By Dr. Louise Williams Dr. Louise Williams is a philosophical counselor and coach serving the survivors of toxic people. Her business is Empowerment Through Thought. After navigating two toxic parents, a toxic ex, and a toxic mother-in-law, she … [Read more...] about What the Heck is Philosophical Counseling?
Shame
Trauma on the Tenure Track – A Guest Post
by Twyla Meding, PhD. Twyla Meding is a recently retired associate professor at a large state university, with a specialty in early modern French studies. She earned her Ph.D. in 1992 from one of the top five programs in her field. My story … [Read more...] about Trauma on the Tenure Track – A Guest Post
Bullying in Academia: A Disheartening Q and A
KK: This is a dialogue that happened on Facebook this week. If you ever wanted a window onto academic bullying... this is it. The responses are shared with permission. Where names are listed, commenters actively REQUESTED this for transparency's … [Read more...] about Bullying in Academia: A Disheartening Q and A
Picket Lines – The Professor is Zen Guest Post III
by Esther Freinkel Tishman, PhD, BCC (she/her) Esther Freinkel Tishman, Ph.D, BCC is an ordained Zen teacher, a full-time interfaith chaplain, a scholar of archetypes and religion, and a certified mindfulness instructor. She is also a … [Read more...] about Picket Lines – The Professor is Zen Guest Post III
Emotions in Academia: Sadness
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
Emotions in Academia: Anger
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
We Are All in This Together: Exposing the myth of the meritocracy – Guest Post
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
You Belong
If growing up gender queer and working class in a small town taught me anything, it was how much “no” can shape your understanding of the world and your relationship to it.. “No, you can’t wear that.” “No, you can’t play football.” “No, you can’t … [Read more...] about You Belong
Say ‘Yes’ to the Mess
Last week, I was coaching a group of people in Unstuck about the challenge of dealing with where we are right now <waves vaguely>. I was explaining how by ignoring just how deep down in the well we feel about the multiple global threats and … [Read more...] about Say ‘Yes’ to the Mess
The Academy Is The Grift
Last week in my Starting a Small Business webinar Q&A, somebody asked me, what was your biggest surprise in starting a business beyond what you have shared in the webinar? I was startled by the question, and struggled to answer it for a … [Read more...] about The Academy Is The Grift