LGBT History Month: Growing up in a world in which you don't exist
February is LGBT history month, when traditionally we take the opportunity to look back at the history of the LGBT movement, key figures...
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Welcome to Fabien's personal site and blog
Let me share with you stories, insights and experiences which I hope will make you think, reflect, and smile
- Feb 22
- 6 min
What's in a word: Proud
Are you proud of what you do for a living? Are you proud of where you work? (Should you be?) Are you proud of who you are, as a person?...
- Jan 23
- 4 min
Overthinking or thinking it over? Is there a good side to rumination?
Rumination, besides its original meaning related to animal digestion, is traditionally related to depression, and refers to the act of...
- Jan 4
- 4 min
Introducing my PhD topic: Environmental consciousness and moral reasoning in the oil & gas industry
After starting my PhD with the University of Southampton last September, I am now in a position, having been granted approval from the...
- Dec 14, 2022
- 7 min
2022 review - Chasing dreams in a nightmarish landscape
A year ago, 2022 was just around the corner, much anticipated and with a lot of expectations to live up to. After two years of hardship,...
- Dec 13, 2022
- 1 min
What is moral disengagement? An explanatory video
"How do people do harm and live with themselves" (Bandura, 2016) Bandura's book's subtitle is quite self-explanatory when it comes to...
- Dec 6, 2022
- 3 min
Moral location, location, location - on thinking about your (and others') position
Why, as I worked on my MSc research, did I keep picturing a cowboy on horseback looking down from a hilltop? Why that picture exactly...
- Nov 16, 2022
- 4 min
How to support your LGBTQ+ friends and colleagues during the World Cup (and Why)
An email exchange yesterday, with what started as a passing comment about views and perceptions on the upcoming World Cup made me realise...
- Nov 13, 2022
- 9 min
Experiences of moral conflict in the Defence industry: Interview insights
As part of my recently completed MSc in Organisational Psychology, I conducted a research project, for which I decided to study how...
- Nov 4, 2022
- 2 min
Am I being watched? The Panopticon effect at work
How is an 18th century carceral system design connected to the little status light showing on your Teams / Skype icon? It's called the...
- Oct 15, 2022
- 7 min
How studying in my 40s gave me much more than new knowledge and skills
It's only been two weeks since I handed in my dissertation, the final step in completing my MSc in Organisational Psychology, at the end...
- Sep 29, 2022
- 6 min
Re-published: National Inclusion Week: What does inclusion mean in late 2022?
Foreword: I initially wrote this article in September 2022 for National Inclusion Week. As is often the case after sharing an article, a...
- Aug 14, 2022
- 6 min
Self-censorship, taboos and corporate discourse: how freely do we really speak?
My current research on the discourse of morality and moral conflicts in the defence industry, alongside other conversations I have had...
- Jul 11, 2022
- 7 min
My career soundtrack: 8 songs which accompanied my working life
We usually associate music, particularly popular music, with leisure time, relaxing, partying, or just escapism. It often stands in...
- Jul 1, 2022
- 1 min
LGBTQ+ voices at work - Pride podcast with Kubrick
As part of my work with Kubrick, I have had the opportunity to take part in a podcast episode with other LGBTQ+ colleagues, to share our...
- Jun 9, 2022
- 10 min
Morality & Me - Episode 5: Leaving the defence industry
This final episode on my morality journey throughout my career is also the one where I have come to understand, accept and embrace my own...
- May 31, 2022
- 6 min
Research diary: Interview reflections
To conclude my MSc in organisational psychology, I am conducting a research project which looks at the moral discourse in the defence...
- May 10, 2022
- 7 min
Morality & Me - Episode 4: On burning out... and rebuilding
On this journey through my career, looking at the ways in which matters of morality have played a part, I have so far shared stories and...
- Apr 22, 2022
- 6 min
Moral dilemma at the dinner table
A few nights ago, I went out for a lovely dinner with some friends, a great opportunity to catch up on what everyone was up to, reminisce...
- Apr 2, 2022
- 4 min
LGBTQ+ - No time for complacency
Thursday was International Transgender Day of Visibility, which saw a lot of stories of hardship but also of hope being published by...
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