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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Why I am closer to death, and what I’m doing about it (audio available)
Photo by Gabor Molnar via Unsplash *If you are on the go, listen to the audio version of this post on anchor / spotify here: * Anchor: paola-fajardo9 Spotify: Halfreformed: The Spoken-Word Series As a geriatric millennial (or someone on the way there), I’ve seen from afar the many milestones that people my age have …
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My resistance to TikTok, and why I am sitting on this hill for now (Opinion, Audio Available)
Photo by Mourizal Sativa via Unsplash *If you are on the go, listen to the audio version of this post on Anchor or Spotify I understand the past few years, most of the world has been consumed by this app called TikTok, especially the youngins’. There was an internet analysis from a Youtube (YT) creator …
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 …
In defence of suffering
Photo by mwangi gatheca on Unsplash David Goggins is an American former Navy SEAL, an accomplished endurance athlete, motivational speaker, and author. His early life story is something out of the suffering playbook: He came from a lower working-class family, had an abusive parent, experienced racism, had a bunch of learning disabilities and health issues. …
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