We talk breaking points. Kel suggests to anyone feeling they've reached the breaking point at the end of the semester: pause, and appreciate that it's showing you, you DO have a limit. Sit with that. What's it mean to hit your limit and really admit … [Read more...] about Ep 3:12 Your Breaking Point
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Ep 3:7 Quagmire of Failure
Part three in our three-part series about getting Unstuck. So much of the academic experience is about feelings of failure. It's central to normally functioning academia (in the sense of job, grant and article rejections), but it's far more relevant … [Read more...] about Ep 3:7 Quagmire of Failure
Episode 3:1 Coming Back from Isolation
Karen and Kel are back from their summer hiatus, and they talk re-entry. Re-entry, that is, to a shitshow academic year in a pandemic that, in the US, has been mismanaged to a degree that almost defies belief. Academics are coming back to campuses … [Read more...] about Episode 3:1 Coming Back from Isolation
Ep 2:40 Resisting the Culture of Overwork
An episode recorded pre-pandemic but even more relevant now. Karen and Kel talk resisting overwork, and recovering your joy. The key here is detachment from your work: neither misery nor joy; just a set of tasks. Put another way: it's what you do, … [Read more...] about Ep 2:40 Resisting the Culture of Overwork
Ep. 2:25 If You’re a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) in Academia
Responding to a podcast member question, Karen and Kel talk about how to manage sensory overload in academic settings. We discuss how to extract yourself politely from overwhelming interactions-whether personal or professional (or in that weird … [Read more...] about Ep. 2:25 If You’re a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) in Academia