Tag: mental-health
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Rediscovering Play in a Work-Centric World
Rediscovering play as a working adult isn’t about regression—it’s about reconnecting with what makes us human. This article explores play from a professional’s perspective.
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Discovering Mindfulness in Madagascar’s Countryside
Discover inner peace in Madagascar’s quiet highlands, where rolling hills and red earth paths offer profound solitude away from city noise. A personal journey of self-discovery in rural Madagascar’s understated countryside.
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Finding Wellness in Global Work: My Personal Journey
You know that feeling when you finally do the one thing that makes you feel like yourself again? That exhale, that sense of “Yes, I’m okay”? That’s what this is about. Not performance. Not perfection. Just real alignment. Just showing up for the small things that actually work for you — consistently, patiently, mindfully
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Finding Flow: Lessons from Toamasina’s Community Work
On those magical moments when hours vanish—and why they matter more than we think.
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Discovering True Relaxation: Lessons from My Grandfather
A retiring UN official discovers the difference between managing stress and actually relaxing after 30 years in international diplomacy. Lessons from the Seychelles on finding peace.
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The Joy of Writing: Connecting Thoughts and People
What do you enjoy most about writing? Some years ago someone asked me this question over coffee, and I found myself stumbling over the answer. This wasn’t because I don’t love writing. It was because isolating what I love most felt like trying to pick a favorite star. It is a combinations of things that…
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What I’m Really Curious About After 30 Years of International Work
Don’t wait until you’re shaking in a conference room to realize that taking care of yourself isn’t selfish—it’s essential for doing the work that matters.
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Two Tickets to Anywhere: Why Choosing Between Asian Dreams Keeps Me Up at Night
Someone asked me last week where I’d go if I won two airline tickets to anywhere. I laughed and said, “Somewhere in Asia,” then spent the next three days obsessing over whether I meant Japan, India, Malaysia, or Thailand. You know that paralyzing moment when you have too many good options? That’s where I am…
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10 Certainties from 15 Years in Global Development
This is a reflection on hard-won truths from island life and global health work.
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How I Create Comfort in a Life of Constant Change
The Quiet Power of a Portable Sanctuary It was just past 5:00 in the morning in a dim, overheated hotel room in Antananarivo, two decades ago. The air conditioner had stopped working during the night. I lay half-awake. I was mentally rehearsing. This meeting was likely to be one of the most politically sensitive of…
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