When I was in the middle of my Ph.D. program, a friend asked if I was starting to feel really smart. My answer? No – I feel dumber than ever. It seems that the more you learn, the more you realize that you only know a small chunk of all the knowledge in the world….
Is it work/life balance or just plain survival?
When I think of balance, I think of something like this: This is a cool rock, for sure, but looks like a really precarious position for a person to be in and to maintain. I mean, how long can you hold a position like this before everything comes crashing to the ground? Instead of work/life…
Why I work?
As I sit here thinking of how to kick off this blog in a profound way, I think about all of the people in my life – including my counseling students, my own family, my friends, and myself. So many of our lives are defined by a struggle to manage very full lives in addition…