“Devotion and Despair” traces a year of extremes — the joy of marriage and the heartbreak of professional collapse. It’s a story of resilience under pressure, of love holding steady when identity fractures, and of learning that sometimes devotion demands letting go of the things we thought defined us.
Behind the prestige of a doctorate lies a silent struggle. "There Is a Heavy Cost to Getting a PhD That Nobody Talks About" exposes the psychological toll of academic life — the isolation, perfectionism, and stigma that too often accompany it. Blending data and personal experience, it urges academia to confront its hidden mental health crisis.
This is mental health. 