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Why We Need to Talk About Spiritual Self-Care in UX

Nurturing our own values and needs will help us understand and serve our users

Dec 17, 2019

Why We Need to Talk About Spiritual Self-Care in UX

Dec 17, 2019

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The Most Important Thing You’re Not Doing as a UX Designer

If UX is all about empathy and caring about users, why don’t we care for ourselves the same way?

Dec 10, 2019

The Most Important Thing You’re Not Doing as a UX Designer

Dec 10, 2019

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The Emotional Toll of Being in UX

There are times when our work impacts us deeply — sometimes in ways we neither acknowledge nor understand.

Dec 3, 2019

The Emotional Toll of Being in UX

Dec 3, 2019

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The Importance of Self-Care for Designers

A conversation on the personal risks of working in the design industry is long overdue

Dec 2, 2019

The Importance of Self-Care for Designers

Dec 2, 2019

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Working in Tech: Advice from Black Women to Black Women

Over the past few months I’ve had quite a few inquiries from young black women starting their careers in tech asking for advice related to…

Mar 21, 2019

Working in Tech: Advice from Black Women to Black Women

Mar 21, 2019

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5 Questions You Should Ask to Avoid Working for a Toxic UX Manager

Some of you are reading this because you are currently experiencing a horrible manager and are trying to GTFO.

Jan 8, 2019

5 Questions You Should Ask to Avoid Working for a Toxic UX Manager

Jan 8, 2019

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An Overdue Conversation: The UX Research Industry’s Achilles Heel

When I first entered the UX field, I’ll admit that I eagerly drank the UX Research kool-aid, the batch filled with talks and articles about…

Jun 25, 2018

An Overdue Conversation: The UX Research Industry’s Achilles Heel

Jun 25, 2018

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Ethics & Power: Understanding the Role of Shame in UX Research

I can’t help but feel the subtle onset of nausea and an uncontrollable eye twitch whenever I hear the tech community mention the E-Word —…

May 14, 2018

Ethics & Power: Understanding the Role of Shame in UX Research

May 14, 2018

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An Open Letter to Julie Delpy

She said that it’s easier to be black than to be a woman. I have a few thoughts on that.

Jan 26, 2018

An Open Letter to Julie Delpy

Jan 26, 2018

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Don’t Drink the Kool-Aid: Why Apple’s New Approach to Diversity and Inclusion is Deeply Problematic

The men and women who are responsible for leading companies and organizations in promoting, acknowledging, and valuing diversity and…

Oct 13, 2017

Don’t Drink the Kool-Aid: Why Apple’s New Approach to Diversity and Inclusion is Deeply Problematic

Oct 13, 2017

Vivianne Castillo

Vivianne Castillo

UX Researcher. Humanity in Tech Advocate-Warrior. Founder of HmntyCntrd (www.hmntycntrd.com). Choosing courage over comfort.

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