I began my creative career as a graphic designer at a design agency. But I began to question my profession when I was tasked with designing an annual report for the tobacco industry — at the time my mom was diagnosed with cancer.
It was a challenging period for me. My husband and I were working full time and raising a small child — and my work was very demanding and stressful. I remember one afternoon arriving at my son’s nursery crying after another late pickup. Soon after that, I got sick with strep throat — but when I was well and had to go back to work, my body wouldn’t move. I called my doctor and after a candid conversation, it was clear that I had been under stress for so long that it had developed into depression.
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