Overcome Anxiety Over Money
The year is 2016. I live 900 miles away from my parents, year one in a PhD program that lied to me about money I planned to use to pay my rent, and I’m staring at a notice that says […]
How I Got Fit During Quarantine
While my priority is always about being mentally fit, I realized just how much my physical fitness was a necessary link to my mental well-being. This is about what I did to get physically fit during quarantine, and what you […]
Celebrate Juneteenth: A day to pause and reflect
What is Juneteenth? Why we should celebrate – Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. It was on June 19th that the Union soldiers landed at Galveston, Texas with news that […]
Ally? Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
Every time we end up in a moment similar to the one that is currently happening, you ask about how to be an ally. And to be honest, I usually pretend not to hear the question. But this time I […]
How to Support the Black Lives Matter Movement
I sat paralyzed for days following the murder of George Floyd. I desperately wanted to know how I could use what I have to amplify the voices of rage and unrest at state-sanctioned violence against Black and Brown people. Finally, […]
Is Your Passion Pandemic Proof?
Who had a once in a 100 year pandemic in mind when putting together their 5-year plan? …Right. Our current reality has put many of us on pause in more ways than one. So I ask: Is your passion pandemic […]
Work from Home Survival – 5 Tips
First, welcome to my world. At least twice a week, I’m engulfed in the solitude of my apartment staring at my work laptop with Spongebob playing in the background. And I enjoy it. (Obviously, under less mandatory circumstances). I do […]
Pandemic 2020: My Sag-Introvert Struggle
My internal struggle is the two sides of me that don’t neatly overlap: Thrill-seeking Sag and PEAK homebody Introvert (INFJ). I’m trying (but not really) to get my Sag to stop looking at the cheap flight emails that are literally […]
Solo Travel: 5 Reasons Introverts should do it
The first time I traveled alone was in 2016. I was headed to present at a conference and it was the first time I’d be flying without my parents. What did I do as I was waiting for the boarding […]
How Goal Setting Helps Me Maintain Purpose in the face of Depression
Last month, I spent some time solo-brunching to do some deep thinking around my goal setting for 2020. I reflected on the beginnings of this process and why it’s important to me. How it all began. I started setting goals […]