Three years ago, on March 22, 2022, I wrote a Facebook post after submitting my doctoral thesis.

At the time, it felt like pride. Relief. Closure.
Looking back, I think it was also something else.

December 1 is around the corner… are you applying for another degree?

If you’ve been in academia, you know this date is charged with many emotions. A new school, teacher, city, friends. A fresh beginning. A new opportunity. The possibility …

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I don’t know exactly when it happened, but after years spent chasing goals, milestones, recognition, and validation, I woke up one day simply interested in the process: the methodology, the details, the different …

This summer, I spent most of my days writing — a hundred pages, to be exact — a reappointment dossier for my work at the Schulich School of Music. A document meant to capture years of teaching, performing, mentoring, and …

It all started in 2022, while I was knee-deep in my doctoral thesis and craving mental clarity. Between research tangents, parental duties, and musical life, I felt my brain had turned into overcooked gnocchi. Running began as a desperate attempt …