SELF-CARE IS FOR UX

The Emotional Toll of Working in UX

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

Vivianne Castillo

Published in

Modus

8 min readDec 3, 2019

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Illustration: Deb Lee

This story is from the Founder of HmntyCntrd and is part of Self-Care is for UX, a series on the personal risks of working in design. Check out their Healing…

Vivianne Castillo

Written by Vivianne Castillo

Writer for

Modus

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

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