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Mental Health and Academia

A Black Woman’s Story from Despair to Joy (Part I) – #BLM Guest Post

By Karen Kelsky | May 25, 2021

By Elana Jefferson-Tatum, Ph.D. Elana Jefferson-Tatum, Ph.D. is a scholar of Africana religions, a hypnobirthing coach, and a full-spectrum doula. After several years in the academy as a post-doctoral fellow at Hobart and William Smith Colleges … [Read more...] about A Black Woman’s Story from Despair to Joy (Part I) – #BLM Guest Post

Filed Under: Alt-University Critique, Black Lives Matter, Goodbye Ivory Towers, Marginalized Voices, Mental Health and Academia, Post-Ac Free-Lancing and Small Business, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Racism in the Academy, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Women of Color in Academia

The Professor Is In Top 12 Books About Academia

By Karen Kelsky | May 18, 2021

A podcast listener wrote today to ask if I have a list of favorite books about academia. The query made me realize: I DO have a list of books to which I return over and over for advice and insight, but I've never written about it. So without further … [Read more...] about The Professor Is In Top 12 Books About Academia

Filed Under: Academic Job Search, Alt-University Critique, Black Lives Matter, Graduate Student Concerns, Intersectional Analyses, Marginalized Voices, Mental Health and Academia, Post-Ac Free-Lancing and Small Business, Post-Ac Job Search, Racism in the Academy, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Tenure--How To Get It, Women of Color in Academia

Emotions in Academia: Fear

By Karen Kelsky | March 23, 2021

https://dire-ed.com/2021/02/19/emotions-in-academia-part-5-fear/ Re-blogging (with permission) part of Prof. Andrew Timming’s series on “Emotions in Academia” from his blog, Dire Ed. I’m incredibly grateful to Dr. Timming for openly discussing … [Read more...] about Emotions in Academia: Fear

Filed Under: Mental Health and Academia, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

Emotions in Academia: Sadness

By Karen Kelsky | March 5, 2021

Emotions in Academia 4: Sadness Re-blogging (with permission) part of Prof. Andrew Timming’s series on “Emotions in Academia” from his blog, Dire Ed. I'm incredibly grateful to Dr. Timming for openly discussing issues of emotions and mental health … [Read more...] about Emotions in Academia: Sadness

Filed Under: Advising Advice, Alt-University Critique, Mental Health and Academia, Shame

Emotions in Academia: Anger

By Karen Kelsky | February 22, 2021

https://dire-ed.com/2021/02/03/emotions-in-academia-part-3-anger/ Re-blogging (with permission) part of Prof. Andrew Timming's series on "Emotions in Academia" from his blog, Dire Ed. Dr. Andrew Timming is Professor of Human Resource Management … [Read more...] about Emotions in Academia: Anger

Filed Under: Advising Advice, Alt-University Critique, Mental Health and Academia, Shame, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

We Are All in This Together: Exposing the myth of the meritocracy – Guest Post

By Guest Author | February 18, 2021

by Dr. Tyia Grange Isaacson Dr. Grange Isaacson is a training and supervising analyst with a private practice in Berkeley, California and via telehealth.  She has a subspecialty providing both psychotherapy and coaching services to graduate … [Read more...] about We Are All in This Together: Exposing the myth of the meritocracy – Guest Post

Filed Under: Alt-University Critique, COVID19, Mental Health and Academia, Shame

#Dispatches: How’s Your Mental Health? Part 2 of 2

By Karen Kelsky | November 30, 2020

#Dispatches From the Frontlines series crowdsources questions to get a broad indication of how our readers are coping with various challenges. The question this week:  How’s your mental health? Have you found anything that helps? Is it impacting your … [Read more...] about #Dispatches: How’s Your Mental Health? Part 2 of 2

Filed Under: COVID19, Dispatches, Mental Health and Academia

Self-Care: Paint By Numbers Edition

By Karen Kelsky | November 27, 2020

`It's a hard time in the US right now (and in many other regions that have not dealt well with COVID). Add to that the continuing Trumpist pandemonium and right wing assault on all that is good and rational, and the exhaustion of trying to do higher … [Read more...] about Self-Care: Paint By Numbers Edition

Filed Under: COVID19, Mental Health and Academia, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Work/Life Balance in Academia

Online Education Can Help The Neurodivergent and Disabled- Guest Post

By Karen Kelsky | November 16, 2020

  Holly Genovese is a Ph.D. student in American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin with portfolios in both Black Studies and Women and Gender Studies. Her work (primarily) focuses on Black cultural and artistic … [Read more...] about Online Education Can Help The Neurodivergent and Disabled- Guest Post

Filed Under: Advising Advice, COVID19, Graduate Student Concerns, Mental Health and Academia, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

Mental Health Guidance for Graduate Students during COVID-19 – Therapist Guest Post

By Guest Author | April 15, 2020

By Dr. Tyia Grange Isaacson. Dr. Grange Isaacson is a training and supervising analyst with a private practice in Berkeley, California and via telehealth.  She has a subspecialty working with graduate students. Tyia holds a Ph.D in contemporary … [Read more...] about Mental Health Guidance for Graduate Students during COVID-19 – Therapist Guest Post

Filed Under: COVID19, Mental Health and Academia, Work/Life Balance in Academia

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