Shirley Markant, PhD

Un-Paradigmed

Education EN ↓ 28 episodes

Welcome to Un-Paradigmed . A place to question the rules we didn’t even realize were shaping our lives and to get curious about what’s possible when we notice and let go of what no longer makes sense for us as individuals. This podcast was formerly The Sequel to a PhD Podcast and still holds those past episodes to honor the evolution of the body of work. Moving forward, it will be focused on: noticing and naming the structures we operate within; genuine curiosity and questions about where these structures and stories came from; and conversations about what else leadership, self-trust, and l...

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Shirley Markant, PhD

Episodes

Episode 2: How Shifting Our Lens on Uncertainty and Experiments Can Help Us Move Forward When We're Stuck 31.01.2023 18:42

Welcome back to the podcast! In this episode, we talk about: Why uncertainty can keep us stuck and stop us from moving forward, even towards something we really want How to shift that "stuck-ness" by changing our lens on what uncertainty represents How applying an experiment framework to our career decisions, both past and current, can help contextualize our experiences, inform what we...

Episode 1: Why Permission to Be Ourselves Can be a Struggle and a Starting Point 24.01.2023 20:45

Welcome to the podcast! In this first episode, we talk about: This podcast as an experiment in allowing imperfection and expression Experiences and conditioning that can make it hard for us, as scientists or academics, to remember that it's okay to want something different The relationship between fulfillment, flow, happiness (i.e., being more of ourselves) and the impact of our work How to...

Introducing: The Sequel to a PhD Podcast! 07.11.2022 4:06

Coming soon: The Sequel to a PhD Podcast! Equipping PhDs to make inspired career and life moves As PhDs, we often define our career, identity, ambitions based on the story we wrote for ourselves before starting our PhD. But what happens when we discover along the way that that story we created for ourselves back then no longer feels right? How do we walk away from something we’re good at, that def...