Author Archives: Austin Iris Gray

This week I read a story titled No One is Free From Harm: Listening (and not listening) to the patient at the end of life and it resonated deeply with me. I was very involved in caring for my grandparents at the end of their lives, and witnessed their wishes not be considered and medicalContinueContinue reading “My animals have access to better medical care than me!”

When I created this blog I challenged myself to write one blog per month and here it is 11/28 and still nothing for November.. and now 11/30 … past 10:30 pm PST when im finally getting around to posting.  To be real honest… my depression is flaring and I feel as if I  have noContinueContinue reading “I don’t want to write a blog post”

So often, I find myself questioning my seat at the table. I look around in my professional life and I see people who are very different than myself and sometimes I let that get the best of me. I often forget that there’s a reason that I am successful and that reason is ME. OhContinueContinue reading “Saturday self-confidence pep talk!”

I’ve been struggling to motivate myself to write. Bi-polar Depression is a bitch. Sometimes I feel drained by peoples negativity, sometimes I get wrapped up in it all, and sometimes I loose my COOL. Peoples ignorance, privilege and bad attitudes drop kick me off the edge and I find myself discontent and angry. In instancesContinueContinue reading “Bi-Polar Depression is a Bitch”

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