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Dear conservationist, obsession is rife in the science community- but letting go might save us.
Dear conservationist, Often throughout my career, I have noticed how scientists and conservationists alike can fall into a life-consuming obsession with their work. I have had Lonely Conservationist blogs submitted, such as David’s,…
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Dear conservationist, society may not agree with your life decisions- and that’s ok.
Dear conservationist, I have spoken about it many times before, but there is something daunting about people asking ever-so-casually what you do when you aren’t earning an income OR you’re earning an income…
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Dear conservationist, I *cracked* the code on how to actually care for myself, and I hope you can too.
Dear conservationist, If you have read any of the other letters on this caring corner of the internet, you may have noticed that I have been struggling this year. I have been feeling…
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Dear conservationist, a lifetime of striving is corroding my organs. I hope you’re okay.
Dear conservationist, I found myself in debilitating pain on Monday, unable to sit and barely able to stand. It was a 9 out of 10 on the pain scale and it was excruciating.…
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Dear conservationist, I’m sorry that you work in such a dishonest industry
Dear Conservationist, I liked writing to you in an open letter during my last blog, and so I will continue to write to you in this style. To be honest with you, this…
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Why the conservation industry would be better if we started talking about our failures
A wonderful man called Aaron, shout out if you happen to be reading this, once gave me some life-altering advice which was to “make shitty pots.” Individuals who know me in person will…
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Introducing myself
Imagine we are in some cringy professional development course and we are asked to introduce ourselves with our name, and why we are here. Most likely, they would also ask us to say…
