Baptiste Monnet
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Baptiste Monnet is a freelance author and thought leader. Focusing on social impact, he examines how personal growth and professional development drive meaningful change in today’s world.
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Two Years Behind the Razor Wire: The Emotional Price of Social Work in a Detention Center. Content Warning.
I was prepared for the emotional process when I started working as a social worker in an administrative detention center earlier on prior to the close of 2023. I had assumed that I could make a difference and was properly trained. My background was not smooth. The tribulations of life taught me toughness, empathy and understanding of others, which shaped me into what I am today. I believed I could keep up with my duty to the detainees with the emotional demands of the work. I mean, I was ready for it, wasn't I?
By Baptiste Monnet6 months ago in Journal
In a World Full of Noise, Are Millennials Forever Alone?
There is an awkward sense of tension that fills my life these days. This suffocating sense of contentment in my solitude, with a lingering need for something greater, something more meaningful, something of deeper connection. I have come to this realization as I reflect on my decade-long journey. Raised in Switzerland, born in Thailand with three different cultural origins, I have at times felt as a fictional character in my own life. But I am not. I am just a millennial, trying to navigate in a world that at times is too busy and too alone.
By Baptiste Monnet7 months ago in Journal
