Sadžida Traynor-Herenda | Melem za Dušu Psychologist
@soulsoothing.bsky.social
Bosnian in UK AuDHD NoPlanetB. 325 ppm. #HumanRights #FBPE #BosnianGenocide #disability Psych doctoral student
❤️ everything Indigenous. Refugees matter.
Melem za Dušu=Bosnian for soul soothing. Own views. Work / Activism DMs only.
❤️ everything Indigenous. Refugees matter.
Melem za Dušu=Bosnian for soul soothing. Own views. Work / Activism DMs only.
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I am a Bosnian displaced prsn currently specialising in child psychology.. Neurodivergent in a few ways. I work with some of the most vulnerable families in London. My research will be exploring what helps non speaking autistic children's families to flourish. I am looking for refugee psychologists.
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Huh.
Does Andrew maybe think these things known as schools and universities might be ‘gyms for the brain’
Just a thought, Andy.
Just a thought.
Does Andrew maybe think these things known as schools and universities might be ‘gyms for the brain’
Just a thought, Andy.
Just a thought.
October 7, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Huh.
Does Andrew maybe think these things known as schools and universities might be ‘gyms for the brain’
Just a thought, Andy.
Just a thought.
Does Andrew maybe think these things known as schools and universities might be ‘gyms for the brain’
Just a thought, Andy.
Just a thought.
Genuine Qs:
To what extent, if any, do you think Neurodivergent children and adults are mostly struggling with sensory, social, and cognitive overwhelm? Are their reactions to it what we then see as diagnostic criteria?
Is the environment too much and are ND individuals canaries in coalmine?
To what extent, if any, do you think Neurodivergent children and adults are mostly struggling with sensory, social, and cognitive overwhelm? Are their reactions to it what we then see as diagnostic criteria?
Is the environment too much and are ND individuals canaries in coalmine?
October 6, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Genuine Qs:
To what extent, if any, do you think Neurodivergent children and adults are mostly struggling with sensory, social, and cognitive overwhelm? Are their reactions to it what we then see as diagnostic criteria?
Is the environment too much and are ND individuals canaries in coalmine?
To what extent, if any, do you think Neurodivergent children and adults are mostly struggling with sensory, social, and cognitive overwhelm? Are their reactions to it what we then see as diagnostic criteria?
Is the environment too much and are ND individuals canaries in coalmine?
There is something special about being a student at the same time your adult children are. I would definitely recommend it. Going back to uni whilst parenting is hard work but extra rewarding. #freshers
October 3, 2026 at 5:15 PM
There is something special about being a student at the same time your adult children are. I would definitely recommend it. Going back to uni whilst parenting is hard work but extra rewarding. #freshers
Interesting. I like cooking and eat plant based Bosnian dishes so glad it's protective.
Doesn't this study also have political implications as highly processed food is often cheaper and more convenient than unprocessed?
Why is healthy food expensive? In the UK anyway. We need food justice.
Doesn't this study also have political implications as highly processed food is often cheaper and more convenient than unprocessed?
Why is healthy food expensive? In the UK anyway. We need food justice.
Cutting ultraprocessed junk food had a big effect on #depression in new, small trial.
Find the resources they used in the study here: A dietary rating scale and NOVA processed food guide:
psych-partners.com/cutting-junk...
#psychiatry #pmhnp #nutrition #therapy
Find the resources they used in the study here: A dietary rating scale and NOVA processed food guide:
psych-partners.com/cutting-junk...
#psychiatry #pmhnp #nutrition #therapy
September 27, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Interesting. I like cooking and eat plant based Bosnian dishes so glad it's protective.
Doesn't this study also have political implications as highly processed food is often cheaper and more convenient than unprocessed?
Why is healthy food expensive? In the UK anyway. We need food justice.
Doesn't this study also have political implications as highly processed food is often cheaper and more convenient than unprocessed?
Why is healthy food expensive? In the UK anyway. We need food justice.
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#writesky #medium #psychology
You’re Not Addicted to Your Phone. You’re Addicted to What Happens Next.
The same variable reward system that traps casino gamblers is built into every little green, red or blue screen notification button. medium.com/psychology-h...
You’re Not Addicted to Your Phone. You’re Addicted to What Happens Next.
The same variable reward system that traps casino gamblers is built into every little green, red or blue screen notification button. medium.com/psychology-h...
You’re Not Addicted to Your Phone. You’re Addicted to What Happens Next
The same variable reward system that traps casino gamblers is built into every little green, red or blue screen notification button
medium.com
September 26, 2026 at 12:15 PM
#writesky #medium #psychology
You’re Not Addicted to Your Phone. You’re Addicted to What Happens Next.
The same variable reward system that traps casino gamblers is built into every little green, red or blue screen notification button. medium.com/psychology-h...
You’re Not Addicted to Your Phone. You’re Addicted to What Happens Next.
The same variable reward system that traps casino gamblers is built into every little green, red or blue screen notification button. medium.com/psychology-h...
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This one is for the chocolate lovers. Some scientists are researching if dark chocolate can be good for your brain health (on top of the clear benefit of it bringing joy). Read more about it in this week's post by Carly Seligman: pennneuroknow.com/2026/09/01/c...
#PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧠🟦 🧪
#PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧠🟦 🧪
Can chocolate make you smarter?
I have some good news for all my fellow chocolate lovers out there: chocolate might help your brain function better!
pennneuroknow.com
September 1, 2026 at 4:33 PM
This one is for the chocolate lovers. Some scientists are researching if dark chocolate can be good for your brain health (on top of the clear benefit of it bringing joy). Read more about it in this week's post by Carly Seligman: pennneuroknow.com/2026/09/01/c...
#PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧠🟦 🧪
#PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧠🟦 🧪
I will never have have enough of Maya Angelou's "Still I Rise".
Individuals, groups, and even countries can see themselves in it. Her delivery of it is a legend
"You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air I rise."
Individuals, groups, and even countries can see themselves in it. Her delivery of it is a legend
"You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air I rise."
Still I Rise
You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I'll rise. Just like moons and…
www.poetryfoundation.org
September 25, 2026 at 3:20 PM
I will never have have enough of Maya Angelou's "Still I Rise".
Individuals, groups, and even countries can see themselves in it. Her delivery of it is a legend
"You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air I rise."
Individuals, groups, and even countries can see themselves in it. Her delivery of it is a legend
"You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air I rise."
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I am pleased to present my new Article Collection, "Autistic Flourishing: Beyond the Deficit Model". This Collection is now live in Cogent Mental Health, a gold open access journal currently waiving Article Processing Charges. The deadline to submit is June 4th, 2027.
#psychscisky #autismresearch
#psychscisky #autismresearch
September 8, 2026 at 5:26 PM
I am pleased to present my new Article Collection, "Autistic Flourishing: Beyond the Deficit Model". This Collection is now live in Cogent Mental Health, a gold open access journal currently waiving Article Processing Charges. The deadline to submit is June 4th, 2027.
#psychscisky #autismresearch
#psychscisky #autismresearch
I wanted to share about allotment (communal garden run by local government so public land) rent @£1 per week.
Then I thought communal gardens are v hard to come by.
Then I thought how land billions of years old seems to have been grabbed by people who at most can live to a 100. #senseless
Then I thought communal gardens are v hard to come by.
Then I thought how land billions of years old seems to have been grabbed by people who at most can live to a 100. #senseless
September 23, 2026 at 4:16 PM
I wanted to share about allotment (communal garden run by local government so public land) rent @£1 per week.
Then I thought communal gardens are v hard to come by.
Then I thought how land billions of years old seems to have been grabbed by people who at most can live to a 100. #senseless
Then I thought communal gardens are v hard to come by.
Then I thought how land billions of years old seems to have been grabbed by people who at most can live to a 100. #senseless
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Scientists start to understand how stressed children’s brains develop. Could this explain the effect ketamine has on neuroplasticity? medicalnewsbulletin.com/critical-per... 🧪 🧠 #ketamine #childdevelopment #neuroplasticity
Scientists link stress hormone, Cortisol, to end of neuroplasticity | Medical News Bulletin
Brain scientists have discovered that the stress hormone, cortisol, has a key role in triggering the end of kids' heightened neuroplasticity.
medicalnewsbulletin.com
September 21, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Scientists start to understand how stressed children’s brains develop. Could this explain the effect ketamine has on neuroplasticity? medicalnewsbulletin.com/critical-per... 🧪 🧠 #ketamine #childdevelopment #neuroplasticity
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Disability benefits are paltry. This seems to get lost in all the propaganda. Even when you do receive them, you’re suffering and starving.
Disability support policy is a giant test of the principle “Innocent Until Proven Guilty”.
Systems that gatekeep disability benefits to prevent supposed grifting are betraying that principle by deciding it’s worth making many innocents struggle & starve to stop a few bad actors. Same with welfare.
Systems that gatekeep disability benefits to prevent supposed grifting are betraying that principle by deciding it’s worth making many innocents struggle & starve to stop a few bad actors. Same with welfare.
No system is perfect, yes some people might "cheat", but would you rather people who desperately need these things go on suffering so you can be SURE you're not being duped? Why is you not being duped so important that other people have to die for it?
September 21, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Disability benefits are paltry. This seems to get lost in all the propaganda. Even when you do receive them, you’re suffering and starving.
"The legal and regulatory hurdles that might prevent people from receiving a psychiatric diagnosis and treatment from artificial intelligence will quickly collapse under the weight of Big Pharma’s marketing might."
Apparently psychologists will also have a similar demise.
Apparently psychologists will also have a similar demise.
British Journal of Psychiatry: "We are the last generation of human psychiatrists" www.cambridge.org/core/journal... "Psychiatry by AI will be free as soon as the pharmaceutical companies realise that chatbots can be persuaded to recommend their branded medication." 😐
We are the last generation of human psychiatrists | The British Journal of Psychiatry | Cambridge Core
We are the last generation of human psychiatrists
www.cambridge.org
September 21, 2026 at 1:09 PM
"The legal and regulatory hurdles that might prevent people from receiving a psychiatric diagnosis and treatment from artificial intelligence will quickly collapse under the weight of Big Pharma’s marketing might."
Apparently psychologists will also have a similar demise.
Apparently psychologists will also have a similar demise.
Courtesy of Leslie Lopez on Facebook. It is both hilarious and true. #socialbattery #rest
September 20, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Courtesy of Leslie Lopez on Facebook. It is both hilarious and true. #socialbattery #rest
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The Guardian view on youth unemployment: too few jobs in too many places | Editorial
The Guardian view on youth unemployment: too few jobs in too many places | Editorial
Editorial: Young people in Britain’s poorer towns have far fewer opportunities. Changing this will require targeted support – and industrial strategy
www.theguardian.com
September 19, 2026 at 3:12 AM
The Guardian view on youth unemployment: too few jobs in too many places | Editorial
I read somewhere recently that sleep is the capitalism's last frontier.
It made sense then why getting enough sleep gives me so much joy. I give sleep 10/10 and daytime rest also 10/10.
I thank my cat for teaching me this.
FOMO doesn't even come into it.
#unplugged #selfcare #joy
It made sense then why getting enough sleep gives me so much joy. I give sleep 10/10 and daytime rest also 10/10.
I thank my cat for teaching me this.
FOMO doesn't even come into it.
#unplugged #selfcare #joy
September 18, 2026 at 3:28 PM
I read somewhere recently that sleep is the capitalism's last frontier.
It made sense then why getting enough sleep gives me so much joy. I give sleep 10/10 and daytime rest also 10/10.
I thank my cat for teaching me this.
FOMO doesn't even come into it.
#unplugged #selfcare #joy
It made sense then why getting enough sleep gives me so much joy. I give sleep 10/10 and daytime rest also 10/10.
I thank my cat for teaching me this.
FOMO doesn't even come into it.
#unplugged #selfcare #joy
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What on earth is happening?
September 18, 2026 at 7:11 AM
What on earth is happening?
When we ourseleves/others blame the alarm instead of finding fire, we miss an important opportunity.
All is not lost though. We can always take preservational steps for ourselves or those who need help:
Rest helps.
Emotional validation helps.
Time for interests helps.
Nourishment helps.
All is not lost though. We can always take preservational steps for ourselves or those who need help:
Rest helps.
Emotional validation helps.
Time for interests helps.
Nourishment helps.
Your body isn’t a badly behaved “executive.”
You don’t need to discipline it into greater productivity.
Fatigue is information.
Anxiety is information.
Anger is information.
A meltdown is the loudest way your body knows how to say “I cannot keep doing this.”
It’s an alarm.
You don’t need to discipline it into greater productivity.
Fatigue is information.
Anxiety is information.
Anger is information.
A meltdown is the loudest way your body knows how to say “I cannot keep doing this.”
It’s an alarm.
September 18, 2026 at 12:42 PM
When we ourseleves/others blame the alarm instead of finding fire, we miss an important opportunity.
All is not lost though. We can always take preservational steps for ourselves or those who need help:
Rest helps.
Emotional validation helps.
Time for interests helps.
Nourishment helps.
All is not lost though. We can always take preservational steps for ourselves or those who need help:
Rest helps.
Emotional validation helps.
Time for interests helps.
Nourishment helps.
I was wondering what the world would look like if the focus was preservation and not consumption. My local oak trees have made me think that. Several hundred years old and must have seen a lot. Still collaborating with other trees.
I know many of us already value preservation over consumption.
I know many of us already value preservation over consumption.
September 16, 2026 at 12:59 PM
I was wondering what the world would look like if the focus was preservation and not consumption. My local oak trees have made me think that. Several hundred years old and must have seen a lot. Still collaborating with other trees.
I know many of us already value preservation over consumption.
I know many of us already value preservation over consumption.
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‘The report is expected to say that there is no direct evidence of widespread overdiagnosis of autism and ADHD in Britain’
Preview of what is expected in the independent review led by @britishacademy.bsky.social Fellow
Peter Fonagy
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/476...
Preview of what is expected in the independent review led by @britishacademy.bsky.social Fellow
Peter Fonagy
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/476...
ADHD is not being overdiagnosed, major Government report set to find
Landmark report expected to rule out mass overdiagnosis but warn support can be hard to obtain
liveapp.inews.co.uk
September 15, 2026 at 10:52 AM
‘The report is expected to say that there is no direct evidence of widespread overdiagnosis of autism and ADHD in Britain’
Preview of what is expected in the independent review led by @britishacademy.bsky.social Fellow
Peter Fonagy
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/476...
Preview of what is expected in the independent review led by @britishacademy.bsky.social Fellow
Peter Fonagy
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/476...
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One in five black, Asian and minority ethnic NHS managers in England plan to quit amid racism, report finds
One in five black, Asian and minority ethnic NHS managers in England plan to quit amid racism, report finds
Health service faces exodus as almost four-fifths of BAME managers surveyed reported racism, exclusion and barriers to career progression
The NHS in England is facing an exodus of minority ethnic managers who have suffered racism, exclusion and discrimination during their working lives, a report has found.
Almost four-fifths of managers from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds have experienced racism, exclusion and obstacles to progressing in their careers, according to a survey carried out by the NHS Alliance. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2026 at 6:04 AM
One in five black, Asian and minority ethnic NHS managers in England plan to quit amid racism, report finds
An excellent and empowering article. Personally, Earth is my only home, and all living brings are my relatives, both worth protecting. Also, life in a tin can in the cold of the space is so unappealing.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
September 15, 2026 at 6:50 AM
An excellent and empowering article. Personally, Earth is my only home, and all living brings are my relatives, both worth protecting. Also, life in a tin can in the cold of the space is so unappealing.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Words fail me regarding Prof. Jason Arday's death. Here is the link to NewsCord complaint page. It's the least we can do. Prof Arday didn't deserve the hounding. Please do complain. It takes a second.
The Mail printed a psychiatrist's guess at Jason Arday's mind. Hours later he was found dead.
A diagnosis-shaped headline at 1:01am on the day he died. His childhood disability interrogated one minute before the ambulance call. A mockery column deleted without a word. File five IPSO complaints...
newscord.org
August 15, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Words fail me regarding Prof. Jason Arday's death. Here is the link to NewsCord complaint page. It's the least we can do. Prof Arday didn't deserve the hounding. Please do complain. It takes a second.
A random question on joy, and autistic joy at that.. how much time should one be "allowed" to spend in joyful activities? What would happen if joy became more prominent? I don't know. Just reading at present.
August 1, 2026 at 5:57 AM
A random question on joy, and autistic joy at that.. how much time should one be "allowed" to spend in joyful activities? What would happen if joy became more prominent? I don't know. Just reading at present.