Friends and Family Amidst the Rubble
I discuss my personal journey that has brought me both hardship and invaluable relationships. Overcoming trials including the loss of loved ones, I found support in friends and family from the academic world. Through continuous struggles, these connections provided comfort, laughter, and a sense of belonging, making them vital.
There’s something about grief
Over the last 18 months or so, we have lived under what seems to be a collective blanket of grief. At minimum, we may grieve for the ability to move about the world freely as our pre-pandemic selves once did. For most of us, we grieve so much more: the loss of loved ones, of…
To those who wish I’d post more cat pictures
I got your Facebook message in my inbox when I woke up this morning. You must know how I lose attention with long messages because it was just one line: “We really wish you would post more pictures of Jack.” I don’t know who “we” represents, but I do know why you sent the messages…
Erika C. Bullock, Ph.D. 