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Author: liz

Behavioral economist. PhD Organizational leadership psychologist. Writer. Wife. Mother. Sister. Daughter. Aunt. Cousin. Niece. Friend. Mental health advocate. Anti-racism activist. Diversity, equity, and inclusion researcher. Chef. Yogi. CG camper. World wanderer. Runner. Artist. Speaker. Mentor. Sponsor. Rice, UST, TCSPP grad. Dog mom. Coffee lover.

Early to bed

Working on getting more sleep.

anxiety, depression, mental health, recovery, sleep

Correspondence

Recovery from depression has changed how I relate to people.

anxiety, career, change, depression, emotional baggage, emotional intelligence, exhaustion, fatigue, future, hiding, jerk brain, lessons learned, mental health, OCD, perfectionism, perspective, pretending, priorities, psychology, PTSD, recovery, reflections, reframe, self image, self-care, self-regulation, therapy, toxic positivity, wellness

The unknown

Getting better at living with uncertainty.

advice, anxiety, change, covid19, creativity, depression, emotional baggage, emotional intelligence, fatigue, fear, future, job, leadership, lessons learned, mental health, OCD, perspective, philosophy, priorities, psychology, PTSD, recovery, reflections, reframe, self-care, self-regulation, therapy, wellness, wisdom, work

Written out

Back on Monday

Acculturation (part two)

More on the topic of organizational culture.

behavioral economics, business, economy, leadership, lessons learned, phd, psychology, reflections, reframe, research, work

Not up for debate

Making a space where I can just be me.

anxiety, depression, future, mental health, recovery, reflections, therapy

Acculturation

Organizational culture—specifically the Competing Values Framework—informs how I process what I’m learning about myself in therapy.

anxiety, business, career, change, culture, depression, future, job, leadership, lessons learned, mental health, perspective, phd, philosophy, psychology, recovery, reflections, reframe, research, self image, therapy, wisdom, work

I feel the need

Building up resilience to stress is helping me better cope with OCD.

anxiety, depression, future, mental health, OCD, PTSD, recovery, stress

Discomfort

Therapy is tiring, but it also teaches me how to rest.

anxiety, change, depression, emotional baggage, exhaustion, fatigue, future, lessons learned, mental health, perspective, priorities, recovery, reflections, rest, self-care, therapy, wellness

Cutter

Finding a way to boost my mood through biking.

antidepressants, anxiety, depression, exercise, health, mental health, OCD, PTSD, wellness

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