What We Are
FranI like to write about mental health, trauma, relationships, work, meaning-making, and social dynamics, often through the lens of my own experiences and feelings.
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How we view soliciting & giving
James Charles is a beauty influencer who often finds himself at the centre of controversy. Personally, I’ve watched at least three of his cancellations unfold.
In a recent TikTok, Charles mocked a dm he received from a random stranger name...
Self-blame
A month or so after I was raped, when I was liaising with a detective and various support lines, I was told upwards of ten times that it wasn’t my fault. I started cutting people off.
“I know it’s not. I know that.”
Later, I vented to my...
After reflections
Hello. A month or so ago, I put out a post on my experience with workplace sexual harassment, detailing the resulting investigation and my takeaways. You may want to read the TL;DR on that post before this one, or what I write below won’t m...
CEA's response to sexual harassment
In this piece, I discuss the sexual harassment I experienced at the Centre for Effective Altruism, the organisation’s response, the outcomes of two independent legal reviews, and the final settlement. In the second part of this piece, I mak...
Writing in 2026 (also, I'm engaged!)
First of all, I’m engaged!
When I was eighteen, I met my soulmate. We were placed in a group project together. We poked around reeds for a field lab on a very sticky day in September, scooping up water samples and trying to decide if e...
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