Women like her are an inspiration. This is a country that will endure BECAUSE of women like her. Not the toxic online hatemongers. Peace and compassion in the face of personal loss is a level of maturity and kindness you won't comprehend.
When you were doing an undergrad, you wanted to do a masters. When you did a masters, you wanted to do a PhD. Now you’re doing a PhD, you want to be a cat.
By the end of your PhD you should have:
- expertise in your narrow field
- a publishable manuscript
- permanent lower back pain
- crippling fear of the light
all i can say is live. you have to live. if you’re trans, queer, a woman, bipoc, disabled, an immigrant: you must live. we have to support each other. we have to be visible and loud if and when we can. and above all else we have to live
*Officially* recruiting for my dissertation! Arab/MENA women are sorely underrepresented in the psychological literature, including eating disorders. If you identify as an Arab/MENA woman, please consider participating in a focus group study. $50 gift card upon completion!
I’m always taken aback when ppl learn I’m a therapist & then say, “Wow, you work with crazy people, I could never do that.”
Its like, no…
People who’ve been through the worst circumstances (trauma, poverty etc) & who navigate our broken MH system aren’t crazy—they’re resilient
I want to give 100+ points to academic mentors who talk openly about how their family lives/goals affect their career decisions...not the other way around.
100 points is high in this system.
Don't ask me for more details 😅