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PODCAST EPISODE #17: Ginger Johnson and the human connection

I met Ginger Johnson on LinkedIn earlier this year. I was in the depths of a depressing job search, several months into the COVID-19 onslaught so in an effort to differentiate myself I leveraged my video skills and interviewed myself (well me and a mannequin). Ginger had some how seen the video pop up in…

The wealth gap starts here

When I look back at how I grew up, when I grew up and how I witnessed the form that personal finance took in my life and the lives of my parents and other family members, it is crystal clear to me where we have a cultural problem that starts at a young age. Speaking…

PODCAST EPISODE #10: Caregiver Burnout – How tech can bring help and hope

For the first time in history, older people outnumber children globally. Caregiving is a tougher job than most know until they’re neck deep in the stress of taking care of their aging loved ones. Technology can help bring some levity and relief to those who are burdened with the task of being a family caregiver.…

Social media is a pandemic

Struggling to find work brought a new level of depression and isolation to the game for me. In previous posts here I’ve acknowledged that I have lots to work on with regards to detaching my self-worth from being employed and not having much money. However, the pandemic converted what was once just a platform for…

PODCAST EPISODE #5: Social Media and Depression

This article was originally written by Nadra Little and medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD Nadra Nittle is a Los Angeles-based journalist and author. She has covered a wide range of topics, including health, education, race, consumerism, food, and public policy, throughout her career. SOURCE: https://www.verywellmind.com/social-media-and-depression-5085354

The great hiring deep freeze…

I’ve been fairly stable over the last 25 years on tech….a couple hard years and layoffs here and there but it hasn’t felt tumultuous by any means. It was typically much more feast than famine in terms of opportunities, companies hiring, etc. However, by the time June and July of 2020 rolled around it was…

PODCAST EPISODE #4: Social Media and Mental Health

The original authors of this blog post are Lawrence Robinson and Melinda Smith, M.A ORIGINAL SOURCE:

The early stages of isolation

Here it is, May 1, 2020, shelter-in-place had been ordered. I had just left an extremely toxic work environment with no job lined up. I was plenty stressed as I had never quit a job intentionally without having something else ready to dive into. No one knew what to expect in this new pandemic climate…

Everything has a beginning…

My father was a US Marine from 1967 to 1970. He had an insanely stressful job, close to death every day, saw his friends blown up, etc….so tons of PTSD. Before that though he was a creative child in a household where unless you did sports or were an accountant you were perceived as an…

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