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The ways in which

How.

anxiety, career, change, depression, humor, jerk brain, lessons learned, literature, mental health, OCD, perfectionism, perspective, phd, philosophy, psychology, PTSD, recovery, reflections, reframe, research, self image, wisdom, work, writing

SFD

A first draft isn’t supposed to be pretty.

advice, anxiety, career, change, creativity, depression, fear, future, humor, lessons learned, mental health, OCD, perfectionism, perspective, phd, philosophy, pretending, psychology, PTSD, recovery, reflections, reframe, research, wisdom, writing

This train still runs

It’s been a difficult year so far, but I have persevered and gotten stronger.

anxiety, career, change, depression, fear, future, jerk brain, lessons learned, mental health, OCD, perspective, PTSD, recovery, reflections, reframe, role model, self image, self-care, wisdom

Where it’s at

I have a microphone, but what do I have to say?

anxiety, career, depression, job, leadership, mental health, OCD, PTSD, recovery

The difference a day makes

Who I was then is not who I am now. That’s good and challenging at the same time.

anxiety, business, career, change, depression, diversity, fear, future, hiding, imposter syndrome, inclusion, job, leadership, lessons learned, mental health, OCD, perfectionism, perspective, pretending, psychology, PTSD, recovery, reflections, reframe, self image, therapy, wisdom, work

Self study

Exploring my own stories that define my beliefs about myself and my values yields insights, some of which are challenging.

career, depression, future, job, mental health, recovery, reflections, research, self image, therapy, work

Paying attention to attention

The ability to pay attention is what allows human beings to experience life and the world around us. Depression can take that away.

antidepressants, attention span, career, depression, mental health, work

What’s this about a PhD?

At first, getting a PhD seemed like a way to credential myself and expand my professional practice. Now, it’s a lifeline.

behavioral economics, career, depression, future, leadership, mental health, phd, self image

Choose your own adventure

I’m embarrassed and ashamed of the fact that I can’t stop internalizing the words and actions of insecure bullies.

anxiety, behavioral economics, career, change, depression, fear, future, jerk brain, mental health, philosophy, recovery, self image

Back to school

My grad school classes are starting up for the Summer Term and I’m thinking about what it means to be studying change management during this time of upheaval.

career, change, covid19, depression, future, mental health

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