The PhD-to-Be Podcast

On Episode 61, Nataly and Kaila discuss the progress they have made on their dissertations, and they reflect on the things they have learn up to this point in their grad programs. Hope you enjoy!

On Episode 60 of The PhD-to-Be podcast, Dr. Ruth Bomar joins Dallas and Nataly to talk all about imposter syndrome. Dr. Bomar defines imposter syndrome, shares her own experiences with imposter syndrome, and talks about the ways you can combat imposter syndrome. Dr. Ruth Bomar is a certified coach specializing in empowering graduate students and professionals with ADHD. You can find Ruth’s website...

On After School Snack #10, Dallas and Nataly talk about some of their favorite movies.

On episode 59 of The PhD-to-Be podcast, Dallas and Nataly talk about what prospective grad students should consider when trying to find the "perfect" grad program for them.

On episode 58 of The PhD-to-Be podcast, Nataly and Dallas talk about what it is like to write and defend a dissertation prospectus. They talk about what a prospectus is, how difficult it is to write, and what it might be like for you to defend your prospectus Hope today's episode is helpful!

On Episode 57 of The PhD-to-Be Podcast, Nataly gives an update on her dissertation. She talks about meeting her 20 hour a week goal, what she does when she takes breaks, and how she gets through the tough dissertation moments. Hope you enjoy!

On episode 56 of The PhD-to-Be podcast, Nataly and Dallas share the things they hear graduate students say around the graduate program. Hope you enjoy!

On Episode 55 of The PhD-to-Be Podcast, Dallas and Nataly interview Shelika Joshi, a PhD student from Walden University in a clinical health psychology program. Shelika shares about her journey as a PhD student in clinical health psychology and tells us about how being enrolled in an online graduate program shapes her grad journey. You can follow Shelika @phdwithshelika on Instagram.

On episode 54 of The PhD-to-Be podcast, Nataly interviews Chrissy, a recent graduate of TCU's masters of science program. Chrissy talks all about her time as a graduate student and offers insight into TCU's biology program. Hope you enjoy!

On After School Snack #9 Nataly and Dallas shared the 10 things they each can't live without. Hope you enjoy! Shoutout to GQ for the inspiration!

On Episode 53 of The PhD-to-Be Podcast, Dallas and Nataly reflect on their spring 2024 semester. Hope you enjoy!

On Episode 52 of The PhD-to-Be podcast, Nataly talks about her time at the Southern Plains Arts, Humanities in Languages conference hosted by Oklahoma State University. For more information about the conference, check out this link: https://spconferenceosu.my.canva.site/

On Episode 51 of The PhD-to-Be podcast, Nataly and Dallas discuss how to put together your comprehensive exam book lists. They share how they decided what to read (and not read) and what they would do differently.

In Episode 50 of The PhD-to-Be podcast, Nataly and Dallas explore whether grad school is a grad student's number one job. As they explore this question, they think about their own lifestyles, needs, and consider others like those who have families or need to have additional side jobs. Join us in the conversation!

In Episode 49 of The PhD-to-Be podcast, Nataly and Dallas reflect on how their semesters are going. They share what projects they have been working on and struggling with, and also share their plans to end the semester strong. Hope you enjoy!

In Episode 48 of The PhD-to-Be podcast, Nataly and Dallas discuss comprehensive exam defenses. They each share their own experiences when they defended their comprehensive exams hoping to give listeners an idea of what exam defenses can look like. Hope you enjoy!

In After School Snack #8, Dallas and Nataly share their thoughts on the movie Cabrini , a movie about an italian nun who comes to America and fights for the human dignity of Italian immigrants.

In Episode 47 of The PhD-to-Be podcast, Nataly interviews Dr. Ruth Bomar, a certified coach specializing in empowering graduate students and professionals with ADHD. Dr. Bomar shares about her graduate school journey and give listeners insight into how she works with graduate students to navigate ADHD. You can find Dr. Ruth Bomar at her website, https://www.ruthbomar.com/ , her YouTube Channel, ht...

In Episode 46 of The PhD-to-Be Podcast, Nataly and her guest talk about how their grad lives have been disrupted by a car accident and dead animals, respectively. They tell the stories of how both of these things came to be and then talk about how they have navigated being a graduate student during these trying times.

On today's episode, Nataly and Dallas celebrate the one year anniversary of The PhD-to-Be podcast. They look back on this first year of the podcast and reminisce on their favorite episodes, favorite guests, and they share their goals for the future of the podcast. Most importantly, they share their graditude for anyone who has listened to the podcast!

In Episode 45 of The PhD-to-Be podcast, Nataly and Dallas offer advice on how to put together thesis, comprehensive exams, and dissertation committees. Hope today's episode is helpful!

In Episode 44 of The PhD-to-Be podcast, Nataly and Dallas offer advice on how to start a group or club with your graduate student colleagues. They use their experiences in creating a bible study and share the steps they took in order to launch their group. Hope you enjoy today's episode!

In Episode 43 of The PhD-to-Be podcast, Dallas shares all about her comprehensive exam experience. Nataly asks her questions about her process, the lessons she learned, and offers advice to those who might take comprehensive exams one day. Hope you enjoy!

In After School Snack #7, Nataly talks all about Valentine's day. She reminisces on her earliest Valentine's day memories and shares how she enjoys celebrating the holiday today. She also answers some fun Valentine's day related questions and reads a Valentine's Day book. Happy Valentine's Day!

In Episode 42 of The PhD-to-be Podcast, Nataly and Dallas share how graduate school has helped them grown closer to their own respective cultures. They talk about how burnout and moving away from home has led them to doing things like cooking food from their cultures. Hope you enjoy today's episode!