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I'm Alex, a Principal Frontend Engineer at Feathr, studying Clinical Mental Health Counseling because I watched too many brilliant people (including myself) hit the wall. I write about the intersection of tech work and mental health, why "just set boundaries" isn't the answer, and what it's like to study human psychology while still shipping code. Everything here is tested against the reality of balancing engineering, grad school, and parenting.

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