Me

From a very young age, I found comfort in having control. And the path to that control was education, financial independence, professional success, power. I believed that if I achieved all of that, I would have control and my fear would disappear. Knowledge and power would make me freer and

noun | Portuguese (Brazilian & European) Pronunciation: /saʊˈdɑːd(ʒ)i/ or /sawˈdadʒi/ Definition: A deep, emotional state of longing or yearning for someone or something that is absent; a tender, often melancholic nostalgia for a person, place, time, or experience that one loves and that may never return. It’s so

When I was presented with the offer for my transition to engineering manager, I remembered a phrase my father once said: “You cannot blame the mountain you chose to climb, even if you are not aware of the challenges you will face. The mountain was there, and you chose to

Pain tears feel like throwing up. The feeling starts in the stomach and quickly rises up. You usually don’t understand it, maybe you even question it. But they come strong and heavy, and with them comes the realization: the feelings that were otherwise stuck inside you come out into

I’m well known within my circle for being strong on diversity and equity. For that reason, I’m frequently asked to share my opinion on polemic topics. Among the most common questions is what I think about the so-called gender gap. You might be thinking, “How dumb of them,