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Iโ€™m Giana (she/her) โ€” late-blooming, queer, AuDHD mama writing about healing, undoing, cultura & truth-telling. Read more on Substack: The Giana Edit ๐Ÿ’œ https://thegianaedit.substack.com/

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The Global Sumud Flotilla is less than 150 nm from Gaza with food, diapers, formula. Humanitarian aid. And Israel has promised to block it. History shows theyโ€™ll intercept. For aid. For trying to keep babies alive. I hate this timeline.

01.10.2025 16:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My ovaries said โœจabsolutely notโœจ today.
PCOS got me in bed, heating pad on max, watching D20, and telling my boss โ€œIโ€™m dying. Logging off now to suffer in silence.โ€
Flexibility is everything when your uterus is plotting your downfall. ๐Ÿ’€ #PCOS #WorkingWhileWoman

04.08.2025 19:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Diego (my youngest) got me into D20 earlier this yearโ€”and I hyperfixated soo hard, watched so many campaigns. But his real plan? Get me ready for Critical Role. And now, with Brennan hosting?? Itโ€™s time. Time to start my Critical Role journey and stay in Diegoโ€™s world and Brennanโ€™s chaos. Letโ€™s go!!

03.08.2025 18:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Accidentally replied to a DM while clearing notifications. Hit their profile, panicked, closed the app. Too late. They responded. ๐Ÿ˜ฉ
Sent a message like โ€œsorry, wasnโ€™t lurkingโ€”just checking if you were a bot.โ€
Spoiler: they werenโ€™t.
Iโ€™m too awkward for this. Imagine me in real life?? Iโ€™d evaporate. ๐Ÿ’€

02.08.2025 22:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s been 2 weeks of chaos with 2 team members out on PTO (from a tiny team ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ).
Theyโ€™re back Monday.
Iโ€™ve got D20 on like emotional support TV just to survive this final Friday.
The ball is rolling up.
๐Ÿ˜. IYKYK.
#dimension20 #starstruckodyssey

01.08.2025 19:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Justice Sensitivity, AuDHD, and Why I Canโ€™t Look Away (Even When It Hurts) Some of us are just wired like this.

If youโ€™ve ever felt too much because you care deeply about injusticeโ€”this oneโ€™s for you. Reflecting on diagnosis, identity, and what shifted for me in Oct 2023.

Justice Sensitivity, AuDHD, and Why I Canโ€™t Look Away (Even When It Hurts)
open.substack.com/pub/thegiana...

27.07.2025 15:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Woke up at 3am to pee and accidentally entered the perimenopause olympics:
โœ… brain wonโ€™t shut up
โœ… kidneys working overtime
โœ… intrusive thoughts on shuffle
โœ… clock watching like itโ€™s a game show
gave up by 6 and just showered.
this stage of life is NOT for the weak ๐Ÿ’€

25.07.2025 13:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Gotta love asking to be added to a zoom to โ€œlearn something newโ€ and 20 mins in your stomachโ€™s like: Surprise bitch!
Now youโ€™re just sitting there on camera, fake smiling, clenching every muscle, whispering to your body please, weโ€™re so close.
As soon as they said bye. I was gone! ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿšฝ

24.07.2025 16:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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So, I thought I was safe watching a muted clip while scheduling a postโ€ฆ
But subtitles said: โ€œlol no.โ€
Saw ONE line from Game Changer and instantly unraveled.
Screamed. Told Diego. He laughed. I laughed.
So much for avoiding spoilers. ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’€
#ChaosBrain #GameChanger #BrennanStrikesAgain

15.07.2025 04:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I saw Superman, got mad at Lex, got garden-gummied, opened a docโ€ฆ and now Iโ€™ve written a satirical book:
How to Be a Billionaire While Abandoning Humanity ๐Ÿ˜‚
Itโ€™s uploaded & pending on Amazon.
Hyperfocus is real. Blog coming soon. ๐Ÿ’œ

15.07.2025 04:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Not a Movie Review: I Just Wanted to See Why They Were Mad So, I went to see Superman.

I went to Superman to see what the hate was about, about it being "too woke". Instead, what I was fiction, that mirrors real life.

This one's for the truth-tellers.

๐Ÿ“ Read: open.substack.com/pub/thegiana...

#Decolonize #TheGianaEdit #SatireMeetsTruth

14.07.2025 17:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Soft reminder: Unlearning is powerful. Undoing the narratives, roles, and systems that were never built for us is a form of loveโ€”especially for the person you're becoming.

Iโ€™m in my undoing era, and itโ€™s equal parts grief, rage, and freedom. ๐Ÿ’œ

#Decentering #QueerHealing #TheUndoingEdit

14.07.2025 15:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What did I do? Went to see Superman, sat down to write a quick reflectionโ€ฆ and accidentally started writing a satirical book titled "How to Be a Billionaire While Abandoning Humanity."

Started at 1. Itโ€™s now 9:30. I havenโ€™t blinked since 4. ๐Ÿ’€

14.07.2025 04:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Came home from Superman and couldnโ€™t stop thinking. Had to write while it was fresh.

D20โ€™s Unsleeping City on in the background, but my heart was locked in on imperialism, propaganda, and how Superman somehow said more than the media ever will.
๐Ÿ’œ

13.07.2025 22:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New on the blog: I was too poor to dream in capitalism.

As a single mama, dreaming felt like a luxury. Rent, food, survivalโ€”those came first.

If youโ€™ve ever felt like you had to trade hope for hustle, this oneโ€™s for you.

๐Ÿ’œ thegianaedit.substack.com

13.07.2025 16:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wasnโ€™t planning to see Superman โ€” apparently it's โ€œtoo woke,โ€ anti-war, and anti-genocide. So obviously... I have to see it. Will report back. ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿ‰

13.07.2025 15:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m Giana (she/her) โ€” late-blooming, queer, AuDHD mama writing about healing, undoing, cultura & truth-telling. Leaving TikTok before the ultimate Censorship (๐Ÿ‘€) โ€” this is home now. Read more on Substack: The Giana Edit ๐Ÿ’œโœจ #Decolonize #Healing #AuDHD #QueerVoices๐Ÿ’œโœจ #Healing #Decolonize #AuDHD

12.07.2025 20:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2