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Trace-Making as Creative Practice

This week, as we paused for Labor Day, I found myself reflecting not only on visible and invisible labor but also on the traces our work leaves behind. In Endarkened Narrative work, we use the term...

Why Reflection Isn't Procrastination: The Secret Weapon High Achievers Use to Prevent Burnout

Is there a voice in your head saying you should be doing "real work" instead of reading this post right now? I see you there — deadlines breathing down your neck, emails multiplying like rabbits in...

Plot Twist: Maybe You're Not an Imposter – You're Just Learning

Here's a radical thought: What if that knot in your stomach during meetings isn't imposter syndrome at all? What if it's just what learning feels like? Think back to learning to ride a bike. Did an...

Academic Trauma Is Real: Here's How to Start Healing

Academic trauma. Eww… I know some of us just felt the pit in our stomachs.  Yeah, I said it. That pit in your stomach when you open your email. The way your shoulders tense up during department mee...