Categories: Personal

Episode 1: Depression and Burnout

Depression and burnout are common problems, especially in the tech industry. In this episode I discuss my person experience of them in the hope that it will open a dialog.

Brandon West’s video discussed in the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtQTu4yCk-Q

Intro music for this Podcast is “Sunshine version 2” by Kevin MacLeod

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  • That was very brave of you to share :) I think you'll find alopecia is far more common than most think and your sharing (just talking about it in the open) is a way of supporting others who may be newly affected. Thanks for sharing :)

    • Thank you for your comment. If I can help one person, even if it is just saying "it is going to be ok", then it is worth it.

  • Thanks for sharing. There should be more discussion about this topic.

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