I love to travel, try new foods, ingest caffeine, and watch political news coverage. A psychologist by training trying to bring a little common sense to it all.
How do you manage stress? People often ask about stress management, as though there’s some magical technique that will make the demands of life evaporate. Meditate for ten minutes! Take a deep breath! Buy a scented candle! Sure. But when people’s livelihoods depend on you, and people’s care […]
I have a problem with big pills. I cannot swallow them. My throat apparently has a strict size limit and refuses to negotiate. So I cut them in half. Sometimes quarters. My preferred pharmaceutical technology? A serrated kitchen knife. Yes, a serrated kitchen knife. Because nothing says responsible […]
What’s something you’ve done that you never thought you could? What’s something I’ve done that I never thought I could? Be a CEO. There. I said it. The woman who thought she was too introverted to lead an entire organization is apparently a natural at running one. Who […]
What’s the best online course you’ve ever taken? People ask, “What’s the best online course you’ve ever taken?” I love a question that assumes I have an answer. Honestly? I can’t think of a single one. I’ve taken workplace trainings. Some were a glorious three minutes of cybersecurity, […]
What’s something you’ve done that your past self would be proud of? Sometimes I wonder what my younger self would think if she could see me now. I think she’d be a little stunned. Maybe ask where the hell we got the money for all this. (Poverty has […]
Doritos is releasing an all-new Lemon Pepper flavor in 2027. Lemon pepper. As in Atlanta’s beloved lemon pepper chicken wings, now apparently preparing to take up residence on a triangular piece of corn. I love trying new chip flavors. Pepperoncini? Yes. Jalapeño? Absolutely. Salt and vinegar? Bring on […]
There is a particular kind of mental irritation that comes from knowing you had a thought. A good thought. A potentially brilliant thought. A thought with legs, wings, and apparently, absolutely no interest in sticking around. You reach for it. Grasp, grasp, grasp. And it’s gone. You know […]
I have a modest proposal for society. Can we please stop punching one another before we’ve even had our morning coffee? Over the last two weeks, my commuter rides have turned into an unintended sociological field study. Twice, I’ve watched arguments erupt in front of me, escalating into […]
I was watching Victim/Suspect, a documentary about people who reported sexual assaults and then found themselves accused of filing false police reports. The police would announce that the alleged victim was being charged with making a false report, as though the mere existence of a charge settled the […]
I love a good trip. I do not necessarily love the process of getting there. Airports, security lines, boarding groups, flight delays, and the general indignity of being treated like a suspicious package do not always inspire wanderlust. So this weekend, I opted for a low-hassle getaway right […]
