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Wondering about Care: A Reading List

May 31, 2022 by Dipali

This reading list is a starting point; it is incomplete but growing. It’s meant to be collaborative. So, tell me, what would you forage for and add to this carrier bag of care?
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Am I Doing This Right?

December 2, 2021 by Dipali

Most days, I feel like a jumble of emotions, a mess of seemingly-contradictory feelings. Honestly, doing a PhD during a pandemic has been emotionally, mentally and physically exhausting.
Some Questions on Living Right Now

December 10, 2023 by Dipali

Is this the new normal? How is this okay? What do you call this violence? What’s the word for all this grief and rage? Am I doing this right? Am I doing enough? How do I hold all these contradictory feelings together? Does everyone else feel this too? Why doesn’t everyone else feel this? How… Read more
To All The Friends Who Haven’t Heard From Me

September 18, 2023 by Dipali

I’ve wanted to reach out. Multiple times, I’ve woken up in the morning determined to text and check-in. And almost all of those times, the depression changed my mind.