Jessyca Stoepker
My quarter-life crisis
2020 may have been the year of global crisis, but 2021 is the year of my quarter-life crisis. Quitting my job was just one of many reasons.
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Jessyca Stoepker
- Jan 24, 2021
- 10 min
The Chronicles of COVID: Anger, exhaustion, and bittersweet moments in human services
Unlike most folks, I have not yet been sent home to work remotely. While even healthcare workers took a few weeks' leave in the spring, I st
Jessyca Stoepker
- Aug 23, 2020
- 7 min
Tragedy teaches us change is the only normal we should know
Understanding the need for change isn't the difficult part; it's accepting the ever-present and domineering role it plays in our lives.
Jessyca Stoepker
- May 17, 2020
- 5 min
Pushing through the opacity
Take temp, down coffee, mask up. Repeat. The phrase "keep calm and carry on" has never aligned more perfectly.
Jessyca Stoepker
- Dec 28, 2019
- 8 min
Beyond teaching: When all else fails, educators keep students--and communities--afloat
Teachers are priceless, but they're becoming less like educators and more like social workers. And all for a $37k salary.
Jessyca Stoepker
- Dec 15, 2019
- 4 min
Detachment, death, and other happenings of Michigan winters
The lists of people we claim to love can be hundreds of pages long, and yet, as my friend said, "You can't keep them."
Jessyca Stoepker
- Oct 18, 2019
- 5 min
Overshadowed: Discovering the roots of Little Traverse Bay
As many of you know, I have been accepted into and participating in events through Leadership Little Traverse, a nine-month civic...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Jul 15, 2019
- 1 min
So far, so cool, SoCal
I (semi-unintentionally?) spent a lot of time in Southern California, and I was going to write a more lengthy post about it. However, so...
Jessyca Stoepker
- May 27, 2019
- 6 min
It's been a year since I've graduated college. Here's what I've learned so far.
Sometimes I really miss college--the roommate bonding, the clubbing on the weekends, the relief of finishing a giant research paper right...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Mar 30, 2019
- 5 min
Boundaries: An important part of your self-care routine
Can we just reflect on the fact that it is already April, as in A-P-R-I-L, 2019?!? Okay, thanks. I think it’s safe to say that everyone...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Dec 30, 2018
- 3 min
A quick & inaccurate rating of 2018
While January lasted 10 years, December has lasted 10 seconds. After a brown Christmas, I'm back to work planning out the year ahead. But...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Dec 3, 2018
- 5 min
Voice your passions
You never know to what extent your personal hobbies may affect your career. Flash back to sophomore year of college. Inspired after...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Oct 27, 2018
- 4 min
Salaried, but still stressed about money
To help out a friend working on an internship project, I volunteered an hour of my time the other day to answer some of his questions...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Oct 19, 2018
- 5 min
"Come back, but don't stay": Travel, education, and finding your sense of self
Like so many moms, mine was filled with a kind of hopeful sadness when I officially moved out of the house a few years ago. But she...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Sep 25, 2018
- 4 min
Writing: a love-hate relationship
Words, words, words. Whether I'm typing them out, writing them down, thinking of the best ones, or doubting if I spelled one right, words...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Sep 12, 2018
- 2 min
Weekends on the Wheelway
Between our Guinness World Record dinner at Bay Harbor and our huge golf outing fundraiser, I've been quite busy these past couple weeks,...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Aug 23, 2018
- 5 min
Flying solo
Like most people my age, I've lived with other people (family, friends, randomized roommates) my entire life. For a while, I was even...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Aug 14, 2018
- 3 min
Living (and loving) the nonprofit life
Ebullient: characterized by ebullience; having or showing liveliness and natural enthusiasm. This word beamed at me from the back of my...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Aug 7, 2018
- 4 min
Happily displaced
Moved out? Check. Moved in? Check. Job started? Check! Since my last post, I’ve leveled up in the adult world. When I grabbed the keys...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Jul 24, 2018
- 5 min
Changes on the (northern) horizon
This is my first blog post. Enjoy, and let me know what you think! As I write this, a cool nighttime breeze comes from the street to...
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