Week 2:
Experiencing Graduate Level Research
February 21, 2020 | I have participated in several research labs over my undergraduate career, but this is the first lab where I’ve gotten a true taste of what graduate school is really like. The primary focus in clinical PhD programs is on conducting research, and that is something I’m beginning to truly understand from my time here. So […]
Week 1:
Getting Started in Seattle
February 14, 2020 | After coming to Cornell College and taking courses in psychology, I learned about the different mental health disorders that many people face. I saw how difficult and debilitating these issues can be which made me want to help address them. I decided that pursuing a graduate degree in clinical psychology would allow me to achieve […]
Week 7:
Hello from Wisconsin
January 6, 2020 | Upon landing in O’Hare Airport in mid-December, my nose still red and peeling from a sunburn, I stepped outside and breathed in the crisp, Midwestern air. I smiled, and looked around at the puffs coming from my fellow travelers’ mouths, and noticed that cars were now on the opposite side of the road. I […]
Week 9:
Learning Something Out of Everything
December 23, 2019 | When I first began looking into doing a fellowship, I was hoping that I would be able to have four weeks in one location and then another 4 weeks in a different location. I thought that 8 weeks in the same place would drag on and get dull. Wow, I was so wrong. As I […]
Week 8:
The Flow of Creativity
December 20, 2019 | I saw a sea lion swim by me this week as I was waiting at my bus stop. This is a fairly regular occurrence and I just can’t get used to it! How lucky am I to be doing something as mundane as standing on the sidewalk waiting for my bus to arrive, and be […]
Week 8:
Thank You
December 15, 2019 | Hey everyone, welcome to the last entry of my blog. As I write this, I am sitting in my room waiting to get driven to the airport. My bags are packed, I have said my goodbyes to everyone except for my host family, and I am done with everything I need to do except write […]
Week 7:
It’s All Happening at the Zoo
December 15, 2019 | Every Monday the Woodland Park Zoo hosts a dementia zoo walk. This is a free program that aims to meet areas of wellbeing within the lives of adults living with dementia. Embedded in this program is exercise, social interaction, and mental stimulation. I love that the exercise is gentle walking. I’ve been told by a […]
Week 6:
The Last Full Week
December 10, 2019 | It’s hard to imagine that this is my last week at Takapuna Normal Intermediate School; the time has flown by so quickly, and I feel like each day goes by faster and faster as Friday approaches. Right now I am just trying to take everything as it comes, enjoying conversations with staff and students, hopping […]
Week 7:
Lessons Learned
December 9, 2019 | Hey everyone! Welcome back to the Penultimate Edition of Brady’s Blog. This week went by so quickly as we only had four days of school. I can’t believe I only have one week left in Ecuador. In this blog I’ll be talking a little about my week and a little about what I have gotten […]
Week 6:
What is Gratitude?
December 8, 2019 | I’ve been having a hard time the past few weeks. Not in regards to the work that I’m doing in Seattle, but within the realm my own mental health. My father passed away unexpectedly due to a heart attack this past May. The summer was filled with pulling together loose ends surrounding his business and […]