On my PhD graduation day – an open letter

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Last Friday, I had my PhD graduation. It was a very long 6-year road that took me around life’s quirky bends such as Dyslexia, Asperger’s, Bipolar, Anorexia, self harm and my thyroids dying. It was also a much longer journey that saw me from being at the bottom of school classes and being bullied horrendously,… [Read More]

Minimalist packing inspirations

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Packing ultra light takes a lot of planning and even more time revising your list. Sometimes you get into a headspace where you don’t know any more whether you’re travelling with too much or too few things. Sometimes you wonder why you spend so much time obsessing over it all (answer: because you want an… [Read More]

Bipolar Inspiration – Prof. Kay Redfield Jamison

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Prof. Kay Redfield Jamison is the co-director of Mood Disorder Centre at Johns Hopkins Hospital. She is also one of the most famous authors on Bipolar, having written several books on the illness. She has won countless international awards for her work. She also suffers from Bipolar. My personal journey with Bipolar would have taken… [Read More]