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To do our best work, we need to take care of ourselves physically and mentally

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Dr. Kathy Anderson, a retired U.S. Air Force Captain with a PhD in computer science, draws upon her personal experiences as a woman in STEMM who has dealt with the challenges of physical and mental illness to stress the importance of taking care of oneself first and foremost. This is a copy of a post published in the Epistimi blog series at: https://www.epistimi.org/blog/to-do-our-best-work-we-need-to-take-care-of-ourselves-physically-and-mentally

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21759207

Authors: Anderson, Kathy, Maurice, Patricia A., Hering, Janet G.

Institutions: University of Notre Dame, ETH Zurich, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

Language: English

Topic: Workplace Health and Well-being

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7204157368

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