Tag: Mental health
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I Can’t Remember A Time When I Wasn’t Tired
And why I lied to my colleagues about the cause of my exhaustion. This is part 2 of 3 in my series on burning out from humanitarian work a few years ago. Read Part 1 here: When I Finally Got Overwhelmed By My Humanitarian Job A week or so after I got back to Amman,…
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When I Finally Got Overwhelmed By My Humanitarian Job
And How The Tallest Man On Earth Saved My Mornings. I quit my job because I was burnt out. I had long, tiring, stressful days. After work I couldn’t do or think about anything. Some days I numbed myself with beer or Gilmore Girls. Other days I lay on my bed and wrote down notes…
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Watercolors and War Stories
The gruesome events happening in eastern Syria bogged me down today. Since I write reports about the Syrian conflict for my job, I need to know what’s going on in the eastern part of the country in quite a lot of detail. Most days when I log on to start work around 8:00, I open…
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Day In The Life 4: The Crash
We speak with Hannah from the UN in New York for an hour and 15 minutes. She turns out to be kind, not intimidating, which is a relief. She is interviewing Salma, a colleague of mine who is a refugee living in Zaatari, to feature her in an upcoming report about refugee women. Salma understands…
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Day In The Life 3: The Mural
This is Part 3 in my Day In The Life series. Catch up on Part 1 and Part 2! Katie and I present our research findings to the working group. It is much smoother than either of us expected with no questions from the group, much to our surprise. Imdad. 1:30 pm. I buy halloumi…
I would never wish divorce on anyone. Not even my worst enemy. I’m glad you have a black bear cub!…