<p>We've got a new dog, I've gone to a workshop on faculty burnout, we're getting ready for a trip, and oh yeah, my first anxiety attack.</p>

A really bad day down, and 40 to go

This podcast will be a look into the creation of my 2023 Distinguished Faculty Lecture for Salt Lake Community College, and will culminate in the delivery of that lecture in April 2023.

Since my lecture topic is mental health and college faculty and staff, and to a lesser extent, my own experiences with clinical depression and anxiety, I want to document how this project comes together, and all of the messiness that goes into something like this, rather than just focusing on the (hopefully) polished outcome. It's one thing to talk about mental health, and another to share the journey of a project like this.

Topics for this show will include my feelings about the project as it develops, thoughts about research I encounter, challenges that crop up, and very likely, the occasional swear word. I am going to try to make these episodes as unedited as possible, except where issues of clarity or coherence are at play.