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What the Heck is Philosophical Counseling?

By Karen Kelsky | March 31, 2022

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?

Filed Under: Careers Outside, Goodbye Ivory Towers, Post-Ac Free-Lancing and Small Business, Post-Ac Job Search, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Shame, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

Trauma on the Tenure Track – A Guest Post

By Karen Kelsky | January 24, 2022

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

Filed Under: Alt-University Critique, Mental Health and Academia, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Shame, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

Bullying in Academia: A Disheartening Q and A

By Karen Kelsky | November 5, 2021

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

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

Picket Lines – The Professor is Zen Guest Post III

By Karen Kelsky | October 8, 2021

  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

Filed Under: Alt-University Critique, Coronavirus, COVID19, Mental Health and Academia, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Shame, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Work/Life Balance 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 Karen Kelsky | 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: Adapting, Alt-University Critique, COVID19, Mental Health and Academia, Shame

You Belong

By Kel Weinhold | January 5, 2021

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

Filed Under: Productivity, Shame, Stop.Acting.Like.A.Grad.Student, Unstuck, Work/Life Balance in Academia

Say ‘Yes’ to the Mess

By Kel Weinhold | December 30, 2020

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

Filed Under: Productivity, Shame, Work/Life Balance in Academia

The Academy Is The Grift

By Karen Kelsky | September 14, 2020

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

Filed Under: #Resistance, Adjunct Issues, Advising Advice, Alt-University Critique, Careers Outside, Goodbye Ivory Towers, Post-Ac Job Search, Shame, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

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