Jessyca Stoepker
Factfulness by Hans Rosling (Book Review)
Regardless of background, the vast majority of people across the globe believe that humanity is doing worse than it actually is.
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Jessyca Stoepker
- Mar 7, 2021
- 12 min
2052 by Jorgen Randers (Book Review)
Author Jorgen Randers attempts to provide some answers to the climate change-related questions that continue to keep us up at night.
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
- Aug 24, 2019
- 6 min
Coffee shop humility
I’m not writing this to pat myself on the back, to brag about some high moral standards that I have or anything like that. I’m writing...
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
- Apr 22, 2019
- 8 min
5 things to do TODAY if you actually care about the planet
You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Feb 5, 2019
- 5 min
Valentine's Day is overrated and you can't change my mind
Consumerism. Single-use plastic. Annoying marketing tactics. Feelings of shame. Long wait times at overpriced restaurants. Making one day...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Jan 28, 2019
- 3 min
How perfectionism stops me from reaching my goals
Goal-setting is essential for anyone who wants to succeed in life. It doesn't matter what your goals are--they could involve bettering...
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
- Nov 11, 2018
- 4 min
The not-so-pretty part of "self-care"
These days, "self-care" can mean just about anything. Social media gurus pose with lattes, comfy socks, and bath bombs and call it...
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
- 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...
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