Being Lazy and Slowing Down

Being Lazy and Slowing Down

Be Mindful, Trust the Process, Let Go of Outcomes

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About Chikako Nagayama

Dr. Chikako Nagayama is an Associate Professor at G30 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Program of Graduate School of Humanities at Nagoya University in Japan. Her research critically examines gender and racial relations in film, media and society in Japan and Canada. She has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in gender studies, cultural studies and sociology in Canadian and Japanese universities. She has also assisted Japanese-English translation of documentary films featuring Asia-Pacific War atrocity survivors.

Embracing Loneliness: A Crisis and Awakening of a Transnational Academic

Posted on Author Chikako NagayamaPosted in rituals & meditation, self-care & body, slow down & healing

By Chikako Nagayama Loneliness is a name of my suffering. Until recently, I had thought loneliness is a mistake, something that I had to recover from, or a problem to solve. Where is my friend? With whom should I have dinner after a long day of work? To whom should I speak about my heartbreak with a charming but troubled colleague? I was grieving for my lost connections with friends who had left me or…

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