Modern Maiasaura.
Hi - I’m Modern Maiasaura and I’m a voice for change.
I’m a real life human in my 40’s with a husband and 3 (totally fascinating) kids. I serve a (bossy) bearded dragon, my cat Norman …. and a MASSIVE set of core values - which are mainly around: respect, humanity, and not causing harm as a means of getting something accomplished, and normalizing it as policy.
I’m focusing my work on speaking up around large, systemic practices that cause visible, real, life-altering harm every day.
Do I expect magic? No. Do I think current solutions haven’t gotten us far enough? Yes. What can I do? Get loud and get involved.
Some examples are:
The opiate crisis & local homelessness - solutions that balance the needs of all involved.
Workplace Harm - not the overt harm that is protected by L&I, or that gets quickly utilized to make a staffing decision, or the kind that is tracked on paper.
Invisible illness. The kind that’s not regarded as something serious - by society, by employers, and by much of the medical system.
What am I doing right now?
I am focused on medical recovery for myself and my family.
I am involved in my local community (WOOOO Shoreline!!) through project partnerships, the chamber of commerce, and volunteerism.
I invite everyone into my network and connect people and resources that need or want to be connected.
I write! Check out my field notes, it’s a big jumble of real-life, thought leadership, planty stuff, Mythical Non-Fiction (how I explain the world), and Dinosaur-adjacent cameos.
I sing! Not professionally or anything, but I used to be the token house-party-corner-singer back in my hayday. And my friends always treasured my singing. So why the heck not?
I utilize social media to spread information and pose open ended questions about topics and local goings-on that are backed by the values of Modern Maiasaura: respect, humanity, and not causing harm as a means of getting something accomplished, and normalizing it as policy.