Reflections
Personal essays on leaving a safe path and rebuilding — the public-health layoff that became a beginning, and a series on what our technology and data are quietly selling back to us.
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LinkedIn Needs More Mess and Less Polish
I'm less and less interested in the corporate advice, the diplomatic way to approach a…
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Stephen Wilson Jr. Showed Us What Humanity Can Look Like
Stephen Wilson Jr. didn't just perform songs last Thursday. He showed us what humanity can…
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Why Marathon Training Made Me a Better Leader
It's 10PM. But I don't care. LinkedIn doesn't care either. And really, neither should you.…
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Getting Lost While Leading: When the Captain Forgets Her Own Path
I can't remember a time where I led a team but DIDN'T get myself LOST…
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Caring Became My Biggest Business Liability
Caring became one of the biggest liabilities in my business. Note to self: You can…
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736 Followers and 55,845 Impressions: Why the Rules Are Wrong
736 followers. 55,845 impressions. The math says the "rules" are wrong. 115 posts later, I…
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From Layoff to Leap: How Losing My Job 3 Days After Turning 30 Changed Everything
Three days after my 30th birthday, I was laid off. And now, 31 is coming…
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Nine Months After My Public Health Layoff, I Finally Understand What Went Wrong
I've been out of government work for nine months, and the distance has forced me…
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Getting Laid Off Was the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
I handed in my badge with no hugs, no cake, no plan and it changed…
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The Quiet Collapse of a Safe Path
When I finished my master’s degree in public health in the middle of COVID, I…
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Life. Sold Back To Us.
Part 1... I’ve wanted more of the technology, the data points, the information to improve…
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The Monster We Let In
Every day, we play a dangerous game with a presence that can only be construed…
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