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MSc… Month Number One
One month in. If I had to sum up the first four weeks of my MSc in Psychology, I’d say it’s been equal parts exciting, overwhelming, and surprisingly grounding. There’s something about finally stepping into something you’ve wanted for so long that feels surreal. For months, it was all talk, planning, and anticipation. Now it’s…
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The Science of It All
When people hear “psychology,” they often picture therapy sessions with a couch and clipboard, endless self-help books, or those personality quizzes that promise to tell you what kind of attachment style you have (or which character from Friends you are). But underneath all of that is something we sometimes forget: psychology is rooted in science.…
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There’s Something About September…
There’s just something about September. The air feels different; softer in the mornings, cooler in the evenings (not so much if you live in Spain, but you get the idea) and you can almost sense the shift coming, not just in the seasons, but in life. The release of summer gives way to something that…
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What HR Taught Me About the Human Mind
When I first started in HR over six years ago, I thought my job was about processes, policies, and people management, that we found the people with the right skills, they join, they learn, they grow and perhaps in the future they leave. I quickly learned that while HR deals with policies, it’s much more…
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Why I Decided to Study Psychology in My 30s
And why it’s the bravest, most grounding decision I’ve made in years For a long time, I thought I had to have it all figured out in my twenties: the job, the career path, the identity, the version of myself I’d grow into. And to some extent, I did follow that path. I built a…
Mind with Samantha 