Recently, a new friend was telling me about his road to university as a mature student who had experienced a difficult childhood. Because I am an optimist, I draw a lot of comfort or closure from “fair” story endings. Seeking that same comfort, I asked him if he thinks the skills he has learned from…

I was really, really lost when I found you. I was in my life science programs, struggling to see the purpose in what I was studying. Those days, I had a lot of time to myself to think about what I wanted. And all I remember thinking was “I need to get out”. I came…

I had a blog series where every December, I would post lessons I had learned from the past year or so of my life. This past December, I didn’t get around to posting. So here were some of the lessons, seven of which are particularly important to me, that I learned in 2025. Be the…