Beyond Work Monthly
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On the invisible pressure to perform trust, alignment, or positivity, and what happens when we stop pretending
There’s a growing belief that AI can reflect us back to ourselves. But reflection without understanding is just mimicry.
What happens when ethical collapse is built into the system?
You don’t need to love your work to live a meaningful life.
The bravest thing you did this week probably didn’t make a noise.
Sometimes, a new story is waiting inside the old one.
Constant movement doesn’t mean progress. Stillness isn’t failure.
You’re not starting from nothing. You’re starting from experience.
Not everything needs to be rebuilt. Sometimes we just need space to become.
Why job seekers need more than realism, and how to build agency when it feels like doors are closing
What job loss really takes from us — and how to heal in ways that honour the truth
Why some people have to prove themselves twice — and what that costs at work
