Photo by Girl with Red Hat via Unsplash On my most recent trip to Manila, my sister and I ran through our possessions which are placed in cardboard boxes (nomad problems). I’ve realized one thing: I had a lot of notebooks! Those notebooks were used as journals or planners. I admit I still have this …
World Mental Health Month 2022 – Lessons from the past four years
Photo by Tim Mossholder via Unsplash Better late than never 🙂 October is World Mental Health Month. This year I thought of sharing what has helped my mental health journey for the past four years. There is still a lot of work that needs to be done, but I feel I’ve made significant progress from …
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Were you robbed of life during the pandemic? (audio available)
Photo by Mel Elias via Unsplash *If you are on the go, go listen to the audio version of this post on anchor / spotify here: Anchor: https://anchor.fm/paola-fajardo9 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ZilRR5gtKLhEW2o1UMSCJ How is everyone's new year so far? I understand that things are not going so well in some parts of the world. It’s as if …
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Career 2021: Revival, Trauma, Resignations and The Reckoning
**If you are on the go, you can listen to this via on my audio blog, Halfreformed: The Spoken Word Series. Links: Anchor.fm: https://anchor.fm/paola-fajardo9 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ZilRR5gtKLhEW2o1UMSCJ Photo by Marcos Paulo Prado via Unsplash Revival & Trauma ...And just like that, we are ending 2021 as if nothing happened (well, it’s true nothing much happened). In all …
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On *Languishing*
The meme wasn’t lying when it said 2020 and 2021 are twins. First off, let me just say that I am very grateful for all the privileges and blessings that I have now. However, we’ve been languishing in different aspects of life for the past couple of months. It feels like the rest of the …
Blurbs: Mostly work edition
It has been awhile since my last blurbs post. This latest one is my work edition where I will share my thoughts that nobody asked about a bunch of relevant work / career related topics from WFH, The Great Resignation, Simon Biles and my Lockdown Fatigue. Work From Home Wars: Who will win? Photo by …
Are people using the Mental Health card too loosely? (Opinion)
Photo by Anthony Tran via Unsplash A few weeks ago, I was listening to one of my favorite podcasts. It’s a call-in show where callers ask for advice or share their thoughts with the host and the guests. One particular call irked me. As you can see, I can’t move on from what The Caller …
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35 months on internet stealth mode
The Holy Trinity of Social Media. Photo by dole777 via Unsplash Halfreformed: The Spoken Word Series / Audio Blog / Podcast S01EP2 is up! In this audio-only episode, I want to talk about my experiences this past 35 months or so on internet stealth mode, and what I learned out of it. You can listen …
Embracing my true introvert at work
Being an introvert in the corporate that requires loudness is damn hard. Photo by Dane Deaner via Unsplash. I'm a true-blue introvert and socially anxious. Since I was a child, I did not enjoy going to parties or talking to other people. When people try to engage me or ask me questions, I didn't answer …
Blurbs: Why it had to happen
Photo by @secondsapart on Instagram I consider myself very blessed and privileged in life. I am mostly shielded from hardships or adversities either because of my privilege or my constant avoidance of challenges. Recently, one of my worst nightmares happened. Because of that, I went through a grieving period and had to make a drastic …
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