Hi there! I’m Jen Zamzow, a healthcare ethicist, freelance writer, and mom to two energetic boys.
This blog is for overwhelmed parents and professionals who want more out of life but aren’t sure they can do, be, or fit more in their life. I write about mental health, wellbeing, parenting, and finding meaning and purpose in a world of hurry and hustle for publications such as The Washington Post, CNBC, Insider, Fortune, Good Housekeeping, Success, Sojourners, and Psychology Today and share them with you!
Here’s a bit about my background: I earned my PhD in philosophy with a minor in cognitive science from the University of Arizona, completed a post-doctoral fellowship in the Center for Ethics and Policy at Carnegie Mellon University, and am currently an adjunct professor of healthcare ethics at Concordia University Irvine.
I spend a lot of time thinking about big philosophical questions, like What gives life meaning? and How should we live? But I also spend a lot of time applying the more practical tools of cognitive science, behavioral economics, and social psychology to everyday questions, like Why is it so hard to get ourselves to do the things we really want to do? Why do we spend so much time doing things we’d rather not? How do we know when to quit? What can we do about the mental load of motherhood? How can we build more meaningful and joy-filled lives without adding to the overwhelm?