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The Complexities of Unemployment
Facing unemployment again after two and a half years, I'm sharing my journey to shed light on the realities of being laid off. Discover insights on handling job loss, combating stress, and the challenges of job hunting i
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February 17, 2022Mental Health & Self-Worth3 min read
Who Validates You?
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When You Become Your Work
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So, I lost my job.
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July 27, 2026Mental Health & Self-Worth5 min read
Why Is It So Hard to Relax When Nothing Is Actually Wrong?
A lazy Sunday can feel great until the brain starts keeping score. A reflection on rest, guilt, hustle culture, and learning that an unproductive hour is not proof of failure.
July 20, 2026Work, Ambition & Unemployment7 min read
How Do You Stay Ambitious When Work Stops Feeling Stable?
Career instability does not have to make you stop caring about your work. It may mean building a version of ambition that no single employer can take away.
July 13, 2026Purpose & Personal Growth5 min read
You’re Not Behind. The Timeline Was Built for a Different Time.
Feeling behind does not always mean you made the wrong choices. Sometimes it means you are measuring your life against a timeline built for a world that no longer exists.
June 11, 2024Work, Ambition & Unemployment7 min read
The Complexities of Unemployment
Facing unemployment again after two and a half years, I'm sharing my journey to shed light on the realities of being laid off. Discover insights on handling job loss, combating stress, and…
May 9, 2024Mental Health & Self-Worth4 min read
Q&A - May 9 2024
As promised, back with another short Q&A based on some of the self-reflection questions asked by WNRS we're not really strangers. Today's questions revolve around my past, and how it…
July 13, 2022Life Notes8 min read
Life Lately.
I figured I'd do a bit of a check in with how things have been going lately... spoiler alert, it's been a tough year. As some know, I was laid off at the beginning of the year when the…
June 15, 2022Work, Ambition & Unemployment4 min read
This Blog Cost Me A Job
So this is something that I debated on writing about... but I feel like it would be an injustice not to highlight the issues with what happened. This blog cost me a job opportunity last…
February 17, 2022Mental Health & Self-Worth3 min read
Who Validates You?
So I had a mini-breakthrough yesterday after chatting with a friend of mine in the morning... I am constantly seeking external validation. The context of the conversation was actually in…
February 14, 2022Work, Ambition & Unemployment4 min read
When You Become Your Work
It's been 6 weeks since being laid off, and it's been quite the emotional roller coaster. I wanted to follow up from my last post to give an update and share some thoughts that could…
January 6, 2022Work, Ambition & Unemployment7 min read
So, I lost my job.
I took a gamble, and it didn't pay off. At the end of this past summer, I left my comfortable gig as Director of Marketing for a men's fashion brand and took the leap to become VP of…
February 16, 2021Mental Health & Self-Worth6 min read
Being Honest With Ourselves
I've been thinking about this question for a little while now... so let me ask: why is it so hard for us to be honest with ourselves about what we want? A lot of us lie to ourselves in…
October 15, 2019Mental Health & Self-Worth4 min read
My state of mental health: dealing with anxiety and stress.
When writing these blog posts, I usually try to describe the problems I'm going through but then provide the reader with solutions. I don’t ever want to come off with just ranting for the…
January 9, 2019Mental Health & Self-Worth17 min read
What Are You Afraid Of?
It's the beginning of 2019, so that means it's around that time of year when the 'new year, new me' motto comes back for about 3 weeks and then disappears until Jan 1 of next year…
April 16, 2018Mental Health & Self-Worth10 min read
28 Years of Anger - The Journey So Far
I’ve wanted to reflect on some events both recent and not so recent that I have gone through.... with this, I’m hoping that anybody else going through similar emotions can read what I've…
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