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Katharine Stewart
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#Psychology professor & former faculty affairs leader. NCSSM UNC NCSU. #Endoflife researcher, educator, & doula. Anxious yet joyful weirdo. #Coaching faculty & academic leaders to find/rediscover their joy (thejoyfulacademic.com) 🌈 #dftba
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Intro post: Hi folks. I’m Katharine, she/her. Clinical health #psychologist, began #academic life in #hiv care in the 90s. Detoured to #faculty affairs admin, now happily back to #teaching, #endoflife research & #hospice volunteering. My spare time = #cooking #cats & #concept2. Glad to meet you.
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The fact that left-of-center folks see it as hypocrisy is itself a sign that they do not understand the contemporary right. From the basic Wilhoit-ian perspective of conservatism, there's no contradiction, no hypocrisy. Power *is* the principle.
When someone says one thing to gain power and then a contradictory thing when exercising that power, the most useful lens for understanding it is power, not hypocrisy.
September 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Monday Mini-Cooking Frenzy! Tri-color quinoa cooked with veg broth and spices, then added spinach and sweet pepper, black beans, corn & cilantro. #vegan as-is, top with cotija cheese if desired. Made 9 servings. #vegancooking #vegetariancooking
#mealprep
May 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Cooking Frenzy, Fussy Salad edition! Cooking Frenzy™️, Fussy Salad version! Kale, red cabbage, oranges, apples (tossed with lemon & orange juice), pepitas, sunflower seeds. Dressing is tahini, EVOO, ACV, Dijon mustard, orange juice, honey, powdered ginger, & tarragon. #cookingfrenzy #vegancooking
April 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Cooking Frenzy™️ time! Good Mother Stallard beans from @ranchogordo.bsky.social , cooked with mirepoix, garlic, thyme, and smoked paprika. Basmati rice with spring onion, peas, and lemon. These #beans, y’all. Amazing. #cooking #vegancooking #mealprep #cookingfrenzy
April 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I call my weekly meal prep a Cooking Frenzy. This week: Drunken beans. Bayo Chocolate beans from @ranchogordo.bsky.social, w/ onion, garlic, poblano & Fresno chile, cilantro, bay, tequila, beer, & tomato paste. Topped w/ cotija cheese, cilantro, & optional bacon crumbles. Delicious. 🤤 #cookingfrenzy
April 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Over on LinkedIn, the head of the Executive Secretariat of the NIH -- a central part of NIH leadership 🧪🩺-- resigned with a lettter worth reading

www.linkedin.com/posts/nathan...
February 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
#firstdayofclass for me yesterday — I’m teaching two sections of #grantwriting for grad students. I’m glad to be back in the classroom again after some time in #academicaffairs admin, and teaching #grantsmanship skills is such fun. I love seeing students figure out how to advocate for their ideas.
January 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I asked my local library to purchase "Mind the Science" by @jonathanstea.bsky.social -- and they just got back to me to tell me they did! Spreading the word far and wide about #mentalhealth #misinformation.
November 22, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Doing #facultydevelopment this morning, specifically to support #faculty who are preparing for #tenure or #promotion review. Today’s topic: writing strong candidate statements, which overlaps a lot with what I teach #gradstudents about the rhetorical tasks in #grantwriting. #academicSky #highered
November 22, 2024 at 11:40 AM
After my mom’s #death, she visited me in a dream and whispered, “Do what’s right for you. Care less about what others think. I wasn’t good at that but you can be better.” I woke up feeling awash in my mother’s love. What lessons have you learned from those you are #grieving? #endoflife #lifelessons
November 21, 2024 at 8:50 PM
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November 20, 2024 at 4:54 PM
If you’re #grieving, it may feel tough to #exercise. Do it anyway. It doesn’t have to be much. It can be slow. And #gooutside if you can. Moving for just 10 minutes can help your mind stay connected to your body when it’s trying to float away in the #grief. #endoflife #support
November 20, 2024 at 2:47 PM
One of the best things you can do to support a #grieving person is to *resist your “fix-it” urge*. Sit with them, acknowledge their feelings, ask if they’d like to talk about their loss, and then listen, listen, #listen. No need to “fix” - you can’t anyway. Just be w/ them. #grief #death #friendship
November 19, 2024 at 12:51 PM
Talk about it with anyone you hope will be by your side if you are in a medical crisis. #Communication about your #endoflife preferences is so important. #palliativecare #hospice #deatheducation
**Don’t keep it to yourself!** Create an #advancedirective about your wishes at #endoflife, but *also* communicate those wishes to lots of folks - health care team, family, friends. Early communication is the key to increasing your chances for a good #death. #palliativecare #hospice #choiceindying
November 18, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Reposted by Katharine Stewart
This Is Just to Say (Administrator Edition)

I have scheduled
a meeting for your
work-from-home day

which you were probably
saving
for doing actual work

Forgive me
your calendar was
so blank
and so bookable

#AcademicSky
November 18, 2024 at 10:29 PM
I’ve been invited to join friends for a #Friendsgiving dinner at the end of the month. Any guesses about

1) the side dish I’ll make and bring to share, and

2) how long it’ll take me to start talking about #endoflife planning at the dinner table?

#cooking
#death
#deatheducation
#yesimthatfriend
November 18, 2024 at 11:54 AM
Qualities I want in my #healthcarerepresentative or #healthcareadvocate:
- respects my wishes
- great listener/ communicator
- fierce advocate for me
- not easily overwhelmed by stress

What else would you add?

#palliativecare #endoflife
#advancecareplanning
November 16, 2024 at 9:50 PM
It’s #Death and Tacos 🌮 night at my house! (Instead of cake, I do a taco bar at my #deathcafe.) Since there’s no agenda, the guests drive the conversation. It’s always different & always promotes insight and emotional connection. #deatheducation #advancecareplanning
Hosting my monthly #death café this weekend. As always I’m struck by the disconnect between the oft-heard refrain of “people don’t want to talk about death” and the consistent relief and gratitude folks express when coming to a café where they can open up about it. #deatheducation #endoflife #grief
November 16, 2024 at 8:05 PM
**Don’t keep it to yourself!** Create an #advancedirective about your wishes at #endoflife, but *also* communicate those wishes to lots of folks - health care team, family, friends. Early communication is the key to increasing your chances for a good #death. #palliativecare #hospice #choiceindying
November 16, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Having an #advancedirective is a very good thing, but having a #healthcare representative or #powerofattorney is still so important. Having someone to advocate for what *you* want if you are unable to speak for yourself is helpful more often than you’d think. #deatheducation #death #endoflife
November 16, 2024 at 2:22 AM
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With this significant influx of users, we’ve also seen increased spam, scam, and trolling activity — you may have seen some of this yourself.

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November 15, 2024 at 5:11 PM
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The thing about the chronological timeline is that if you have something you want to share, you have to share it a lot. And if you see something you think others should see, you have to hit repost (likes are not public).
November 15, 2024 at 12:44 PM