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
- 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,...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 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...
- Mar 11, 2022
- 1 min
Mental Health at Work blog: My mental health journey across the Channel
I am very proud to have been given an opportunity to contribute to the Mental Health at Work website, through writing a blog about my...
- Feb 10, 2022
- 8 min
Morality & Me - Episode 2: Global Mobility, dilemmas without borders
The next leg of my journey through morality at work, revisiting my own career to date through the lens of moral reasoning, is taking me...
- Jan 21, 2022
- 7 min
Morality & Me - Episode 1: First jobs, fluffy animals, and moral awakening
In this series of articles, I will be looking back at my own relationship with morality through the course of my career to date: when did...
- Dec 18, 2021
- 7 min
2021 - The year I grew up
Like many, I like to take a moment towards the end of the year, and look back at what happened during the past 12 months, usually with a...
- Nov 4, 2021
- 10 min
Life on pause : 24 hours of wait, work, and worry...
We all start every working day with the knowledge that we will be balancing the requirements of the job and attention we devote to it...
- Oct 17, 2021
- 7 min
My life as a boring gay - an apology
As I sit down and get myself ready to watch Kylie Minogue's 2002 Fever Tour live in Manchester premiering on her YouTube channel (of...
- Oct 10, 2021
- 7 min
Mental Health in an Unequal World - A privileged perspective
The theme for this year's World Mental Health Day is "Mental health in an unequal world", reflecting the many divisions and inequalities...
- Oct 1, 2021
- 5 min
Break-in at breakfast: instincts, conflicts and forensics
Monday mornings aren't typically the most relaxing time of the week for anyone. On this specific Monday, my daily round of conference...
- Sep 13, 2021
- 8 min
20 years ago - my Irish adventures: teaching, learning and discovering
On my social media feeds, there have been lots of references to "20 years ago" in the past few days. The vast majority of them, or...
- Aug 30, 2021
- 7 min
Mental health: a different kind of coming out
The discussions and interventions in support of people’s mental health have encouragingly gathered pace and importance in the past few...
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