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2023-08-30T14:15:05-05:00

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Jesus Is Woke

Last updated on: August 30, 2023 at 2:15 pm By Julie Nichols

Over the last few weeks, I have felt compelled to post material on my Facebook page which speaks of the “purge” the Catholic right wing attempts to do which various varieties of religious fundies are doing all over the world. These conservative Catholics are not all conservative American Catholics but “fundie Catholics” who are on a mission to destroy other American Catholics and those in broader society who are not white, straight, and Republican. Their main tactics are fear, hatred,... Read more

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2023-08-28T13:09:35-05:00

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Where is it Truly Safe for Me to Wear My Favorite Shirt?

Last updated on: August 28, 2023 at 1:09 pm By Julie Nichols

The featured picture is my favorite shirt, but there are limited places in which it is truly safe for me to wear it. Before I describe where it is and isn’t safe for me to wear this shirt, I am going to tell you what this shirt symbolizes. I am not only a mother of Neurodivergent and gay kids, but I am an Educational Therapist who is becoming known as the “Facetime Mom” in virtual circles of the youth and... Read more

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2023-08-27T10:50:56-05:00

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“Christian Persecution” or “Being Called on the Carpet”

Last updated on: August 27, 2023 at 10:50 am By Julie Nichols

Today a had a little break from work and noticed a reply from on a Facebook post which I expanded. The reply stated that some Christians call “Being called out for their behavior” as “Persecution” when in reality, they are being “Called on the Carpet” for specific behaviors which are damaging to others and the country. I am going to expand that idea here. Those specific behaviors are related to cruelty, ruling by force, slander, spreading misinformation, and “hating our... Read more

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2023-08-22T08:53:27-05:00

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Willful Ignorance and Intentional Harm, Similar or Totally One?

Last updated on: August 22, 2023 at 8:53 am By Julie Nichols

After 2.5 years of volunteering in religious trauma recovery outside of my Ed. Therapy practice and speaking with many families of LGBTQIA+ children who have had to flee their churches, communities, and states, I am beginning to question whether willful ignorance and intentional harm are only similar or totally one in-the-same. After many lived experiences and personal eye-witness accounts of the Catholic Right, other alt-right entities, and alt-right allied individuals, I believe there is a point where a lack of... Read more

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2023-08-19T12:46:08-05:00

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I’ve Returned–WWII Vets and Their Take on Trumpism

Last updated on: August 19, 2023 at 12:46 pm By Julie Nichols

Thank you for your patience as I took off some time to complete some very difficult coursework through the University of North Texas in Vocational Rehabilitation. After three months, I completed the last of my coursework and licensing exams last night, so I will be officially licensed soon in this field. This academic and licensing training was some the most difficult and rigerours coursework I have ever attempted. I’m an Educational Therapist who expanded my practice to also include Vocational... Read more

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2023-07-17T11:53:46-05:00

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What is True?–Jesus Says, “Look at the Fruit.”

Last updated on: July 17, 2023 at 11:53 am By Julie Nichols

As I was searching through TikTok videos, I found a very compelling commencement speech from Northwestern University. Governor of Illinois, J. B. Pritzker, delivered Northwestern University’s Class of 2023 a short commencement speech. Born and raised Jewish and Democrat in California, Pritzker was always a part of America’s richest families. However, he has spent a career in business, politics, and supporting pro-democratic charitable organizations. Governor Pritzker emphasized that empathy and compassion are evolved states of being and that these traits... Read more

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2023-07-13T13:45:09-05:00

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My Surgery Tuesday–Following Science and Facts are “Woke”

Last updated on: July 13, 2023 at 1:45 pm By Julie Nichols

As I have written about before, neurosurgery for Parkinson’s Disease saved my life which I have the greatest gratitude. Tuesday, I had my second Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) battery replacement surgery. DBS Surgery is a pacemaker for the Dopamine centers of the brain. I had the initial system implanted 6.5 years ago. My most current battery had dwindled over the last year, and I didn’t understand how much function I lost over a good six months until I had the... Read more

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2023-07-06T08:37:39-05:00

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Why My Christian Grandparents Were Anti-Fascist, Democrat, and Pro-Choice

Last updated on: July 6, 2023 at 8:37 am By Julie Nichols

It’s hard to imagine. Even though my grandparents were not Catholic, they were devout Christians, Democrat, Pro-Choice, and strongly against right-winged ideology. So was the late Billy Graham. How can a generation older than my parents be more liberal in areas like abortion rights and voting than my parents’ generation and even some of my generation (Generation X)? They took World War II and the Holocaust seriously, they knew what the signs of pending fascism were, they knew what true... Read more

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2023-07-02T17:37:58-05:00

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Why I Believe in Pro-Patient/Pro-Family Autonomy

Last updated on: July 2, 2023 at 5:37 pm By Julie Nichols

After much self-examination and reflection as a mental healthcare provider of Educational Therapy, I have moved to a position of full patient and full family autonomy. In layman’s terms, this is patient and doctor choice for those over 18 and family, patient, and doctor choice for children under 18. This doesn’t mean that I like abortion, but I do support comprehensive supports which have been proven over time to reduce the abortion rate. However, I think it is unethical to... Read more

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2023-06-29T14:56:42-05:00

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St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta–She Served the Poor AND Established AIDS Hospice Centers

Last updated on: June 29, 2023 at 2:56 pm By Julie Nichols

Good Afternoon! Yes, you read the title correctly. St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta was known and loved by many all over the world, but not everyone knows the extent of work that she did. Her primary focus of justice was for the poor. She also founded The Missionaries of Charity which was her primary ministry. This ministry provided soup kitchens, dispensaries, mobile clinics, children’s and family counseling programs, orphanages, and schools. Many do not know that her ministry also... Read more

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