About

Who I am

Frontend engineer. Therapist-in-training. Recovering perfectionist.

Recovering perfectionist. Frontend engineer. Therapist-in-training.

I'm Alex, a Principal Frontend Engineer with over 16 years in tech, currently pursuing my Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling while working full-time and raising a young daughter. I write about tech culture, mental health in high-stress careers, and what it's like to juggle multiple demanding identities at once. Living proof that you can be successful and still completely burned out, and that understanding why matters.

Here's what I'm up to now.

Leading frontend development on the Ads team at Feathr

Helping nonprofits expand reach, drive conversions, and deepen engagement while boosting their Net Monthly Recurring revenue.

Finishing my first semester of grad school while working full-time

Learning about existential theory, lifespan development, and how much a person can actually juggle before something breaks.

Boxing three times a week

The one place where overthinking gets me punched in the face.

Parenting a first grader

Teaching her that it's okay to make mistakes while I'm still learning that lesson myself.

Writing this blog

About the intersection of tech work and mental health, tested against the reality of actually living it.

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