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Katharine Stewart

@thejoyfulacademic.bsky.social
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#Psychology professor & former faculty affairs leader. NCSSM UNC NCSU. #Endoflife researcher, educator, & doula. Anxious yet joyful weirdo. #Coaching faculty & academic leaders to find/rediscover their joy (thejoyfulacademic.com) 🌈 #dftba

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 18/09/2025
The fact that left-of-center folks see it as hypocrisy is itself a sign that they do not understand the contemporary right. From the basic Wilhoit-ian perspective of conservatism, there's no contradiction, no hypocrisy. Power *is* the principle.
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Katharine Stewart @thejoyfulacademic.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Monday Mini-Cooking Frenzy! Tri-color quinoa cooked with veg broth and spices, then added spinach and sweet pepper, black beans, corn & cilantro. #vegan as-is, top with cotija cheese if desired. Made 9 servings. #vegancooking #vegetariancooking #mealprep
Two small pottery bowls with a light brown interior glaze. Each bowl holds a serving of quinoa salad with bright colors of vegetables.One small pottery bowl with a light brown interior glaze. Inside the bowl is a serving of quinoa salad with bright colors of vegetables.The same bowl of quinoa salad, this time topped with cotija cheese and cilantro.
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Katharine Stewart @thejoyfulacademic.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Cooking Frenzy, Fussy Salad edition! Cooking Frenzy™️, Fussy Salad version! Kale, red cabbage, oranges, apples (tossed with lemon & orange juice), pepitas, sunflower seeds. Dressing is tahini, EVOO, ACV, Dijon mustard, orange juice, honey, powdered ginger, & tarragon. #cookingfrenzy #vegancooking
A close up of a salad with orange sections and chopped red apples sitting on a base of kale and purple cabbage. Sunflower and pumpkin seeds are scattered on top.
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Katharine Stewart @thejoyfulacademic.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Cooking Frenzy™️ time! Good Mother Stallard beans from @ranchogordo.bsky.social , cooked with mirepoix, garlic, thyme, and smoked paprika. Basmati rice with spring onion, peas, and lemon. These #beans, y’all. Amazing. #cooking #vegancooking #mealprep #cookingfrenzy
Eight rectangular glass dishes lined up in two rows of four on a white counter. Each dish holds a portion of rice and beans.
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Katharine Stewart @thejoyfulacademic.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
I call my weekly meal prep a Cooking Frenzy. This week: Drunken beans. Bayo Chocolate beans from @ranchogordo.bsky.social, w/ onion, garlic, poblano & Fresno chile, cilantro, bay, tequila, beer, & tomato paste. Topped w/ cotija cheese, cilantro, & optional bacon crumbles. Delicious. 🤤 #cookingfrenzy
A close up of a plate with flowered borders. Sitting on the plate is a serving of rice and beans in a reddish-brown sauce, all topped with a sprinkling of cheese and cilantro.
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Jack Iwashyna @iwashyna.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Over on LinkedIn, the head of the Executive Secretariat of the NIH -- a central part of NIH leadership 🧪🩺-- resigned with a lettter worth reading www.linkedin.com/posts/nathan...
February 18, 2024
TO:
Dr. Matthew Memoli, Acting Director, NIH
CC:
John Burklow, Chief of Staff, NIH
Julie Berko, Director, OHR, NIH
FROM:
Nathaniel James Brought, Director, ES, NIH
SUBJECT: Resignation
Dear Dr. Memoli,
On July 3, 2001, I stepped off a bus on Marine Corps Recruit Training Depot Perris Island. Scared out of my mind, I stood on a pair of freshly painted yellow footprints, raised my right hand, and recited the oath of enlistment:
I, Nathaniel James Brought, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.
For the last 23 years, 7 months, and 15 days, I like to believe I have faithfully carried out the duties of each office to which I've been appointed in my military and civilian service to this nation. That Service has taken me from the Marine Corps to 3 different federal departments, spanned 3 continents, included service in one war zone, and has included:
• For the Marine Corps and the National Security Agency, I worked on intelligence operations at the highest classification levels using bleeding edge intelligence tools to ensure America's special operators put boots-to-asses on America's enemies overseas (including commendations crediting my work for the kill or capture of dozens of terrorists), ensuring America's policy makers were able to track the movement of dangerous dualnuclear technology across international borders, and monitored the flow of terrorist financing across the international banking system.
• Utilized information from all-source intelligence to ensure the continued security of America's homeland from international and domestic threats.
• Worked with some of the finest lawyers in the world to ensure America's security operations were effective, while upholding the rights of all those who interacted with them.
• Ensuring that America's rural communities had access to programs like rural development loans, farm aid, and that America's children wouldn't be hungry as they sat in their classrooms and tried to learn.
• Most recently, and frankly most dear to my heart, working with each of you here at the National Institutes of Health to advance the future of science and medicine. Not for Americans. Not for any one group of people. But for ALL of humanity.
I am unbelievably proud to be able to say that there are Americans who are alive, and terrorists who are not, because of the work I've done to serve this nation. I am proud to say that my service to this country has allowed me to ensure that my children have never faced the struggles of poverty that I grew up with. That service didn't begin because of some great altruistic impulse or drive. I didn't grow up saying "I want to do the great work that needs to be done to weave the fabric of America and ensure her people are not only safe, but healthy." Frankly, that service began because I was poor, and I was inspired. I grew up as a free lunch kid who lived in project housing. It was my fellow Americans who made sure I wasn't hungry in class and that I had enough food to excel academically the way I did. It was Americans who had more than we did that made sure I had good schools to attend where I could learn things that expanded my mind.
As I approached the end of high school, I dreamed of going to college and figuring out how to make a living that would allow me to do more tha…to go to college. I knew my grades weren't good enough to compete for scholarships with kids who were as smart as me but also had private tutors and didn't have to work after class to be able to drive their brand-new cars to our school each day. So, I gave up. I nearly failed my senior year of high school with an attendance failure, even though I only needed two classes to graduate. I didn't see the point. What was the point of learning calculus? So it would be that much harder when my dream of being a brain surgeon died not because I was incapable, but because I didn't have the means to make it come true? I resigned myself to being one of the working poor. I resigned myself to needing a spinal fusion before I was 50, like my father, because he literally broke his back trying to make his dreams come true. The example of my father didn't inspire me at that time. It reminded me of the futility of trying to escape the rung of the social ladder I had been born onto. No matter how smart or "gifted and talented" I may have been, I saw no path that led me to a place where I could realize my potential. So, instead I accepted that it would be wasted.
Ultimately, the reason I find myself here today, rather than in the place I saw as my only end, is because of another young man who committed to serving his country. Shamefully, I do not remember his name, but there was a young corporal from the United States Marine Corps who had been assigned as a recruiter in Reading, Pennsylvania at that time. This man spoke to me about my plans for my future during lunch one day at school. I told him I planned to do what my father had done. Work hard jobs until my body broke down, maybe start a struggling business, and try to do what I could to stay above the poverty line and off welfare. I told him I hoped to be successful enough that my kids never had to watch me use food stamps at the grocery store. It had been hard to watch my mom go through that. How sad is that? I was a smart young 18-…
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Katharine Stewart @thejoyfulacademic.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
#firstdayofclass for me yesterday — I’m teaching two sections of #grantwriting for grad students. I’m glad to be back in the classroom again after some time in #academicaffairs admin, and teaching #grantsmanship skills is such fun. I love seeing students figure out how to advocate for their ideas.
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Katharine Stewart @thejoyfulacademic.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
I asked my local library to purchase "Mind the Science" by @jonathanstea.bsky.social -- and they just got back to me to tell me they did! Spreading the word far and wide about #mentalhealth #misinformation.
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Katharine Stewart @thejoyfulacademic.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Doing #facultydevelopment this morning, specifically to support #faculty who are preparing for #tenure or #promotion review. Today’s topic: writing strong candidate statements, which overlaps a lot with what I teach #gradstudents about the rhetorical tasks in #grantwriting. #academicSky #highered
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Katharine Stewart @thejoyfulacademic.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
After my mom’s #death, she visited me in a dream and whispered, “Do what’s right for you. Care less about what others think. I wasn’t good at that but you can be better.” I woke up feeling awash in my mother’s love. What lessons have you learned from those you are #grieving? #endoflife #lifelessons
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Meg Selig @megselig.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
988 is the 911 for #mentalhealth. But not enough people know about it. Spread the word! thehill.com/policy/healt...
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Public awareness of 988 national suicide prevention hotline low, but growing: Poll
Awareness of the 988 national suicide prevention hotline is growing since the number was updated, but it is still low, according to a new survey. The Annenberg Public Policy Center/SSRS poll, relea…
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The Widow's Handbook @widowshandbook.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Self care checklist
Have I eaten regularly?
Have I had some water?
Have I slept enough?
Have I connected with my friend?
Have I been thinking kind thoughts about myself?
Have I moved my body today?
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Katharine Stewart @thejoyfulacademic.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
If you’re #grieving, it may feel tough to #exercise. Do it anyway. It doesn’t have to be much. It can be slow. And #gooutside if you can. Moving for just 10 minutes can help your mind stay connected to your body when it’s trying to float away in the #grief. #endoflife #support
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Katharine Stewart @thejoyfulacademic.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
One of the best things you can do to support a #grieving person is to *resist your “fix-it” urge*. Sit with them, acknowledge their feelings, ask if they’d like to talk about their loss, and then listen, listen, #listen. No need to “fix” - you can’t anyway. Just be w/ them. #grief #death #friendship
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Katharine Stewart @thejoyfulacademic.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Talk about it with anyone you hope will be by your side if you are in a medical crisis. #Communication about your #endoflife preferences is so important. #palliativecare #hospice #deatheducation
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Hannah R Snyder @hannahrsnyder.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
This Is Just to Say (Administrator Edition) I have scheduled a meeting for your work-from-home day which you were probably saving for doing actual work Forgive me your calendar was so blank and so bookable #AcademicSky
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Katharine Stewart @thejoyfulacademic.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
I’ve been invited to join friends for a #Friendsgiving dinner at the end of the month. Any guesses about 1) the side dish I’ll make and bring to share, and 2) how long it’ll take me to start talking about #endoflife planning at the dinner table? #cooking #death #deatheducation #yesimthatfriend
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Katharine Stewart @thejoyfulacademic.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Qualities I want in my #healthcarerepresentative or #healthcareadvocate: - respects my wishes - great listener/ communicator - fierce advocate for me - not easily overwhelmed by stress What else would you add? #palliativecare #endoflife #advancecareplanning
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Katharine Stewart @thejoyfulacademic.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
It’s #Death and Tacos 🌮 night at my house! (Instead of cake, I do a taco bar at my #deathcafe.) Since there’s no agenda, the guests drive the conversation. It’s always different & always promotes insight and emotional connection. #deatheducation #advancecareplanning
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Katharine Stewart @thejoyfulacademic.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
**Don’t keep it to yourself!** Create an #advancedirective about your wishes at #endoflife, but *also* communicate those wishes to lots of folks - health care team, family, friends. Early communication is the key to increasing your chances for a good #death. #palliativecare #hospice #choiceindying
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Katharine Stewart @thejoyfulacademic.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Having an #advancedirective is a very good thing, but having a #healthcare representative or #powerofattorney is still so important. Having someone to advocate for what *you* want if you are unable to speak for yourself is helpful more often than you’d think. #deatheducation #death #endoflife
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Bluesky Safety @safety.bsky.app · 15/11/2024
With this significant influx of users, we’ve also seen increased spam, scam, and trolling activity — you may have seen some of this yourself. Our team is reviewing these accounts, and you can help us by reporting them by clicking the three-dot menu on each post/account.
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
The thing about the chronological timeline is that if you have something you want to share, you have to share it a lot. And if you see something you think others should see, you have to hit repost (likes are not public).
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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Disease prevalence in US states before & after vaccine introduction Graphic from Edward Tufte More graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d... 🧪
Graphic shows dramatic reduction in polio, rubella, mumps, measles, and hepatitis A cases after the introduction of vaccines for each disease.
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Katharine Stewart @thejoyfulacademic.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Of the many #endoflife scenarios worth discussing with loved ones, how we want to manage #dementia can be among the toughest. Here is a tool that can help you think (and then talk) it through, from Compassion & Choices. #deatheducation #advancedirective compassionandchoices.org/dementia-val...
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Dementia Values and Priorities Tool - Compassion & Choices
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Katharine Stewart @thejoyfulacademic.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
#Holidays may seem like an odd time to talk about #endoflife choices, #death, or #grief, but if you are with folks who you hope will also be there with you at the end, it’s a great time. 🧵 1/4
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Katharine Stewart @thejoyfulacademic.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
#Holidays may seem like an odd time to talk about #endoflife choices, #death, or #grief, but if you are with folks who you hope will also be there with you at the end, it’s a great time. 🧵 1/4
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Katharine Stewart @thejoyfulacademic.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Hosting my monthly #death café this weekend. As always I’m struck by the disconnect between the oft-heard refrain of “people don’t want to talk about death” and the consistent relief and gratitude folks express when coming to a café where they can open up about it. #deatheducation #endoflife #grief
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Katharine Stewart @thejoyfulacademic.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
#AcademicSky, let's get to know each other! Quote this & tell me: 1) a project you are working on & 2) an odd idea/theory you aren't working on but keep thinking about. 1) a #grantwriting workshop that’s both practical advice & #resilience support 2) how to do #deatheducation on a large scale
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Katharine Stewart @thejoyfulacademic.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Managing my anxiety with mindfulness meant that from 2 to 4am I watched it tear around in my brain like a wild animal trapped in a cage, slamming into walls and snarling. There’s a reason I refer to my anxiety as the brain weasels. Hang in there & keep breathing, friends. #anxiety #mindfulness
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Katharine Stewart @thejoyfulacademic.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Weekly Cooking Frenzy™️ report: #instantpot saag paneer, twice-baked broccoli cheese potatoes, autumn kale salad with double citrus vinaigrette, & apple-raisin steel cut oats. #homecooking 🍽️
Multiple rectangular glass containers holding individual portions of rice and saag paneerTwice baked potatoes with broccoli and cheese sit on their silicone baking mat, just out of the oven and nicely browned A bowl of kale salad in which the kale is almost completely covered by chopped roasted sweet potatoes, dried cranberries, and walnuts
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
ok but what about bloomscrolling, when you post passages from Ulysses and write filthy letters to your lovers?
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Katharine Stewart @thejoyfulacademic.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
“We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive.” True in #politics, true in #academiclife, true in #endoflife care, true in so many places and so many ways. Do the hard work, yes. Fight the good fight, make good trouble. All this, and don’t neglect joy.
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Katharine Stewart @thejoyfulacademic.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Intro post: Hi folks. I’m Katharine, she/her. Clinical health #psychologist, began #academic life in #hiv care in the 90s. Detoured to #faculty affairs admin, now happily back to #teaching, #endoflife research & #hospice volunteering. My spare time = #cooking #cats & #concept2. Glad to meet you.
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Katharine Stewart @thejoyfulacademic.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Prepping my #grantwriting course and chatting with colleagues about managing the #review phase: #resilience, yes, but first a lot of #selfdoubt and #impostersyndrome. I’m hearing lovely stories about how #mentors helped folks through this process (and a few horror stories too, sadly).
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