Transcript: https://www.t-mfrs.com/post/20-life-on-abuse-intro-to-yermfjess 

"Brains develop cellular connections based on reinforcement and punishment. When a brain cannot receive reinforcements for its normal behaviors, it learns new ones. When that is a pervasive experience, being socially punished for the ways it functions, it learns to constantly edit the ways it’s allowed to “perform”. This leads to an ongoing sense of fear and uncertainty that needs to be dispelled with social reassurance, reinforcements, or guidance, in order to feel both safe and acceptable. And that leads to entire lives built on shame, anxiety, co-dependence, and personal unfulfillment." 

AKA. An introduction to YerMotherfucker. Nice to meet you, behind the abuse-born accomplishment façade.  

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"Stand up and make a difference" opportunity of the week. World Food Program - Aid Yemen 😥 

"Even before fighting broke out in early 2015, Yemen was one of the poorest countries in the Arab world. With an average life expectancy below 64, the nation is ranked 179th out of 189 in the 2020 Human Development Index. Seven years of conflict have left thousands of civilians dead and 4.2 million people displaced. Its impact on the country’s infrastructure has been devastating, with major overland routes and airports severely damaged. Despite ongoing humanitarian assistance, 17.4 million Yemenis are food insecure. The number of food insecure people is projected to go up to 19 million by December 2022." 

https://www.wfp.org/countries/yemen 

Got a buck? Help feed some families. 

Thanks y'all. And cheers to better years! 🍻

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