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The Former Scientist

November 18, 2020

This past weekend I read Lynn Martel’s new book, Stories of Ice, and really enjoyed the focus on glaciers of western Canada and the adventure, … Read more

Tags Andrei Glacier, Arctic, Canadian Arctic, glaciers, glaciology, Hilda Glacier, history, mental health, research, science, Scientist, western canada

Building Community Online

October 14, 2020October 14, 2020

Though we sometimes denigrate online versus in person communities, it is possible to be part of a caring and inclusive online community.

Tags belonging, community, community building, depression, online community, writing

A Writer Must Write

September 2, 2020September 2, 2020

Lately I’ve been having trouble writing. Maybe I can find my way back by writing about my father, whom I lost in July.

Tags COVID-19, depression, fabric art, family, grief, loss, mental health, pandemic, writing

Doing Versus Being

June 24, 2020

Sometimes having a chronic illness means you can’t reach the goals you’d planned for, and you have to put them off for a while.

Tags ambition, bipolar, goals, illness, mental health, mindfulness, on being, society

Tipping Points

May 28, 2020May 27, 2020

Tipping points are critical in environmental systems, but also in our personal lives.

Tags Arctic, climate change, coral bleaching, coral reefs, extinction, hothouse earth, ocean-atmosphere interactions, oceans, sea ice, sixth extinction, threshold, tipping point, trees

Gardening in the Time of COVID

May 13, 2020

Gardening is a great combination of therapy and tactile results, especially when you get to eat the garden’s bounty.

Tags COVID-19, gardening, harvest, mental health, outdoors, pandemic, plants, therapy, veggie garden

Finding the Words

May 6, 2020

Lately I’ve been having problems writing, and it’s all related to how my brain is working – or not.

Tags bipolar, cognitive decline, cognitive load, counselling, depression, mental health, words, writing

Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) and Mental Health

March 11, 2020

Last month, the federal government tabled their report on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID). They had worked to incorporate some changes to the original document … Read more

Tags MAID, medical assistance in dying, mental health, mental illness, quality of life

Cognitive Load in Mental Health

March 4, 2020

A few years ago I wrote about the “spoonie” hypothesis. Basically it defines individual spoons as units of energy, and notes that each person is … Read more

Tags cognitive load, mental health, mental illness, spoonie

How Should We Reward Scientists Who Do Scicomm?

January 29, 2020

Recently I had in interesting discussion on Twitter about neurodiversity and science communication. Someone had shared an article about how the academy needs to recognize … Read more

Tags diversity, equity, inclusivity, merit increments, neurodiversity, rewards, scicomm, tenure and promotion
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