Always Worried

Aren’t we all always worried about how we are screwing up our kids? My kids are 14 and 10. In ‘Corona times’ I found myself noticing my screw-ups even more. I am sad. I am letting my kids down. I don’t know how to lift me up, how on earth can I lift them? There […]

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Now I know you

This whole finding my biological family experience has been surreal. I mean, clearly. I have always dreamed of what my ‘family’ was like. I was never sure what to expect. I know so many stories about my mom’s family. Origin stories of how we ended up in America, names, birthdays and some anecdotes about relationships. […]

10 years old – Happy Birthday to the girl who inspired me

Ten years is a long time. Ten years is a short time. When I was a brand new mom I listened to the podcast, The Longest Shortest Time. It helped me on so many levels. It helped me feel normal and less alone. Being a new mom is complicated and filled with doubt. I was […]

Your Life History in 20 Questions: Q11 and Q12

Q11: Overall, what have been the most influential experiences so far? Why? Overall the most influential experiences in work have been how leadership reacts to adversity. When I was at Leadership Greater Hartford I had a fellow employee (but in a position of power) approached me with religious propaganda on September 12, 2001 when we […]

Your Life History in 20 Questions: Q5 & Q6

Q5: If you went to college, what was your intended major when you applied to school? Did your academic interests change? If so, how did that change come about? Well yes, I did. I arrived at Wheelock College wanting to be a social worker. I ended up finishing at Central Connecticut State University with a […]

Your Life History in 20 Questions: Q3 & Q4

Q3: What other things were you involved in outside of the classroom? How did those interests change over time? What seemed to be influencing those decisions? Work and play. I actually didn’t do much else. A concert here and there, I played volleyball in high school, but no other after school activities. I did a […]

Your Life History in 20 Questions: Q2

Q2: How did your academic interests develop? What seemed to be influencing your decisions? My academic interests were all over the place. When one has undiagnosed ADHD it’s almost impossible to focus and learn something that you are uninterested in. I never should have gone to college right out of high school. My high school […]

Your Life History in 20 Questions

That’s a deep title. It was the first assignment in a Coursera course titled “Career Decisions: From Insight to Impact”. Coursera offers free classes and I have been struggling with my career choices since getting my masters degree and then getting my diagnosis. I realized I have spent so much time running and due to […]