Perfect. August or Sept is just about right!

This is my line at this point in my life—craft your own, for this point in YOUR life.

Have academic questions—reach out and I’ll answer for everyone if I can. That’s not service, that’s building community, passing the baton, and creating collective knowledge—and I love saying yes to that.

Then there’s the work you must say yes to but it depletes you or takes too much time—set limits there. “I only write promotion letters for endowed chairs because so few of us can do that work” is one example. Promotion files take me months. I love getting to know the work but it kills me—so, rules.

Finally, feel empowered to *advocate* against useless labor when saying no. “It’s exploitative to ask for outside letters for hires from like institutions for super stars” I regularly responded when asked to write letters for, well, superstars. You know you just got lucky—why ask me to co-sign that?

Redirecting people to the labor that’s in your lane is critical for how folks receive your “No, I pass,” sure, but it also allows you to set limits in that area too—and to do the work YOU choose, define, and contour.

Want to take a walk or have a meal on the riverfront? I coached and offer workshops on this question. This level of takes a long-term toll even when you’re making important contributions to the field now.

We should talk.

It’s gotten lost in the deluge of news over the past few months, but abortion has gotten dramatically less accessible and more expensive. Women are losing freedom over their own bodies, lives, and futures. The freedom and dignity this country promises should be women’s freedom and dignity, too.