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Eliza Eaton @elizaeaton.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Rewatching The Princess Bride for approximately the 350th time and it is truly the perfect movie. There isn’t a single thing I’d change. Nobody I’d recast. It’s the best. I hope by the time I die I have watched it 1000 times. I’m sure it will bring me just as much joy the last time as the first.

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Eliza Eaton @elizaeaton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

woke up from a dream with zero memory of it save for the absolute certainty of the existence and widespread use of the idiom “a barrel full of fish for the emperor’s party” i will now be using it in every situation until my dream becomes a reality

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Eliza Eaton @elizaeaton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The kids have been back in school - at their new school, around the block from our house, finally at the same one - for two full weeks now and today they came barrelling in with a couple friends after playing at the park and asked if they could all have dinner here. I smiled and said of course.

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Eliza Eaton @elizaeaton.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The kids go back to school the day after tomorrow so I’m taking them to this funfair on Parker’s Piece to let them run around. We’re gonna squeeze all the last drops of juice out of this summer.

Two children, a girl in shorts and a long-sleeved pink top and a boy in blue shorts and a yellow tee, are seen from behind as they walk across the grass towards a funfair filled with inflatables and rides. The grass is green and brown, and the sky is a brilliant blue dotted with fat white clouds.

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Eliza Eaton @elizaeaton.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

It’s the weekend before my 41st birthday and my beloved has been taking me through all the activities he’s planned for me to enjoy, and good lord I’m a happy woman. I get to spend another year of my life being loved and cherished and celebrated and cared for and uplifted by this gorgeous person. 🥹

Eliza, a white woman in a red linen dress with with long brown hair, stares up lovingly at Olí, a white man with long brown hair pulled back in a bun wearing a white and green striped linen shirt. She leans back against a red Istanbul streetcar as he steps in, cupping her face delicately. The effect is one of a romance novel cover.

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Autism in Adulthood @autisminadulthood.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Doherty 2026 explores how shame may be an overlooked factor linking stigma & poor mental health among autistic adults, highlighting the need for affirming approaches to reduce shame & support self-compassion. NEW FREE to Sept 3 @autisticdoctor.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Abstract for the paper: Autistic Shame: Reflectionsd on an Underrecognized Determinant of Autistic Mental Health. It reads: Shame is a deeply painful emotion that is underexplored in autism research and autistic community spaces. While we commonly discuss stigma, we rarely examine how it is embodied and experienced as shame. This perspective piece argues that shame is a critical, yet largely unrecognized, determinant of autistic mental health outcomes, operating as a hidden link between societal stigma and the elevated rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicidality among autistic adults. Drawing on research with autistic psychiatrists and personal experience as an autistic clinician–researcher, I trace how shame became visible as the overarching theme in my doctoral research – so pervasive it was initially invisible. The recognition of autistic shame has proven challenging to disseminate, with resistance to these findings illustrating the very dynamics being studied: when research exposes uncomfortable truths about shame, defensive responses often follow patterns described in Nathanson’s Compass of Shame. Autistic shame is the internalized sense of defectiveness tied specifically to one’s autistic identity & traits. It is externally imposed through lifelong exposure to neuronormative expectations where difference is misinterpreted as deficit. It manifests in multiple contexts: Reciprocally shaming social interactions, health care settings where autistic patients are dismissed and disbelieved, and community conflicts where heterogeneity is weaponized to silence advocacy. For autistic people, alexithymia can make shame difficult to recognize. Addressing autistic shame requires explicit therapeutic attention, self-compassion practices adapted for autistic cognition, and neurodiversity-affirmative approaches that reframe difference rather than deficit. Understanding shame offers tangible pathways toward improved mental health & authentic autistic flourishing.

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Eliza Eaton @elizaeaton.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Seriously tho, I may be the luckiest woman alive.

Eliza and her children, Arthur and Evie, stand on a rainbow staircase in Türkiye.

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Eliza Eaton @elizaeaton.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

hey have you ever felt so in love and so fucking lucky that you just burst into tears????

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Eliza Eaton @elizaeaton.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Evangeline, chomping noisily on a nacho: ‘Mom, you’re great at boring stuff.’ Me: ‘Aw, thanks, Evie.’ Evangeline: ‘That wasn’t a compliment.’ The sass levels are off the charts, I fear.

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Eliza Eaton @elizaeaton.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I’m in Türkiye for a little holiday with my kids and partner, and today is our first full day - so, beach. It is PERFECT.

Eliza sit in a beach chair and lifts a glass of prosecco in her hands, showing a bright red manicure, as she toasts Oli, whose shoulder-length brown hair and tan shirtless chest are damp from the sea. He looks through black Ray-Ban wayfarer sunglasses towards the sea, with water as blue as the sky.

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Eliza Eaton @elizaeaton.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

My daughter had her big performance as Peter Pan this afternoon and she was brilliant! She had everyone else’s lines memorised along with her own, sang her solo beautifully, and made the audience laugh. Her teachers told me afterwards that she was also just so kind and encouraging to everyone. 🥹

A 6-year-old child in a green Peter Pan costume with a feathered hat smiles proudly, holding two bouquets of flowers and standing confidently next to a classroom door.

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Eliza Eaton @elizaeaton.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

One of the funnier developments from this is showing up to theatre camp this morning to be grilled by the private school mums about why my daughter was cast as the lead. "So, does she go to one of the programme's... other sites... during the school year?" Nope, sorry, she's just a charisma bomb.

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Eliza Eaton @elizaeaton.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

My fantastically talented daughter got the lead role (Peter Pan) in her theatre camp’s production of Peter Pan!!!! 🥹

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Eliza Eaton @elizaeaton.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Tonight will be my first time hosting a sleepover as a mother, as it is my son’s 10th (!!!!!) birthday tomorrow, and wow does it have me thoroughly in my feelings. He didn’t want a big event-style party, just a sleepover with a small group of friends and the chance to stay up as late as he wants.

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Eliza Eaton @elizaeaton.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Just saying: the process of getting diagnosed with and learning to heal from CPTSD is a real mindfuck for someone who built a whole self-image around being deeply competent.

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Eliza Eaton @elizaeaton.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I’m out at the pub with my partner and there’s an older lady who, every time he leans over to give me a snuggle or kiss my cheek, gives me an approving and appreciative nod. At one point she did a little gold clap. Having an extremely hot partner is really, really fun. Highly recommend.

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Eliza Eaton @elizaeaton.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

My children have recently begun to try to roast me about my age. A selection: “Mum, was the world in black and white when you were a kid?” “Mum, did you get to see the Wizard of Oz in theatres when it came out?” “Was Jesus still alive when you were a little girl?” “Do you speak dinosaur?”

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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 22/07/2026

there’s an entire essay in how ‘historically accurate’ and ‘nostalgia’ are just weaponised to mean ‘the world bigots wished they lived in’ and not something that has actually ever existed but i haven’t had enough coffee to write it yet

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Eliza Eaton @elizaeaton.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I saw The Odyssey with my beloved last night and we chatted about it over pints afterward, and while we broadly agreed on our rating (4/5 🌟, good-not-great) we had different objections and annoyances. I’m on a train now, so I’m gonna process it a bit more with y’all here.

A pint of cider and a pint of Guinness on the bar of a pub, resting on green Timothy Taylor’s branded towels. An image of the smiling faces of the author and her partner has been printed in malt syrup on top of the creamy foam head of the Guinness.

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Mad Dr. Jimbosaur, Espooky. @jimbosaur.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

My favorite way to put this, as someone who studied Classical History in actual college (not just on Twitter): If you told an ancient Roman or Athenian that his culture had "more in common" with a German or Briton than with an Egyptian or Ethiopian, he'd punch you in the throat.

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Rachel Holliday Smith @rachelholliday.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

literally do not speak to me about ANYTHING else

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Eliza Eaton @elizaeaton.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

As a 40-year-old bisexual married to a 34-year-old bisexual, we are delighted at the way we specifically have managed to popularise bisexuality. Go team.

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Eliza Eaton @elizaeaton.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I am mad at everyone in this clip. Math is red, English is blue, Science is green, History is yellow. This is the only correct categorisation. I will fight everyone.

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Eliza Eaton @elizaeaton.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

The University of Southern California proudly announcing they have no classicists on staff, I see…

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Eliza Eaton @elizaeaton.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Freddie Got Fingered - it was the movie of choice for a birthday girl in my friend group who I didn’t especially care for. This did not improve my opinion of either her character or her taste.

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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Lamine Yamal decided then and there as Lionel Messi bathed him, to take revenge.

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James Currie @oneofmanyjameses.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

One of the odd things about seeing a public history project like AskHistorians grow over the years is how it's become part of the press tour for history books. Having the impact to be worth seeking out for that feels great. But getting National Geographic and Tom Hiddleston is another level!

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Centre for Research in Autism and Education @craeioe.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

UCL's Centre for Holocaust Education is looking for history teachers of autistic and non-autistic pupils; if that includes you, we do commend their survey to you.

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Eliza Eaton @elizaeaton.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Also: today on the way to school Evie told me that sometimes when bad things happen she feels tingly in her body and I was like ‘Did you know that’s why we call emotions “feelings”? Because we feel them in our body?’ and she said ‘No! I was today years old when I learned that!’

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Eliza Eaton @elizaeaton.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

So I will admit I had forgotten I have a Bluesky until @bimbo.phd came to hang out with me in Cambridge after Almost! Ten! Years! since the last time we saw each other. Oops. Hi, I'm still alive, I'm still in England, still doing my very best to cope with The Horrors.

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Eliza Eaton @elizaeaton.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

You can mess a kid up more by being an inconsistent, unpredictable parent than by being a fully absent one.

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Eliza Eaton @elizaeaton.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

One of the many cool things at this conference: a frank discussion about the importance of challenging assumptions and biases in the pursuit of better science and more beneficial outcomes. An important discussion for many, many contexts. (She says, not looking at anyone specifically…)

Doctor Naomi Dow, standing on stage, talks in front of a screen. She has long red hair, and wears a purple top and black midi-skirt. The screen shows the following visible text: Psychology: a very good place to start. Accepting change is hard. What do we need? Psychological safety, humility, logical information. When we know better, we can do better!

Doctor Naomi Dow, standing on stage, talks in front of a screen. She has long red hair, and wears a purple top and black midi-skirt. The screen shows the kit for fetal blood sampling, a diagram of the procedure, and the following visible text: "New evidence can reveal harmful practices: An updated evidence review found no evidence that TG monitoring with fetal blood sampling improved outcomes for women and babies when compared with CG alone and indeed was associated with a reduced 5 minute Apgar score, This may be due to the fetal blood sampling procedure delaying birth."

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Stimpunks Foundation @stimpunks.org · 11/11/2025

Yes! Name the systems of power. The neuronormative paradigm is one of THE systems of power yet it has gone unnamed. The history of schooling is the history of the neuronormative paradigm and neuronormative domination.

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Imani Barbarin @imanibarbarin.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

What happens to disabled people WILL ALWAYS happen to you.

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HistorySmith @historysmith.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Just finished reading final student reflections after my AfAmStudies students finished reading “Wake” by @wakerevolt.bsky.social This book hits so hard; both the stories of women-led revolts and the story of the persistence of Dr Hall inspired my students. Y’all should read this book. #APAFAM 🗺️

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Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts - Wikipedia

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Eliza Eaton @elizaeaton.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Also: still autistic, still incredibly lucky to be one of the 22(ish)% of uni-educated autistic adults in employment, but no longer working in autism research because I couldn’t find a single community engagement role hiring, and even if I could’ve, I was unbelievably burnt out by the experience.

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Eliza Eaton @elizaeaton.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Been a while, but: hi! I took a break from social media while dealing with unemployment and immigration systems and the mental health stuff that accompanies those things. The state of things now: kids are both back in the UK and on my visa! I’m employed (at UNICEF, even!) and mostly functional! 1/

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Alyssa Long @measuredandslow.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

The crafting space is quietly being decimated as a consequence of no fucking regulation on private equity and it’s INFURIATING

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Lorraine Sommerfeld -> 🇨🇦 @lorrainesommerfeld.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

LA Olympics need to be boycotted now.

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Evan Washington @eewash.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

dude you won't believe it. that violently insecure mad king? he had a falling out with that super annoying failed jester he made grand vizier

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Eliza Eaton @elizaeaton.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

I need you all to know that there is a very specific era of Hoosier Millennial who grew up with the Pacers-Knicks rivalry and is watching all of this unfold with genuine childlike wonder. It’s great cause we’re not yet the age where this is bad for our hearts.

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⭐️ The cabbit of the stars ⭐️ @tommothecabbit.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Pride Month starts tomorrow. I'm going to post this once again.

An edit of the "Don't Make Me Tap The Sign" meme from The Simpsons saying "Corporations do not care about you and you should support independent queer artists and creators and give them your money instead of these companies who will end up fucking them over because they don't care about the LGBTQ+ community"

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Eliza Eaton @elizaeaton.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

genuinely the presentation by @ifycomedy.com on smartypants is pure genius and i co-sign every word SMOOCH YOUR HOMIES

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