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Latest Posts
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Task Management for Humans as Self-Care
25 Apr 2025
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I’d been looking for ways to support mental health in the research software community, and a surprising idea emerged from a conversation at the SSI’s Collaboration Workshop in 2024. |
Working from Home
23 Mar 2025
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Working remotely has become part of most of our lives since the events of 2020. Working from home has its own challenges for our mental and physical health, so I’ve compiled a list of tips to look after yourself while working remotely. |
How Writing Saved My Life
20 Mar 2025
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Yes, I know, it’s an over-melodramatic and clickbait-y title. But it is definitely true that writing about my experiences enabled me to process what I’d been through and allowed me to finally recover after years of struggling with depression, anxiety and insomnia. |
My Backstory
14 Mar 2025
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I became a father in April 2020, a few weeks into the UK’s first COVID-19 lockdown. The challenges of being a new parent while holding down a job during the chaos and uncertainty led to a severe decline in my mental health and, ultimately, to burnout and an anxiety attack. |
