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Maria Gaian 🐺 (she/her) @ditchtheblackdog.com · 03/08/2026

And as if chick season isn't enough, we have kittens too! Porsche, Hummer and Jeep have all been taken from a car parking business near the airport. Porsche gave birth to 5 more little cuties. Spyder, Impala, Beetle, Carrera & Boxter.

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Maria Gaian 🐺 (she/her) @ditchtheblackdog.com · 03/08/2026

I'm so excited! It's baby chick season! We were hoping broody Miss Mama would raise these lil guys but she jumped off the nest with only days to go, so we finished them off in the incubator. So cute and fluffy!!

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Maria Gaian 🐺 (she/her) @ditchtheblackdog.com · 24/07/2026

If you're looking for support when therapy and meds aren't available, don't work well enough, or don't work for you at all, the Ditch the Black Dog of Depression Virtual Retreat could be just what you need. Opens 23 Sept. Join the priority list: links.ditchtheblackdog.com/widget/form/...

Watercolor collage image of 3 women and the black dog drinking cacao in the mountains at night.

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Maria Gaian 🐺 (she/her) @ditchtheblackdog.com · 12/01/2026

The 15th is getting closer. Can't wait to move and start building the Gaian Oasis. I feel a bit worried about moving the animals. The cat colony were all born here and have never known anywhere else, so they're going to feel it the most. But I can't leave them. They can't take care of themselves.

Marshmallow aka Mooshu, a white cat with ginger ears, face and legs, and blue eyes. Born feral on the mountain.

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Maria Gaian 🐺 (she/her) @ditchtheblackdog.com · 04/01/2026

We haven't moved house yet, but today we receive our first Souls looking for a home. Sam & Lea belong to a couple who are moving into assisted living. Their pleas for help rehoming the dogs were either ignored, or they were told that their chances of being rehomed at 8yrs are tiny. We had to help.

German shepherd dog and his mixed breed friend, sitting on the tiled floor of a conservatory.

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Maria Gaian 🐺 (she/her) @ditchtheblackdog.com · 26/07/2025

Happy Saturday! My cats won't let me sleep in! They like feeding early. But I love their silly faces so I don't mind. Here's Peach enjoying a scritch.

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Maria Gaian 🐺 (she/her) @ditchtheblackdog.com · 26/07/2025

From Sept 2025, I'll be holding ocean therapy sessions in various beautiful spots on the Costa Blanca coast. I can't wait to share with you the benefits of sacred healing work by the sea. If enough interest, I'll take a boat to the best places to spot dolphins in the wild. Interested? Comment below.

Mediterranean Sea view at Torrevieja, Spain

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Maria Gaian 🐺 (she/her) @ditchtheblackdog.com · 08/06/2025

I'm busy building a virtual retreat for people suffering from depression. It's becoming something really exciting. Today, I'm building the Situation Room, a space where we can support you as you make a plan to improve or resolve something tangible that's causing you to feel depressed. #depression

Watercolor image of a woman pinning cards on a pinboard. The title of the card is The Situation Room

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Maria Gaian 🐺 (she/her) @ditchtheblackdog.com · 04/05/2025

Here's your affirmation for the week. Read it, say it, feel it, believe it! Want to gather with others who understand what it's like to have the black dog of depression nipping your heels, come on over to my new NO COST, no shenanigans, community. 🔗 retreat.ditchtheblackdog.com/community/bl...

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Maria Gaian 🐺 (she/her) @ditchtheblackdog.com · 10/04/2025

Where are your pension funds being invested? It's another way you can make a difference. That's if you still have a pension, with all the shenanigans from the USA....

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Maria Gaian 🐺 (she/her) @ditchtheblackdog.com · 30/03/2025

Gardening was a life saver for me when I suffered from depression. It helped me heal & sparked my interest in ecotherapy. Do plants help you manage your MH? I’d love to see pics of your garden. Maria xx Read on Substack: f.mtr.cool/vnlvvjdsvz

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Maria Gaian 🐺 (she/her) @ditchtheblackdog.com · 30/03/2025

Society tries to tell us who’s worthy, who’s valuable. Feeling like we don’t matter leads to depression. Let me remind you now, you MATTER. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. #DitchTheBlackDogRevolution '#YouMatter

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Maria Gaian 🐺 (she/her) @ditchtheblackdog.com · 29/03/2025

What stage of depression are you currently in? Crisis? Zombie? Functional Survivor? Motivated to heal? (Anger and frustration stage) Healing and Recovery? Maintenance? Aka Thriving? Read More: f.mtr.cool/zsdrwybjsn

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Maria Gaian 🐺 (she/her) @ditchtheblackdog.com · 29/03/2025

The most important thing I learned is that true healing from #depression only happens if we do the right things, in the right order. Otherwise we set ourselves up for failure, which only leads to more depression. Read More: f.mtr.cool/yhamotmmjy

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Maria Gaian 🐺 (she/her) @ditchtheblackdog.com · 28/03/2025

I discovered that there are different stages of #depression. The important thing is what works for you at one stage, might be impossible for you at another. We need different things at different times to help us heal Read More: f.mtr.cool/bpzhyfmmuo

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Maria Gaian 🐺 (she/her) @ditchtheblackdog.com · 28/03/2025

What if I told you I help my clients to ditch the black dog of #depression using tools such as:- 🃏 tarot cards; ✨ crystals; 🧴 essential oils & flower essences; 🌙 moon rituals; ✨soul healing & mind rewilding in my therapy sessions? Would you laugh and call me foolish, or would you be curious?

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Maria Gaian 🐺 (she/her) @ditchtheblackdog.com · 27/03/2025

I love helping people to recover from depression. I wanted to create a free support group, but I didn't know where to start one. This is why I don't host it on Facebook, but on Substack instead. Read More: f.mtr.cool/axnzlmtepz With love, Maria xx

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Maria Gaian 🐺 (she/her) @ditchtheblackdog.com · 27/03/2025

#Depression is about more than just your mind. We have to treat our mind, body, heart, Soul and Spirit too if we are to fully heal. Where do we start? Read more to find out: f.mtr.cool/motwxuuwwv With love and magick always, Maria xx

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Maria Gaian 🐺 (she/her) @ditchtheblackdog.com · 26/03/2025

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Maria Gaian 🐺 (she/her) @ditchtheblackdog.com · 26/03/2025

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Maria Gaian 🐺 (she/her) @ditchtheblackdog.com · 25/03/2025

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Maria Gaian 🐺 (she/her) @ditchtheblackdog.com · 25/03/2025

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Maria Gaian 🐺 (she/her) @ditchtheblackdog.com · 24/03/2025

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Maria Gaian 🐺 (she/her) @ditchtheblackdog.com · 24/03/2025

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Maria Gaian 🐺 (she/her) @ditchtheblackdog.com · 23/03/2025

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Maria Gaian 🐺 (she/her) @ditchtheblackdog.com · 23/03/2025

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Maria Gaian 🐺 (she/her) @ditchtheblackdog.com · 11/03/2025

My poor Coconut has leishmaniasis and needs injections. Not going to be much fun for her, poor old gal. The skinny, bald feral kitty we took to the vet is doing well tho. He's eating, putting on weight & his fur is growing back. No idea what happened to him, but he's improving. Called him Georgie.

Black sprocket spaniel waiting for a burger as a treat for being good at the vets

Long haired grey and white cat sitting in a basket.

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Maria Gaian 🐺 (she/her) @ditchtheblackdog.com · 02/02/2025

It's #imbolc and the almond trees here in Spain are dressing up for the occasion. #witchsky

Almond blossom forming on the tree in Spain. Cloudy sky with blue peeping through behind the branches.

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Maria Gaian 🐺 (she/her) @ditchtheblackdog.com · 12/01/2025

I've reported all sorts of heinous crap to FB & been told it doesn't breach their standards. However, I posted that I'm thinking of leaving FB since Zuck decided to stop fact checking, openly supports Trump & allows the LGBTQ+ community to be called slurs/mentally ill and look what happened!!!

Facebook message saying they removed my comment.

Facebook message saying why they removed my comment. I portrayed a group of people as inferior. No..actually I insulted Zuckerberg

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Maria Gaian 🐺 (she/her) @ditchtheblackdog.com · 09/01/2025

#sunset in San Juan, Alicante, Spain. Just gorgeous.

Orange sun setting over the Mediterranean sea in San Juan, Spain

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Maria Gaian 🐺 (she/her) @ditchtheblackdog.com · 26/12/2024

Yeah it's always Home Alone. I watched it for the billionth time last night.

Black and white image of Macaulay Culkin on my TV.

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Maria Gaian 🐺 (she/her) @ditchtheblackdog.com · 25/12/2024

Just finished my annual tradition of watching Home Alone. I never get tired of watching Macaulay Culkin. My butt still clenches every time Marv steps on the nails. It's got more holes in it than a teabag, but I still absolutely love the movie. #homealone #moviemagic

Still black and white image of Macaulay Culkin.

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Maria Gaian 🐺 (she/her) @ditchtheblackdog.com · 25/12/2024

Happy Holidays and a Merry Christmas to everyone. My wish is that everyone is fed, warm and safe and surrounded by kind people. If only.....Time for a rEVOLution, I think...

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Maria Gaian 🐺 (she/her) @ditchtheblackdog.com · 26/11/2024

I was recently diagnosed with high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes & high cholesterol. What a wake up call it's been! There I was thinking I was relatively healthy. Seems not. So I'm on a huge mission to not only change my lifestyle, but to stop sleepwalking through life & make stuff happen.

Maria Gaian - blond hair, kinda round figure (be kind) wearing a blue and purple blouse, facing away from camera, paddling in the sea at the playa de San Juan in Spain.

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Maria Gaian 🐺 (she/her) @ditchtheblackdog.com · 25/11/2024

Hey, I'm Maria, another X refugee looking for a kinder social media space. I'm here for pics of your pets. I'll show you mine if you show me yours? Here's Peach. He was born feral on the mountain, but you wouldn't know it now. Although he does get a bit bitey if you stop petting him. #cats

Blue eyed seal point ragdoll type cat sitting on a navy and white sofa. Peach says hi!

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