confluence
Megan Betz
It has been a while since I’ve posted to this blog. That’s not necessarily unusual. I’ve taken long gaps before. I can say confidently, however, that this break has been one of my most challenging–a first foray into the academic job market & an exhausting season of life overall. By mid-October, I had lost track fo the last time I’d taken any space for mental health–for hobbies or reading or resting. My “to-do list” reminding me to exercise three times each week and pause to enjoy a hobby four times a week had gone unchecked in my planner for weeks. My dissertation writing had gone largely untouched outside of my weekly dissertation writing group. And so, I started carving a path back to myself.
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