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How trauma steals your voice (and how to find it again)

3 years following a C-PTSD diagnosis, here’s what I’ve learned so far

16 min readJul 15, 2021

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How trauma steals your voice (and how to find it again)

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Today I Learned That Nikola Tesla Fell in Love With a Pigeon

A poem (based on a true story)

2 min readJan 22, 2024

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Today I Learned That Nikola Tesla Fell in Love With a Pigeon

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Why I Love Rocks: Anhedonia, Animism, and Finding Strength in the Small Things

Under the weight of depression, even small things — like rocks — can give you the hope, courage, and wisdom to go on.

10 min readSep 22, 2023

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a collection of rocks of different shapes, colors, and sizes, with a tiny bluebird figurine and a trinket of a dragon hatching from an egg.

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How the Dodos Went Extinct, Fear of the Unknown, and Information Addiction

The relationship between the now-extinct dodo bird, idle curiosity, childlike wonder, my own browsing history, “society at large,” and…

7 min readSep 14, 2023

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Black and white illustration of a dodo bird: like a turkey with a bulbous beak

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How to Be A Great Editor: 7 Tips for Both Writers and Non-Writers

Best practice editing tips for supporting and guiding your writer in producing standout content.

7 min readMar 26, 2020

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How to Be A Great Editor: 7 Tips for Both Writers and Non-Writers

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Great Content is An Act of Hospitality

A writer’s job is not to impose ideas upon the reader, but to welcome the reader to those ideas.

7 min readJan 11, 2020

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Great Content is An Act of Hospitality

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Why “Culture Fit” Might Be Disadvantageous to First-Generation Professionals

Your company’s cultural identity goes deeper than you realize—and it could be driving away some of your top talent.

7 min readNov 10, 2019

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Why “Culture Fit” Might Be Disadvantageous to First-Generation Professionals

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Poetry Goes Pop: A Brief Examination of the Instapoetry Debate

Described as both a “gateway drug to literature” and “self-indulgent rubbish,” Instapoetry spurs polarized opinions in the poetry…

6 min readOct 31, 2019

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Poetry Goes Pop: A Brief Examination of the Instapoetry Debate

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Autumn Nostalgia: Confronting the Inevitability of Change

Change happens—and autumn is just one of the yearly reminders of that fact. Here’s how to appreciate your past and avoid the autumn blues.

4 min readSep 25, 2019

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Autumn Nostalgia: Confronting the Inevitability of Change

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Fact vs. Opinion: How to Define Reality in the Era of Fake News

“The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality.” — Max DePree

9 min readAug 2, 2019

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Lizzy Burnam 🐞

Lizzy Burnam 🐞

Poet, marketer, lover of birds and bugs. Slow, but steady. I believe in whimsy, nonsense, love, hope, and revelry. Not an expert, just opinionated. She/her.

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