I’m still processing last week’s #ToxicPositivity Summit, where we (@CymruPrecarity ) had a chance to talk experience and tactics with other anti-casualisation and … More
Tag: mental health
Introducing the Social Mindfulness Voices project
The excerpt below is taken from the introduction to the Social Mindfulness Toolbox, a project I was involved in between … More
We must confront the culture of overwork to tackle academia’s mental health crisis
This article was originally published on the Times Higher Education Blog on the 4. June 2018. You can read the … More
Resilience or Fuck You Neoliberalism – a strike poem
I should do a squat every day My yoga teacher tells me While I am perched awkwardly on my mat … More
Impostor Syndrome and the Paradox of Agency
Rather, we need to understand impostor syndrome as a form of social sufferingg, as a symptom, not of something wrong with us, but with the world we live and work in. In this short article I will explore impostor syndrome in terms of how it reflects on our sense of belonging and the conflicting values we are faced as academics and how it shows us the paradoxical nature of neoliberal agency.
Sadness and Solidarity – The strike as utopia
What I was least prepared for before the strike was the intensity of emotion it would trigger in me. Throughout the last three weeks I have felt a range of expected and unexpected feelings and I would like to take the two most intense ones to reflect on the strike and what is to come after.
Thinking in the Open 