Confession: This post is going to be pretty much about me & my process. It is not eloquent. I’m supposed to be either sleeping or doing homework right now. But one of my heroes passed away and Universe has decided I needed to write about it. And I recognize that Auntie Maya would not be…
As you should know by now, my #PhDorBust journey has been anything but smooth. But this post is not meant to harp on that. I am actually quite ecstatic right now. It’s been a long time since I’ve written anything on here at all, let alone anything happy, and I want people to know that…
So I know I didn’t post much this year (as my annual report will tell you) but it’s been one hell of a year! I’m gonna try to keep this recap to 12 (main) bullet points, though… January brought my first official conference as a PhD student. I was only able to go because I…
So I’m up (WAY too late) reading things on the internet & I stumbled across a story on HuffPo about this girl who graduated college with $16K in the bank for grad school. There was a 36 y.o. Black man in the comments asking for help, so I began what would have become a multi-part…
As most of you know, I’m working on both an MA & a PhD in Social Work. This quarter, I took a class on cognitive-behavioural therapy with children, teens, & families. I also took a class on behavioural therapy, in general.* I’ve found both classes to be a welcome challenge to my existing orientation and…
As I mentioned in my previous post, I’m doing an independent study on political film theory. Due to my surgery fundraiser, I got WAY behind on the readings (although I’ve done all the screenings and then some). So today is my catch up day & I’ve started with Fatimah Tobing Rony’s Those Who Squat and…
I’ve been in hiding for a long time. I broke up with my abusive boyfriend 4.5 years ago & it has been almost 3 years since I last heard from him. The past 5 years have been spent in constant fear that he would find me and hurt me or begin tearing my life apart….
Last year, I wrote about how I support the Red Pump Project because of my own history with unsafe sex. My story includes me getting caught up with a man who manipulated me with misogynist behaviour shrouded in the appearance of “empowerment” and treating me “like a lady”. Hmmm… that sounds familiar… I started writing…
So today, I got to tell one of my academic sheroes that she inspired me to embark upon this journey. (I probably also should’ve told her I don’t hold it against her on the days when I’m upset, just in case she finds this blog, LOL.) For all the drama we endure in this program,…
Didn’t get to attend the annual conference held by the Society for Social Work & Research? Were you there but wondering what you may have missed? Check out the tweets!
