Grad School is Hard, but.....

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! This season of Grad School is Hard, But...I'm featuring my awesome colleagues and the greatest hits from the first three seasons while I am out on parental leave! This week's episode is from the awesome The PhD Life Raft Podcast ! This is the podcast for you if you are currently doing a PhD; are wor...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! This season of Grad School is Hard, But...I'm featuring my awesome colleagues and the greatest hits from the first three seasons while I am out on parental leave! This episode is one of the most streamed about how task managers can help you offload some of the buzz in your brain! whether you put all your...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! This season of Grad School is Hard, But...I'm featuring my awesome colleagues and the greatest hits from the first three seasons while I am out on parental leave! This week's episode is from the awesome The PhD Life Coach , which host Dr. Vikki Burns describes like: Whether you're a PhD student...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! This season of Grad School is Hard, But...I'm featuring my awesome colleagues and the greatest hits from the first three seasons while I am out on parental leave! This episode is one of the most streamed about how not every piece of advice will work for you! If you have ever taken the advice of your advi...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! This season of Grad School is Hard, But...I'm featuring my awesome colleagues and the greatest hits from the first three seasons while I am out on parental leave! This week's episode is from the awesome Grad Girl Wellness Podcast , a podcast designed to inspire and highlight the stories of women of...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! This season of Grad School is Hard, But...I'm featuring my awesome colleagues and the greatest hits from the first three seasons while I am out on parental leave! This episode is one of the most streamed about how to come back to work after you've been away! whether it was a vacation you looked forw...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! so, you've realized that your advisor doesn't meet all your needs - now what?  this podcast has three steps to help you move through the sticky feelings when this important relationship doesn't feel aligned, and how to move through that. make sure you check out the first episode of season three...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! i talk a lot about sustainability - but how do you know if you're working with a sustainable schedule? i give my top warning signs that your schedule will eventually bury you alive, and even better, ways to build in some flexibility and space in this week's episode! get into it! Grad School is Hard,...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! i am delighted to welcome back dr. lauren saunders, VP of editing and research at Dissertation Editor , for this bonus AcWriMo episode! this episode, all about what academics can learn from creative writers, is just the jump start i needed to get a little more playful and have a little more fun with my writin...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! have you ever looked at a word so long that it ceased to have any meaning? has that ever happened to you on the scale of a paragraph, paper, or diss chapter? this week's episode has a variety of resources and strategies to help you make your writing "strange" - to get some distance from it so y...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! i am so excited to welcome dr. vikki wright to the podcast as a special AcWriMo bonus! this episode is something that i return to all of the time - how to get on with it when that feels impossible. i hope you enjoy it as much as i do!  from dr. wright:  We all have times where we need to get on with writing o...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! have you ever noticed that when you work in a library or a coffeeshop, or do chores with your housemates, that you get more done? that magic (if it isn't caffeine) is called body doubling. this week's episode is all about this gentler accountability tool, where you can practice it virtually and in p...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! i am THRILLED to introduce you to Dr. Allen Roda is CEO of   Dissertation Editor , and co-founder of its British counterpart Thesis Editor. He's also co-author of a new Best Selling Book titled PhDone: A Professional Dissertation Editor's Guide to Writing Your Doctoral Thesis and Earning Your PhD. a...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! sometimes, we breeze right by a tool because it seems like an extra step - but i'm here to encourage you to not knock reflective writing until you try it! this week's episode has reasons why you might want to use it, ways to try it out, and variations to play with! get into it! mentioned: AcWriMo 20...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! whether you're planning for a sprint week, AcWriMo 2023, or another burst of focused work, i'm here with five steps to a sustainable, action-packed time. avoid the common pitfalls and set yourself up for satisfaction and rest!  resources mentioned: AcWriMo 2023 LifeAt Focusmate Grad School is Hard,...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! as a coach, i feel like i should be able to push through pretty much everything - that's what i help people with every day, right? but lately, i have been a capital G Grump - and this podcast episode is about how i work through that. if you've been feeling the weight of the world, this is the episod...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! have you ever had - objectively - a decent day, but it still doesn't feel satisfying? i talk all about stealth expectations - and how they might be impacting your work and relationships - on this week's episode! mentioned: ATLAS OF THE HEART Sign up for AcWriMo 2023 here - a month of completely FREE...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! "just break that [insert scary huge] task into smaller steps" - it's evergreen advice but in my opinion, it's some of the hardest to implement. i talk about why, and give you a few new things to try when you're looking at a monster of a task! AcWriMo 2023 is coming - sign up for FREE...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! some seasons, i have to work a little harder to keep my head above water. in case you're having an overwhelming season yourself, here are three (easy-ish!!) things you can try, today, with no extra equipment or software. get into it!  Grad School is Hard, But...is a podcast by Dr. Katy Peplin of Thrive P...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! i am THRILLED to introduce you to dr. lauren saunders, VP of editing and research at Dissertation Editor , and to share this first of its kind expert episode! i know that when i was writing my dissertation, i felt like the only person who could help me was my chair, which led to many a moon where i made thing...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! if time blocking (aka writing in your calendar, "dissertation 10 am to noon") always felt arbitrary to you - then may i present the three chunk method? this is what i use for all kinds of different schedules to help balance out work on various projects, and take advantage of that mythical "flex...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! welcome back to season three of the podcast!! this season, i'm demystifying all the stuff that makes grad school hard that you might not know about, and this week, we're talking about mentorship! i don't know about you, but i got a lot of advice and gave a lot of thought when it came to buildin...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! of course, i want everyone to take completely work-free time off this summer. but the reality remains that summer is often some of our most precious time as scholars. so how do we balance the immoveable deadlines of work with the very human, very necessary time off that can also come in the summer?  this epis...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! whether it was a vacation you looked forward to all year, or an unexpected break from work, coming back to your desk after time away is not as easy as it sounds. i give you two strategies for combating the dislocation that can happen, all through the lens of jet lag! resources: blog post on shut down routines...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! i have never felt jealousy like i did the day i heard about research notebooks. but my jealousy can be your gain - learn all about why keeping a notebook might help you develop more insights into your research process! i give flexible examples, and reflection questions to help you see what things you might wa...