Written Feb 6, 2021 by Dr Alice Vo Edwards — How many like me, are pack animals, cut adrift in this sterile new reality? How much of our mental health struggles could be resolved with more 20-second hugs? Maybe two? One in the morning as you start the day, “Just breathe, you’ve got this.” Another …
Hey God(c) By Alice Vo Edwards 4/21/2019 Hey god If you’re out there… Can you hear me? I’m just lying here Sending up a prayer To the man upstairs. To the man upstairs Hoping that you hear my prayers Can you hear me? Lying here There’s nothing in this world More precious than this heart …
(C) Alice Vo Edwards As a child, when I first began swimming in the ocean, family members and signs at the beach warned about the dangers of undertow, and invisible currents that unexpectedly pull me under if a wave swept me out from shore. I was not only told about the potential danger, but talked …
This poem is a reflection I wrote while battling shyness while attending the ISQOLS 2018 convention where I was presenting a poster on a workplace wellbeing study I had done with Dr. Arezou Harraf.