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If you need a little cheer (seasonal or otherwise), check out the live feed of the 114-foot tree my partner designed and programmed. Instant...

If you need a little cheer (seasonal or otherwise), check out the live feed of the 114-foot tree my partner designed and programmed. Instant cheer (but only between 5 and 11 EST). https://m.twitch.tv/smartvmctree

Anyone else ping-ponging between here and Space Karen's site? I'm sure this place might one day feel like home but I really liked...

Anyone else ping-ponging between here and Space Karen's site? I'm sure this place might one day feel like home but I really liked the other place, womp womp

By the way, I'm happy to do book talks. If you're organizing a speaker series, colloquium, or another event, just holler!

By the way, I'm happy to do book talks. If you're organizing a speaker series, colloquium, or another event, just holler!

Today is the day! Why Wellness Sells is officially out. I sat down with the Toronto Met research office to discuss my book, my findings,...

Today is the day! Why Wellness Sells is officially out. I sat down with the Toronto Met research office to discuss my book, my findings, and why they’re important. You can find that story here: https://www.torontomu.ca/research/news-events/2022/12/new-book-by-tmu-researcher-explores-why-people-buy-into-wellness-culture/

I always worry that I'm a bad peer reviewer—that I'm too detailed/not detailed enough, too close to the material/wildly...

I always worry that I'm a bad peer reviewer—that I'm too detailed/not detailed enough, too close to the material/wildly ignorant—so it was massively heartening just now to see that the other reviewer's comments are exactly the same as mine. Maybe I'm not an imposter after all?

Just spent a bunch of money at the pharmacy and turned down the offer of an in-store rewards card because I didn’t want to give “them”...

Just spent a bunch of money at the pharmacy and turned down the offer of an in-store rewards card because I didn’t want to give “them” free data about my shopping habits. I’m now officially that person.

I write about it a bit in Why Wellness Sells but there’s a bigger story of what I experienced before, during, and after birth that’s...

I write about it a bit in Why Wellness Sells but there’s a bigger story of what I experienced before, during, and after birth that’s both devastating and mundane. Nursing was the nexus of it but the whole culture of empowered birth and “good” mothering can be incredibly damaging.

One day I’ll write about how “breast is best” campaigns led me into an abyss of lactation consultants, drugs (incl domperidone),...

One day I’ll write about how “breast is best” campaigns led me into an abyss of lactation consultants, drugs (incl domperidone), supplements, anxious weighing, many tears, and lasting guilt over giving my baby two (2) bottles of formula. I didn’t see the problem then but I do now.
https://twitter.com/picardonhealth/status/1599753916425863168?s=46&t=Kyu2cIpmVvHLMqWHbqNSJA

Look at all of us over here, far from the 🐦 place, chillin together. It’s nice.

Look at all of us over here, far from the 🐦 place, chillin together. It’s nice.

I'm super psyched to announce that https://twitter.com/calla_evans won the Why Wellness Sells giveaway! Thanks to everyone for entering....

I'm super psyched to announce that https://twitter.com/calla_evans won the Why Wellness Sells giveaway! Thanks to everyone for entering. And, please, do yourself a favour and scroll through the replies to my giveaway post to see all the fabulous wellness guru pets and memes! 💯

Suppose you had an article manuscript that has been parked in the "reviewer selection" phase on the journal submission site for...

Suppose you had an article manuscript that has been parked in the "reviewer selection" phase on the journal submission site for almost two months. Would you ask the editor about it? Can you suggest reviewers? Is that even a long time? (Reviewers are scarce right now, I know.)

I hope I did this right! Also, hi Mastodon 👋 . I think I'm going to like it here.

I hope I did this right! Also, hi Mastodon 👋 . I think I'm going to like it here.

The fine print:-enter before December 1 at 18:00-I'm only able to send it to Canada/US (sorry!)-one entry per person-if you choose the...

The fine print:
-enter before December 1 at 18:00
-I'm only able to send it to Canada/US (sorry!)
-one entry per person
-if you choose the pet option, your pet must be cute*
-I don't run giveaways for a living so this might go hilariously wrong
-once entries are received, I'll collect them and use a random number generator to pick the winner**

*not true
**unless this goes wildly out of control, in which case I reserve the right to pick a winner haphazardly; sorry, I d̶o̶ ̶n̶o̶t̶ make the rules.

Would you like a *free* copy of my new book, Why Wellness Sells? Just do one of the following:-reblog this post-follow my account-respond...

Would you like a *free* copy of my new book, Why Wellness Sells? Just do one of the following:
-reblog this post
-follow my account
-respond with your fav health/wellness meme
-post a pic of your pet and tell me what it'd say if it were a wellness guru

(fine print ⬇️):

Today I posted a giveaway for my new book over on the bird site. I’m still learning how this new place works so I’m not sure if it’s...

Today I posted a giveaway for my new book over on the bird site. I’m still learning how this new place works so I’m not sure if it’s gauche to share here but I thought it was only fair to open the giveaway to Twitter-defectors as well. More below!