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Dr. Devin Guthrie @drdevinguthrie.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

I'd like you to see the most important performance of my life. This poem helped me process my s*xual abuse. Now with a few years' distance, I hope my story, with its ultimate message of solidarity & hope, can help you. While not graphic, it is raw, so please be kind to yourself in how you view.

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Survivor l Slam Poetry

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Dr. Devin Guthrie @drdevinguthrie.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

I'm partnering with @goodgriefnetwork.bsky.social next week to facilitate a brand new Halloween-themed event! This online event flips the script on our society’s spooky stories about death & shows how death acceptance can connect us to our values, to each other, & to a deeper appreciation for life!

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Dr. Devin Guthrie @drdevinguthrie.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Fresh from the Global CBS Exchange—ACTivism for Authoritarian Anxiety No, I’m not trying to treat Drumpf’s fear of stairs! This is message for everyone struggling to find balance between avoidance & burnout. And it’s a call to committed action for fellow practitioners to pitch in! #NoKings

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ACTivism for Authoritarian Anxiety — IGNITE ACBS Global CBS Exchange

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Dr. Devin Guthrie @drdevinguthrie.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

For anyone still looking for something Earth Day-related to do today, I still have spots available in my Thriving Through Apocalyptic Anxiety workshop tonight! This is absolutely my favorite workshop to facilitate, & I'm excited to do it on #EarthDay this year! Tickets at DrDevinGuthrie.com/events

The title "Thriving Through Apocalyptic Anxiety" with Dr. Devin Guthrie is displayed alongside a picture of a person's dirty fist clutching two pretty white flowers.

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Dr. Devin Guthrie @drdevinguthrie.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤 You're not crazy, & you're not alone This #EarthDay, instead of distracting or doom-scrolling, join me for an experiential workshop ✨ Build emotional resilience ✨ Clarify what truly matters ✨ Transform anxiety into action 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞! DrDevinGuthrie.com/events

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Earth Day: Thriving Through Apocalyptic Anxiety | Life & Death Coach

<p>Every year, Earth Day becomes an ever grimmer reminder we're one year closer to ecological collapse. So this year, before Earth Day arrives, let's take the time to really talk about what&#3...

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Dr. Devin Guthrie @drdevinguthrie.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

New Anxiety Intervention unlocked: Repeating the intrusive thought in a Donald Trump voice makes it sound instantly idiotic. Bonus: Add "You're FIRED!" at the end for a laugh 😂

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Someone should tell RFK Jr that Emily Dickinson is suspected to have been autistic & one of the most prolific poets of all time. His mischaracterization of autistic people shows him to be hateful, ignorant & uninformed. More than that, we ALL have value. Evaluating “worth” shouldn’t be a spectrum

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Dr. Devin Guthrie @drdevinguthrie.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

On the other hand, more people are waking up to systemic harms & the meta crisis. #climatechange #EarthDay

Title: "It's That Easy!"

The cartoon is a four-panel comic strip that shows how environmental advice has escalated over the decades. In each panel, there's an adult (presumably a parent or teacher figure) kneeling next to a child and delivering advice about how to save the Earth. The child looks up at the adult, seemingly overwhelmed.

Panel 1 (Top Left – 1980s):

Scene: A man squatting next to a child. There's a regular trash can next to them.

Title: "IT'S THAT EASY!"

This is a four-panel comic strip that humorously tracks the increasing complexity of environmental advice over the decades. In each panel, a man is squatting next to a child, pointing forward with one hand. The man’s expression stays the same throughout — cheerful and upbeat — while the child consistently looks a bit unsure or overwhelmed.

Panel 1 (Top Left – 1980s):

Scene: The man and child are next to a regular trash can.

Man says: "Pick up your litter and save the Earth!"

Panel 2 (Top Right – 1990s):

Scene: The man and child are now next to a recycling bin.

Man says: "Recycle and you can save the Earth!"

Panel 3 (Bottom Left – 2000s):

Scene: The man, now wearing a bicycle helmet, stands next to a bicycle with the same child.

Man says: "Reduce your carbon footprint and you can save the Earth!"

Panel 4 (Bottom Right – 2010s):

Scene: The background is now ablaze with fire and smoke, suggesting environmental catastrophe.

Man says: "Completely restructure global economic systems and you may be able to save a remnant of humanity!"

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Dr. Devin Guthrie @drdevinguthrie.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Fun & powerful

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Dr. Devin Guthrie @drdevinguthrie.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

It's a weird #TransDayofVisibility for me because I feel all too visible all too much of the time. If a stranger walked up & asked, "Hey, are u trans?" my urge would be to palm my pepper spray & search for a convenient shrubbery to duck behind. Like, can we get a #TransDayofINvisibility up in here?

A post from Strewth @StrewthQueen says, "Matt Walsh says trans people today are comparing themselves to Jewish people in the Holocaust

Incorrect. We are comparing ourselves to trans people in the Holocaust"

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Dr. Devin Guthrie @drdevinguthrie.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

I'm working on a list of fascist-funding public companies to divest from. So far: Media: Trump Media, Fox Corp, Sinclair Broadcast, News Corp, Salem Media Group, AT&T (funds OANN) ICE: Core Civic, GEO Group, Asset Protection & Security Serv Tesla, Palantir (Thiel), Las Vegas Sands Additions?

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Everyone believes they will be the exception. That chronic illness, homelessness or tragedy won’t befall them. We can’t all be the exception. Life can change in an instant, and most will experience tragedy at some point in their lives. We should all fight for better social supports & safety nets

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Ableism teaches us that disabled people are “less than”. That they’re lazy or not trying hard enough. Disability can & does happen to anyone. It doesn’t matter how hard you try or how much you “want” to be well. We all deserve compassion & worth should never be based on economic contribution.

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Dr. Devin Guthrie @drdevinguthrie.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Love this!😂Seems like a good ACT metaphor, too.

"Feelings are like children. You don't want them driving the car, but you shouldn't stuff them in the trunk either." @HaileyPaigeMagee/@ArtofPoets

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Dr. Devin Guthrie @drdevinguthrie.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

My accessible feeder for mobility-impaired butterflies 🦋

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Ty Ross @cooltxchick.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

This is such a great point. Community is so important, and bartering is a wonderful way to get to know your neighbors, rely more on each other than corporations. When community is lost, so is civility and humanity. The ROI when building relationships is worth more than gold…

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Dr. Devin Guthrie @drdevinguthrie.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Hey, I'm sick with a very sore throat & am cancelling tonight's EOL seminar. You're still able to purchase tickets (now 50% off!) for the seminar recording & material! This will give you what you need to do your own EOL planning. Lmk good times to reschedule this event! Thanks for your support 🖤

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Dr. Devin Guthrie @drdevinguthrie.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

A lot of things will start going missing in the mail very soon. Abortion medication will be a first target. If there's anything you need, act fast. aidaccess.org #USPS #resist

This is a political cartoon depicting a scene at a United States Postal Service.

Description:
A postal worker, appearing tired and unenthusiastic, is standing behind the counter at a USPS office. A customer, a woman with reddish-brown hair wearing a purple coat and carrying a brown purse, looks at him with a surprised expression.

The postal worker says, "Sorry, we no longer have 'Forever' stamps. We now have 'Just taking it day by day' stamps..."

In the background, there is a "Wanted" poster depicting Donald Trump's face.

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Dr. Devin Guthrie @drdevinguthrie.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

I'll add that "not letting them terrorize you" isn't about shutting down fear or anxiety. It's about allowing your feelings the space they need & mindfully deciding what actions to take. #resist

A screenshot of a substack post by D.L. Mayfield. It reads:

Here’s my pep talk after studying authoritarianism:

1) They never truly expect a long-term resistance movement bc they think people are a collection of trauma triggers who are easily controlled thru terror

2) If they can’t terrorize you 24/7 in your mind, they have already lost the war

3) The single best way you can resist fascism is to not let them terrorize you constantly. Protect your mental health to ensure you are not constantly in a terrorized state

4) Keep connecting to who you are at your core. Your values, preferences, ethics, and beliefs. Build up capacity to resist

5) Remember they are like abusive parents: they only see us as extensions of them. They have no clue how powerful joy and community and self-expression can be. We can use this to our advantage — we can be the strong-willed child they never saw coming.

Spending time connecting to your true self is not selfish in these times — it’s intricately connected to a resistance movement that is tied to honoring our bodies, our communities, and to the land. We have to build capacity to resist by being exactly who we are!

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Dr. Devin Guthrie @drdevinguthrie.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

24 hours to get reduced price tickets to next Thursday's online End-of-Life (Planning) Made Easy seminar! Make your own legally-binding 1) Advance Directives, 2) Wills, 3) Dementia provisions, 4) DNRs, & more without ever having to pay a lawyer! DrDevinGuthrie.com/events #EndOfLife #death

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Dr. Devin Guthrie @drdevinguthrie.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

"All projections of the future are fundamentally projections of power. This is why it's almost always the white guys who make those projections, because they're really projecting a disappearance of power into the future. I don't know anything about the future." -- Amitav Ghosh, on climate crisis

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Dr. Devin Guthrie @drdevinguthrie.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Excited to announce I've joined Good Grief Network's facilitation training team! In a few months, I look forward to leading my own 10-step groups based off my all-time favorite book on #ecoanxiety @goodgriefnetwork.bsky.social #climatecrisis #climatechange #climateaction #sustainability

A book cover displaying a stylized sun setting below turbulent water. It reads:

"How to Live in a Chaotic Climate

10 Steps to Reconnect with Ourselves, Our Communities, and Our Planet.

LaUra Schmidt
with Aimee Lewis Reau & Chelsie Rivera"

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Dr. Devin Guthrie @drdevinguthrie.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Five more days to get early bird prices for End-of-Life (Planning) Made Easy on the 27th! Learn to do your own (no lawyer needed!): - Advance directives - Wills - Provisions for dementia/brain injuries - DNR/POLSTs - & more! lifeanddeathcoaching.com/events #DeathEd #endoflife #medical #deathdoula

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Dr. Devin Guthrie @drdevinguthrie.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

I love this diagram so much. People who've been stuck in The Inaccessibility Cycle before immediately get it, & people who haven't have an "Oh sh**" moment. #disability #accessibility #disabilityjustice

A circular diagram created by Pacing Pixie called The Inaccessibility Cycle. "Inaccessibility" leads to "disabled people unable to participate" leads to "disabled people not visible in public" leads to "disabled people seen as an outlier/rarity" leads to "so there's little/no need to consider them" leads back to "inaccessibility."

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Rosemoon @constancespry.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

“[It’s] like a reverse flood from the Book of Genesis, in which the righteous will all be submerged while the very worst ride Satan’s ark. The self-chosen few will ride out the forty days and forty night. When the waters subside, they will be alone to dominate.” open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

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The Logic of Destruction

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Dr. Devin Guthrie @drdevinguthrie.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Sharing simple action steps to stop Elon Musk stealing our money. chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com/p/chop-wood-... #treasury #USAID #coup #FElon #resist

A four-panel digital comic by bogswallop features a conversation between a patient and a doctor about seeking approval.

Panel 1: A man with dark hair, wearing a green t-shirt, sits in a doctor's office with a distressed expression. He says, "Doctor, I feel the constant need for approval, for everyone to love me, to find me funny. I feel unfulfilled and empty. I don’t know what to do." The doctor, an older man with glasses, a mustache, and a white coat, listens with a concerned expression.

Panel 2: The doctor, now smiling confidently, opens a laptop and says, "Treatment is simple. Check out that Musk guy who bought Twitter. His posts are absolute dogshit. Just the most outdated and unfunny trash imaginable."

Panel 3: The doctor holds up the laptop, showing a tweet from Elon Musk that says, "Sorry if Twitter is slow today, our system took an arrow to the knee!" Below it, another tweet reads, "In these times of hardship, just remember, bacon 😂😂😂." The doctor explains, "After seeing how much he’s debasing himself for approval from the biggest losers online, your problems won’t seem so bad."

Panel 4: The patient, now in view for the first time, is revealed to be none other than Elon Musk, wearing a Pickle Rick shirt. Looking even more troubled, Elon stares forward with a blank expression and says, "But doctor..."

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Dr. Devin Guthrie @drdevinguthrie.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Beautiful insight about how kids learn consent from what they watch their parents do.

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I see a lot of posts saying "teach boys about consent".

While that is true, a lot of parents will do that and fail to see how their own actions are the problem.

If you've spanked him, he's less likely to understand consent.

If you've forced him to sit on Santa's lap, he's less likely to understand consent.

If you've forced him to give hugs and kisses to family members, he's less likely to understand consent.

If you've grabbed him in order to force him to sit still, he's less likely to understand consent.

If you've labeled him as "too sensitive" for not wanting to be touched, he's less likely to understand consent.

If you've assumed he's okay with something because he technically allowed it even though he felt pressured, he's less likely to understand consent.

If you're only going to criticize his actions but not your own, it won't work.

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I am a firm believer that it's not just what he experiences in his life, but what he witnesses too. Okay so you don't do any of those to him but you do those things to his sisters? His cousins? His mom? He is learning consent is for him but not for women.

One of my sisters has young children, both of whom are some flavor of neurodivergent. She is too, and as a result she often lost patience quickly with some of their quirks. The biggest offender is that her kids are extremely wary around anyone they deem to be a stranger, making social connection very difficult for all participants.

When I first met her daughter, she was 3 or 4, and was extremely reluctant to come and meet me. My sister began to shame and push and pull her towards me and I stopped her. I said "don't force her, don't teach her that she has to let men she doesn't know touch her, she doesn't need to hug me."

My sister froze in place, processed it for a moment, and let her daughter go. She went back to hiding behind mom. We continued our conversation and her son slowly approached me, hugged me, and climbed up onto the chair I was in to sit beside me and partially in my lap. After a few minutes, her daughter joined him. She didn't hug me, but she came over to touch and talk to me.

My sister was speechless. Her kids DON'T do that. I've heard many complaints from many family members about how antisocial they are. All I did was stick up for their right to offer or withdraw consent—and really just her daughter’s, as her son had met me pre-covid and had already gotten over the hurdle at 2 years old, but her daughter was born during covid and thus it made her severe distrust of strangers even worse.

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Dr. Devin Guthrie @drdevinguthrie.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

"How Death Acceptance Fights Fascism" is a 5-minute speech I gave at the ACBS World Conference (@myacbs.bsky.social) last summer. More relevant than ever now. It's particularly useful for people who already do work around death & dying to know about. www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_MG...

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How Death Acceptance Fights Fascism - IGNITE ACBS World Conference 2024

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Dr. Devin Guthrie @drdevinguthrie.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Jera released a video essay prominently featuring my paper, "How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love the Eco-Apocalypse: An Existential Approach to Accepting Eco-Anxiety." It's really cool!

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Jera the Wizard 🧙‍♂️🏳️‍⚧️ @jerawizard.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Trying to remember @drdevinguthrie.bsky.social 's words: "Continuing to fight a losing battle, pressing on against impossible odds, is what Becker (1975) would define as a heroic and worthy goal and is what Camus (1955) would endorse as the type of Sisyphean struggle that makes people truly human."

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Dr. Devin Guthrie @drdevinguthrie.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

How to function effectively under the barrage of fascist actions: 1. Set boundaries 2. Use aggregators & experts 3. Remember: Feeling overwhelmed is their goal 4. Practice going slow 5. Build community

"As a sociologist, I need to tell you: Your overwhelm is the goal.
1/ The flood of 200+ executive orders in Trump's first days exemplifies Naomi Klein's "shock doctrine" - using chaos and crisis to push through radical changes while people are too disoriented to effectively resist. This isn't just politics as usual - it's a strategic exploitation of cognitive limits.
2/ Media theorist McLuhan predicted this: When humans face information overload, they become passive and disengaged. The rapid-fire executive orders create a cognitive bottleneck, making it nearly impossible for citizens and media to thoroughly analyze any single policy.
3/ Agenda-setting theory explains the strategy: When multiple major policies compete for attention simultaneously, it fragments public discourse. Traditional media can't keep up with the pace, leading to superficial coverage.
The result? Weakened democratic oversight and reduced public engagement.
What now?
1/ Set boundaries: Pick 2-3 key issues you deeply care about and focus your attention there. You can't track everything - that's by design. Impact comes from sustained focus, not scattered awareness.
2/ Use aggregators & experts: Find trusted analysts who do the heavy lifting of synthesis. Look for those explaining patterns, not just events.
3/ Remember: Feeling overwhelmed is the point. When you recognize this, you regain some power. Take breaks. Process. This is a marathon.
4/ Practice going slow: Wait 48hrs before reacting to new policies. The urgent clouds the important. Initial reporting often misses context
5/ Build community: Share the cognitive load. Different people track different issues. Network intelligence beats individual overload."

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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 21/01/2025

Wild. Top is the NBC upload, bottom is the one aired as the live feed

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Dr. Devin Guthrie @drdevinguthrie.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

For those concerned, I don't have the "X" identifier on any of my official documentation, so the proposed changes don't personally affect me...yet. If you have resources/recommendations for those that do, please let me know. I have people who could really use them right now.

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Dr. Devin Guthrie @drdevinguthrie.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

I was absolutely gobsmacked when I saw how much more accepting & upbeat media about trans people was ONE-HUNDRED YEARS AGO!!! It makes me grieve for the world we could have had, where our lives were never weaponized, & it makes me hope...because if it was possible then, maybe it will be again?

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Good Grief Network @goodgriefnetwork.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Maybe you've heard of our 10-Step program before but have questions. Bring 'em, tomorrow, from 12-1pm Eastern Time. Can't make the session, register anyway and we'll send you the recording. bit.ly/3CcZsmq

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