self-care – ALEXUS P. BROWN, PH.D.

in the eye of the storm

Long time no chat, y’all. Life has constantly been in flux after that last post. It was indeed like being whipped around in a hurricane. From dealing with grief and…

navigating grief

this isn't school focused but kind of? get in, we're going a ride through grieving So, there I was 4 weeks ago still trying to work on my dissertation and…

congratulating yourself

“When you want something, all the universe conspires to help you achieve it.” The former quote from Paulo Coelho's award-winning work, The Alchemist, has stuck with me since I read…

getting started

Sometimes the hardest part is starting or starting over So as some of you may know, I passed the oral portion of my dissertation proposal but failed the written portion.…

Balancing it All

19 Apr 202326 Apr 2023

one of the hardest things that I am still learning Something that I've always struggled with is trying to find time for all of the things that I do. Work…