Wellbeing – Beyond Clarity

ER

When people have to go to the Emergency Room, they generally don’t have a plan. They come with what ever they have on them, or what they could grab before they left. If you go at night, pajamas with coats seems to be the general patient uniform. During the day it’s a combination of workwear,Continue reading “ER”

Follow the Dopamine

Once upon a time, I was at a crossroad. My nonprofit career left me burnt out. I was doing freelance work as a writer and communications consultant, but it wasn’t quite enough to make a living. I needed to decompress from the stressful life I created. I returned from Canada after a failed work visaContinue reading “Follow the Dopamine”

Thankful

I feel like it’s healthy to be thankful, to acknowledge what I have.

Between

Normally, decisions are not very hard for me. It’s because I tend to think ahead. In doing this, I generally know where I’m going and what I want to do. But, when I make a bad decision, that leads to another, and then another, the whole system breaks down. I start second-guessing myself and struggleContinue reading “Between”

Normal-ish

A week after a spectacular crash and burnout, I managed to bounce back to a more typical lifestyle: cooking for my family, lining up camp work in British Columbia, and making packing lists for my next journey. All this after a much needed medicated rest. Overworking is not just bad for the body and soul,Continue reading “Normal-ish”

Decompression

I quit my job. I’ve quit jobs before, but never quite like this. I went home sick and just didn’t go back. I didn’t ghost. I explained to my employer that I had worked myself to the point of illness and that returning would be a very bad idea for both my mental and physicalContinue reading “Decompression”

Sick

When you work yourself sick, everything comes to a hard stop. My mind which has been in overdrive for months, doesn’t quite know what to do. It started with a small anxiety attack at work. The thought of completing my day short-handed yet again was too much for me to bear. I was overtired toContinue reading “Sick”