. Now that I’ve finally gotten a diagnosis, I have surprisingly mixed feelings. I feel relief, but I also feel sad. I feel uncomforta
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Regulating your emotions and feelings ✨
Everyone has feelings. Whether they are big, small, unimportant, irrelevant, sensitive, or insensitive. No one’s feelings should be ignored. I’m not a soft person, but I’m soft to others. I know it does not make sense but let me break it down. I’m not a soft person = I can handle a lot a
Toni ✨

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Did you know that skin texture should feel SMOOTH?? Like that feeling under your skin that feels like rice and peas apparently IS NOT muscle - it’s LIPEDEMA. Random bruises, exhaustion, “growing pains” as an adult, deep throbbing pain - Lipedema explains so much. My Lipedema diagnosis v
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** NOTICE ** please pay attention!
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"They Don’t Care About What You’re Going Through, As Long As You Come Through for Them!" Productive Rising! We're living in a world filled with busy lives and chaotic schedules, it’s all too easy to feel like your struggles go unnoticed. Remember, prioritizing your own well-being
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LEMON8 DIARY: I Was In A 7 YEAR LGBTQ Relationship
My longest relationship to date: My nearly 7 year relationship that was an LGBTQ relationship (to keep it simple) BUT NOW, I'm only dating men. Here's why... I am coming from multiple physically and emotionally abusive relationships with men growing up. I went straight into a relationshi
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Nobody prepares you for how angry healing can make you. Not the explosive kind. The quiet, buried anger you never had permission to feel. The anger you had to disconnect from to survive. So many of the traits you thought were you weren’t personality at all. They were survival. The sh
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Love in sickness : emergency surgery
I unexpectedly ended up in the hospital because of side pains (galbladder) and has to get emergency surgery. My amazing partner did not leave my side in the craziest 72 hours of our lives. I am currently 6 days post operation and when someone truly loves you they will always take care of you, nutur
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6 Reasons Why I Love Lemon 8!🍋🫶✨🤍
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MOM FAIL. I feel so bad.
🏥 - Earlier today I was unpacking from our few day trip that we had. My 3 girls were on the floor playing of course as they always do. I put the rest of the clothes away that I was working on and closed the closet door. Soon after closing the closet door I hear my 7 month old start crying. Mom inst
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