Getting Handsy
Except for writing, I have forever been a hands-on fumbler. Anyone who looks behind the pictures hanging on my walls can see that my knack for home improvement is lacking: there are more holes than a whack-a-mole gameboard. The irony is that I come from a long line of home improvement, construction savvy ancestors who…Read More
Kissgate
The internet is currently ablaze with the very public outing of a CEO who was caught behaving badly in a very open forum. When discovered, the executive issued a half-baked apology that seemingly blamed others for invading his private (affair) moment and exploiting his personal business. Like the rest of social network society, I initially…Read More
Living in Reverse
The traditional path is a worm out one. Perhaps that is just my excuse (justification) for doing life, well, backwards. As I sit this morning in one of my favorite Latin breakfast locales, waiting for my recently adopted rescue husky to finish her “spaw” day, I am slowly sipping on my mega chai latte and…Read More
Quiet Moments
If you or anyone you know has taken the long, winding, and often lonely road to healing, you naturally understand the difficulty of the journey. While everyone’s experience is different, the theme is often the same. You learn to be quiet. I’m not talking about becoming a monk who takes a vow of silence; rather…Read More
Happiness is a Full-Time (Inside) Job
Halfway through my first PhD course, it dawned on me: I’m happy. Brow deep in research, writing, editing, coaching, and planning strategy, I am genuinely, for the first time in a long time, happy. In truth, I was not certain that I would ever reach this pinnacle. If I really search my soul, I doubt…Read More
Unstuck
Three weeks ago, I started my PhD program. After nearly five years of pondering which path to pursue, I finally landed on one that makes sense: Psychology with a concentrated focus in Crisis and Trauma. Nicely dovetailing my undergrad and master’s degrees, the program allows me to create a path to exit a corporate career…Read More