tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13165628.post112239116285773122..comments2023-10-23T12:47:33.578-07:00Comments on Contemplative Activist: Tension mounting...Contemplative Activisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708953084541297892noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13165628.post-1122634691255050152005-07-29T03:58:00.000-07:002005-07-29T03:58:00.000-07:00Ah where I work, there is a lot of healthy banter ...Ah where I work, there is a lot of healthy banter about this kind of thing. Sometimes researchers hate to loose PhD students to clinical work - some see it as a waste. <BR/><BR/>On the other hand, I see it as a great contribution to be able to take my academic skills and apply them to support people in very difficult situations. (OOps, slipped into application form mode there...)<BR/><BR/>My own supervisor is really very supportive, if a little bemused at my determination to get on a really humanistic course :)<BR/><BR/>I quote - "What do you want to do that for? I had another one like you a few years ago, went off to that course and now she works with all the crazy families. I couldn't put up with them for more than ten minutes to be frank."<BR/><BR/>I just grinned and said, 'I love crazy families - so much more interesting than databases!!!' :PContemplative Activisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708953084541297892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13165628.post-1122583019779135832005-07-28T13:36:00.000-07:002005-07-28T13:36:00.000-07:00Good luck! Sometimes it is difficult to listen to ...Good luck! <BR/><BR/>Sometimes it is difficult to listen to your own opinions when you know that others around you don't really approve, but it is much more rewarding.Lorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322778291206842093noreply@blogger.com