In my last post, I wrote about the absolutely monstrous difficulty I was having getting off the migraine prevention medication (that wasn’t actually preventing migraines) I had been taking for 11 years.
Meredith, I so empathize and commiserate with you on your medical situation. As someone with a chronic thyroid issue that's not easily treated by conventional medicine, I'm frequently feeling defeated and shame at my body/situation. Recently, I thought I was going to have to stop seeing a doctor who has actually helped me, because of insurance changes, and I burst into sobs in my job's parking lot. And that's a whole other story around the shame/defeat that comes with insurance in this country.
I love how you connected this to student support & belonging and feel a deeper connection to those ideas now in connecting my own journey to it. I'm already thinking of ways to jazz up the ways I speak about these emotional aspects of research with students. Thank you for these insights and those great resources!!
Thanks so much for writing Jessica! I'm so sorry you're struggling with your health too and the impact it's having on your emotional well-being too. It's amazing the ripple effect health issues can have on all aspects of our lives. I'm glad you found my approaches to teaching the affective components of information literacy useful!
Meredith, I so empathize and commiserate with you on your medical situation. As someone with a chronic thyroid issue that's not easily treated by conventional medicine, I'm frequently feeling defeated and shame at my body/situation. Recently, I thought I was going to have to stop seeing a doctor who has actually helped me, because of insurance changes, and I burst into sobs in my job's parking lot. And that's a whole other story around the shame/defeat that comes with insurance in this country.
I love how you connected this to student support & belonging and feel a deeper connection to those ideas now in connecting my own journey to it. I'm already thinking of ways to jazz up the ways I speak about these emotional aspects of research with students. Thank you for these insights and those great resources!!
Thanks so much for writing Jessica! I'm so sorry you're struggling with your health too and the impact it's having on your emotional well-being too. It's amazing the ripple effect health issues can have on all aspects of our lives. I'm glad you found my approaches to teaching the affective components of information literacy useful!