Back in college, I had a lot of academic interests. Although, there was never any question that psychology would be my major. My major major. I ended up with a double major with political science. I know I was a major nerd, geek, or whatever other term that […]
A long, long time ago in the mimiverse, I visited potential graduate programs across the country. I visited about six of them that I was giving careful consideration. One such program, which shall remain nameless, was interesting. It seemed like a great program where I could soar. There […]
This has been a particularly brutal week. I mean intense and long and tiring. I was in a building lockdown due to a code blue. Or was it code red. I can’t even remember. I had to handle last minute meetings for which I was not originally invited […]
Perhaps I am extremely tired. No, I am extremely tired. There is no perhaps to it. I am working on a book chapter that is due in two weeks and I barely have an outline together. I am a very fast writer, however. But there just may not […]
There are many things to rant about these days. Toys R Us is closing due to a perfect storm representative of the changing times. I loved that store. Although, I will admit I didn’t shop there all that often as of late. That’s part of the problem, […]
When I was a young girl, I was a major nerd that definitely tried to get in good with the teachers. I was sweet, timid and smart. The teachers did, for the most part, like me. I was their success story. When school district administrators came by […]
What do you see? Better yet what does it mean? As a manager I find I’m actually quite good at reading the intentions of others. Occasionally, I have a misfire but for the most part I am pretty spot on. I suppose it helps that I am a psychologist. I’ve […]
I am ostensibly a data geek. Apparently always have been. Although, at times it has been by default. Take for instance when I worked at the US Department of Justice. I could add, I could create graphs and I could (more or less) explain the numbers. Bingo. I […]
I love to mentor people. I love mentoring students, interns and employees alike. I like to see growth. And I like to see lightbulb moments. I find it fun to impart wisdom. I like to find new ways of explaining things. Perhaps there is a bit of narcissism […]
While growing up, I was a little girl looking for a mentor within the school system. I had been labeled gifted and lived in a poverty-stricken neighborhood. Those that could mentor, looked for those to mentor. We would build our community resources through informal relationships and gumption. I […]
