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Career Support Care Packages
Patricia Johnson Patricia Johnson

Career Support Care Packages

It’s been over a month from launching Career Support Care Packages to world! It’s been a fun ride so far and I am just getting started.

I want to share the story and intention behind these care packages, plus where I see it going from here.

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Before I do anything spectacular, I fall apart. Here’s why.
Patricia Johnson Patricia Johnson

Before I do anything spectacular, I fall apart. Here’s why.

Before I do anything remotely impressive, like really perform, A+, top-notch kind of thing, something always happens to me. 

I fall apart. I get mopey. I sulk. I am in angst, questioning whether I can do ANYTHING and discrediting any other accomplishment I have made up until that point. Brain drama, for real.

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What I learned from leaving my first full-time job after 4 months
Patricia Johnson Patricia Johnson

What I learned from leaving my first full-time job after 4 months

Around this time 11 years ago, I left my first full-time job after only 4 months.

It was a terrible fit. I was doing work that didn't play at all to my strengths. The job did the opposite, calling attention to all of my limitations and leaving me panicked, exhausted, and feeling sorry for myself everyday.

A part of me may always cringe a little bit when I think about it, but I can look back now and see all the red flags

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Out of The Office Podcast: Ableism at Work
Patricia Johnson Patricia Johnson

Out of The Office Podcast: Ableism at Work

I was thrilled to join Sara Chandran, Inclusion Consultant, Communications Specialist, and Founder at Fresh & Fearless UK, on her podcast Out of The Office. Using The Office episode “Goodbye, Toby” (Season 4, Episode 18) as a lens, we explore disability, inclusive language, and neurodiversity in the workplace.

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