burnout… My age and the havoc it can wreak. 31 Mar 202231 Mar 2022 “How old are you, dear?” The oldest of the three women asked, her yellowing teeth bared, reminding me of barracudas in the Australian reefs. How old am I, I stare…
burnout… Work is a four-letter word! 16 Mar 202216 Mar 2022 “Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And…
burnout… “Who’s your daddy?” Brown women who look for men who are not like their fathers. 8 Nov 20219 Nov 2021 As I tucked my kids in and turned to leave the room I saw my husband standing in the doorway. He had a serenely weird smile on his face, something…
burnout… “Are you happy?” 21 Oct 202019 Feb 2021 I cruised through I-81 trying to reach my mother as fast as I could. The fact that she chooses to live in the suburbs of Philadelphia is inconvenient but she's…
burnout… As I waited at the station, Patriarchy said, “It’s your problem”. 19 Aug 202019 Aug 2020 Some online and real life conversations provide so much substrate for this blog that I'm indebted to all the people who engage with me and exchange ideas. They give me…
burnout… “I’m a superwoman”. The subconscious hate for being human. 19 Apr 202019 Apr 2020 So much on this blog is about women that it's not only repetitive, it is also tiring. But bear with me! When I was growing up, my dad was building…
burnout… Woman on woman injustice 24 Feb 202024 Feb 2020 Like all stories of unfulfilled aspirations, this one is a little sad too, with a coming of age twist and a lesson for most women who jeopardize their identity to…
burnout… Out of the frying pan…… 13 Feb 202021 Feb 2020 As soon as she entered home from a grueling day at college, she heard Amma's voice, "Nazia! You have no time to waste. Just get the dinner ready. Your aunt…
burnout… What happens when you retire from the career you loved? 6 Jan 2020 I recently decided to cut back on my hours. As welcome as this change is for my family it has caused me to think about a future where I could…
burnout… Work life balance for a mom who works 23 Dec 201923 Dec 2019 https://mymindasawoman.com/2019/09/25/women-in-medicine-hunting-nesters-or-nesting-hunters/ https://mymindasawoman.com/2019/04/20/superwoman-supermom-boss-babe-super-wife-the-problem-with-believing-that-superheroes-exist-in-women/ https://mymindasawoman.com/2018/12/03/who-has-it-all/ There's no work-life balance. There is just the struggle for it. Truth is, there is no perfect, all time, constant state of balance either. Half the time…
My mind as a woman 