Ballad of Burnout, part 2 of 4
What if the structures I succumb to have spies on my inside?
Kerry Makin-Byrd, PhD
Hope Is The Thing With Feathers
a list of sweet and hopeful things for the week ahead
Ballad of Burnout, part 1 of 4
to the helpers and to the ones who sing them home
The Ballad of Burnout: a helper lost and found
my self-published book, part poetic memoir, part hopepunk battlecry
Dear White Woman Defending White Feminism
to the woman who asked Indigenous authors to explain White feminism
Brief note: Māori lessons on climate adaptation and a poem on self compassion
Straddling the final days of summer parenting, working, and writing
Planning for 2024: My Journal Template For Annual Reflection, Quarterly Goals, and Weekly Plans
What I've learned about annual planning from a decade of helping people change their lives
Look Back to 2023 Before You Plan 2024
An argument for examining how you got here before you plan your next year. Put another way, getting to Point B begins with being fully at Point A.
Before 2024 planning: quiet activities for quiet days
A first step for reflecting on the past year and planning for next year.
A love letter to the lonely, the miserable, the enraged
I see you, I get it, this is a hard time.