Category: Struggle
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I. AM. TIRED
There’s tired…and then there’s TIRED. I’m not talking about skipping a few hours of sleep or having a long day at work. I’m talking about the kind of tired that sinks into your bones. The kind that no nap can fix. The kind that feels like your soul is running on fumes, your brain is…
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Mental Health Awareness Month: Why It Hits So Close to Home
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and every year, I pause to reflect, not as a professional, not as a leader, but as a human being who has walked through the fire and lived to talk about it. This month matters to me because I don’t just advocate for mental health, I live it. I…
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When Giving Your All Still Doesn’t Feel Like Enough
There are days when the weight of the world is just too much. Days when even the small wins get swallowed up by overwhelming setbacks. When the loudest thing in the room is your own inner voice whispering you’ve failed. Not just yourself but the people who believed in you, who counted on you, who…
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Because we all need a 5am Blog Post
It’s midnight. I should be sleeping. But instead, my ADHD brain is in full-blown crisis-prep mode, battling an internal monologue that sounds like: “Did I respond to that email?” “What if I forget my talking points tomorrow?” “Why did Jeffrey Dahmer turn into a serial killer though?” “Did I finish the grant narrative for Florida?”…
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