Make Your Damn Bed

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1521 || why don't I remember my childhood? Jul 27, 2025

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You weren't absent, you were on high alert. Survival mode means. you can't make memories. Let's talk about ways to get out of survival mode, and why it's so important to do so with intention, regularly.

@TheCafeScrawls Post on Threads: https://www.threads.com/@thecafescrawls/post/DMBSvjtzCsq

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The opinions expressed by Julie Merica and Make Your Damn Bed Podcast are intended for entertainment purposes only. Make Your Damn Bed podcast is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

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1520 || shame, cringe, + the fear of being perceived. Jul 26, 2025

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Cringe is the ultimate vibe killer. Plus, when I fear being judged that's me writing your story for you, and that's not fair for either of you. Today we talk about the fear of being perceived and how I'm working around it.

THE INSPIRATION VIDEO: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8k8BVdo/

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1519 || the "value" of nature part 2 Jul 25, 2025

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Why have some gifts of nature remained free? By: Alyssa Battistoni

THE RESOURCE:

The Value of Nature: https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/the-value-of-nature/

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1518 || the "value" of nature Jul 24, 2025

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Why have some gifts of nature remained free? By: Alyssa Battistoni

THE RESOURCE:

The Value of Nature: https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/the-value-of-nature/

Resources for Resisting a Coup: https://makeyourdamnbed.medium.com/practical-guides-to-resisting-a-coup-b44571b9ad66

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1517 || escaping the "skinner box" Jul 23, 2025

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NOTE: This is an old episode that never got published!!!! I decided to release it today before we move on to new topics.

Science confirms that facebook is a skinner box and we are just rats but we can be more conscious with our most valuable asset (our attention) and life will improve. we just have to be conscious we're a part of the experiment.

RESOURCE: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-social-media-persona-considered-new-bf-skinner-box-bertrand

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1516 || revisiting the "skinner box" Jul 22, 2025

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Note: This is a revisitation of a past episode from 2023.

I used uptime.app to check out the brief spark notes version of

"Antisocial Media: Siva Vaidhyanathan's How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy"

(available here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/antisocial-media-9780190841164?cc=us&lang=en&)

and he said: "Facebook is a modern day Skinner Box" which sent me down a rabbit hole to understand what that meant.

So today, I am sharing that with you!

RESOURCE: https://www.simplypsychology.org/what-is-a-skinner-box.html

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1515 || mixed emotions are worse than negative ones Jul 21, 2025

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Did you know that mixed emotions can be more emotionally taxing than purely negative ones? Today we talk about this + how to deal with it through things like “dialectical thinking," which is the attitude that opposite emotions are normal and compatible.

The Sources:

Arthur C. Brooks "Nothing Drains You Like Mixed Emotions" for The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2023/01/psychology-of-mixed-emotions-feelings-meaning-examples/672758/'
Arthur C. Brooks Website: https://arthurbrooks.com/

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1514 || you don't really look like that Jul 20, 2025

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I am starting to think some of us are looking at ourselves too much, and if you stare at anything too long, it will start to look weird after a while. Plus, the internet has warped our perception of what real humans + real aging is supposed to look like.

But today, I want to talk about the ways "selfie-culture" has distorted many people's perception of themselves. I think if more people realized how distorted our selfie cameras make us look, they'd feel a lot less critical of themselves.

Today's Sources:

Oohs St.Lou's Studios (The Visuals): https://oohstloustudios.com/the-science-of-the-selfie-no-you-dont-really-look-like-that#
ENT of Athens "Your Selfie is Lying to You": https://www.entofathens.com/your-selfie-is-lying-to-you/
Popular Science "Selfie Face Perception Distortion": https://www.popsci.com/technology/selfie-face-perception-distortion/
How to look better in selfies: https://www.slrlounge.com/why-your-selfies-look-awful-what-can-is-being-done-to-look-better-in-selfies/

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1513 || self care in trying times (finale) Jul 19, 2025

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With everything going on in the United States, chances are you’ve been working to stay informed, and maybe even help out in some ways — both of which can take a lot of mental energy. Your main goal is to find the balance between taking action and taking enough care of yourself that you’re actually able to work effectively. - Anna Borges

The Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/annaborges/recharge-then-resist

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