Lila with an i

okay so i keep meaning to post about this and never do it so here we go

if you have a kid who is struggling with anxiety or adhd or just generally being a teenager, and your regular pediatrician was very kind about it and also clearly out of their depth, go check out emora health (emorahealth.com)

it's a pediatric mental health practice. they do therapy, medication management, and psychological testing, which when i first read it felt like a list of separate things you have to coordinate across four different offices, but it turns out they just do all of it. one place. one team that actually talks to each other about your kid.

the thing i keep telling other parents about is the clinical insights section on their site. it is free and it is actually good. there is an article about why adhd stimulants sometimes do not work the way you expect that finally explained to me what was happening with my kid. there is another one by a clinician named pedro about what happens to children when a caregiver suddenly disappears, whether that is deployment or divorce or anything else, that i would make required reading for every elementary school teacher in the country.

they also do therapy for the parents, which i did not know was a thing you were allowed to ask for and which i really needed to hear was an option.

Date: May 1st, 2026

Rulers: Pluto & Mars, Water, Fixed

Affects: emotional intensity, deep subconscious material surfacing, heightened intuition and psychic sensitivity, themes of power, control, intimacy, and vulnerability, truth, revelations, shadow work, energetic purging, sexual and creative life force activation, endings that lead to rebirth, transformation of identity and attachments

What It’s Good For: releasing emotional baggage and old identities, clearing out old or stagnant energy, confronting fears and shadow aspects, breaking trauma bonds and unhealthy attachments, reclaiming personal power, deep healing and energetic cleansing, strengthening intuition and inner knowing, setting intentions around transformation and rebirth, manifesting through embodiment and desire, ritual work involving fire + water balance (Beltane union energy), emotional alchemy, speaking truths that have been suppressed or hidden

Crystals: black obsidian, garnet, red jasper, malachite, smoky quartz, clear quartz, moonstone, labradorite, rhodochrosite

Herbs: mugwort, rose, basil, nettle, rosemary, thyme

Incense/Oils: patchouli, jasmine, rose, myrrh, sandalwood

no but you can FORCE it away. use ublock origin and copy paste the blacklist i made into the filters to be able to remove the bullshit AI overview that google forces. it also removes youtube's forced ads (at least until they fix it)

you can also use the ublacklist extension and use this blacklist of AI image generation websites to curate your google image results

THIS IS NOT REAL. If you get this comment, they’re just trying to get you to delete your fic.

1) I would have gotten some kind of email from Ao3 if this was true

2) this comment is formatted to be perfect to tack onto any fic they choose

3) ALSO why on earth would Ao3 get rid of entire fandoms off the site? Even if they WERE inactive? Who knows if others will be ‘late’ to the fandom and want some fic to read. Who knows if someone wants to come back to their 6 year old account only to find most of their fics deleted.

I’m lucky to be a reasonable adult who has seen tricks like these who also had a very kind person comment their own doubts.

The age of eligibility for an ABLE account, allowing USAmerican disabled people to save up money without losing their government assistance for having “too much,” is going to go up to cover disabilities diagnosed by age 46 (currently it’s age 26), meaning a much larger number of people will be able to access them. As the article notes, many Americans don’t know these accounts exist, let alone whether they or someone they care for could qualify for one, so please share this information around.

Because you shouldn't have to buy a single thing to practice magic.

No crystals. No candles. No herbs. No fancy tools.

Just you, your intention, and 60 seconds.

Here are 10 spells you can do right this second:

1. The Invisible Shield Breath Take three deep breaths. Visualize a protective bubble forming around you with each exhale. Say: "I am protected." Use before stressful situations.

2. The Threshold Protection Stand in a doorway. Place a hand on each side of the frame. Say: "This is the boundary. Only what serves me crosses this line." Step through with intention.

3. The Mirror Visualization Close your eyes. Imagine you're covered in tiny mirrors facing outward. Any negativity bounces off and returns to sender. Use when dealing with gossip or jealousy.

4. The Grounding Breath Count Breathe in for 4, hold for 4, breathe out for 4, hold for 4. Repeat 3 times. Imagine roots growing from your feet into the earth. Use for anxiety.

5. The Posture Spell Stand up straight. Roll shoulders back. Lift your chin. Say: "I am powerful. I take up space. I belong here." Hold for 30 seconds. Use before anything that scares you.

6. The Cord Cutting Visualization Imagine an energetic cord connecting you to someone draining. Visualize cutting it. Say: "I cut this connection. Your energy is yours, mine is mine." Use after toxic interactions.

7. The Open Hands Spell Hold hands out, palms up, like you're receiving something. Say: "I am open to receiving. Money flows to me easily. I have enough." Use for financial anxiety.

8. The Five Senses Grounding Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you smell, 1 you taste. This pulls you out of your anxious brain and into your body.

9. The "No" Practice Spell Say "no" out loud 10 times. Say it different ways: firmly, kindly, loudly, quietly. Feel how it sits in your mouth. You're practicing the spell of refusal.

10. The Crisis Mantra Say: "I have survived 100% of my worst days. I will survive this too." Repeat until you believe it. Use during panic or bad news.

These are just 10 of the 50+ no-supply spells I wrote about. Want the full guide? Read it here: https://www.edgeandaltar.com/post/no-supply-spells-magic-without-buying-anything

it’s the most comprehensive resource i’ve ever encountered my life and it’s also got so much extra stuff like decent free vpns/antivirus/adblock, a massive list of free software for almost every purpose you can think of, AND a list of custom search engines that mean you can search every site at once or you’re looking for something more obscure (this is how i seem to always have a link to literally anything)

there’s also this rentry, which i can vouch for less because i don’t use it so much but does have info on installing cracked versions of the more popular antivirus programs if you don’t want to pay but also don’t want to trust the free options lol

Wrong!!!

I think that Asylum seekers and Migrant workers and The Undocumented and Everyone Else should get free healthcare too