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Voices of Academia

著者: Emily King
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  • *ON A BREAK* Researchers from around the world open up about their mental health within academia. They might laugh, cry, or say things you disagree with. But this is lived experience - not professional advice. It's to reduce stigma and help people feel less alone. Each month, PhD Candidate and host, Emily King, chats with a different guest and releases fortnightly episodes. First - the story of mental ill-health. Second - the tale of recovery, with coping strategies that might help you too! Join us as we talk about all the things you thought you had to hide! www.voicesofacademia.com
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*ON A BREAK* Researchers from around the world open up about their mental health within academia. They might laugh, cry, or say things you disagree with. But this is lived experience - not professional advice. It's to reduce stigma and help people feel less alone. Each month, PhD Candidate and host, Emily King, chats with a different guest and releases fortnightly episodes. First - the story of mental ill-health. Second - the tale of recovery, with coping strategies that might help you too! Join us as we talk about all the things you thought you had to hide! www.voicesofacademia.com
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  • 30. Trying to Feel Good Enough | Dr. Jennifer Paxton
    2022/05/18

    Dr. Jennifer Paxton acknowledges that her feelings of inadequacy had always been there but were amplified during the transition to motherhood. She opens up about an interaction with an empathetic colleague that shocked her into seeking support. TW/CW: Themes of suicidal ideation

    A Senior Lecturer in Anatomy, PI of a tissue engineering lab, wife and mother, Jennifer opened up in the last episode about parenting as an academic during COVID-19. This is the second part of her story. 

    If you find this episode valuable, and have some spare change, please consider supporting the podcast!

    Resources:

    • Jennifer’s blog piece – ‘Return of the Mummy – the trials and triumphs of a life post maternity leave.
    • Paxton Lab website
    • Jennifer’s lecturing profile

    Helpful health and wellbeing books

    •  Reasons to Stay Alive – Matt Haig
    •  Notes on a Nervous Planet – Matt Haig

    Full transcript of the podcast is available here, with many thanks to Dan Ranson. If you find these transcripts useful, please consider supporting accessibility! 

    Mental health support: please contact your GP or use the appropriate support for your country at https://checkpointorg.com/global/

    Recorded: 10/09/2021.

    Sound: Theme music is “Mindset” by Ketsa; podcast edited by DanPatricksAudio.

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  • 29. Parenting as an Academic during COVID-19 | Dr. Jennifer Paxton
    2022/05/04

    Senior Lecturer, PI, wife and mother, Dr. Jennifer Paxton, opened up about feelings of embarrassment, guilt, anger and acceptance in response to professional contacts seeing her home life in online meetings and lessons. She highlighted specific frustrations of being a parent in Academia. She also courageously opened up in the final 15 minutes about her decision making process for having a child. She, like many of us, was putting off major personal milestones because of the pressure of academia.

    If you find this episode valuable, and have some spare change, please consider supporting the podcast!

    Resources:

    - Jennifer’s blog piece – ‘Return of the Mummy – the trials and triumphs of a life post maternity leave.

    - Paxton Lab website

    - Jennifer’s lecturing profile

    - Helpful health and wellbeing books

    Reasons to Stay Alive – Matt Haig

    Notes on a Nervous Planet – Matt Haig

    Full transcript of the podcast is available here, with many thanks to Dan Ranson. If you find these transcripts useful, please consider supporting accessibility! 

    Mental health support: please contact your GP or use the appropriate support for your country at https://checkpointorg.com/global/

    Recorded: 10/09/2021.

    Sound: Theme music is “Mindset” by Ketsa; podcast edited by DanPatricksAudio. 

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  • 28. Preventative Care for PMDD | Elana Gloger
    2022/04/20

    5th year Health Psychology PhD Candidate and creator of the Dear Grad Student podcast, Elana Gloger, chats about maintaining wellness - creating space between where you’re at, and your tipping point to becoming unwell. She encourages leaning in to your unique needs and remembering that ‘you’re not other people.’

    Elana opened up previously, in episode 27,  about how premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) impacted her life and PhD before it was well managed.

    CW: swearing, sexual references

    This episode touches on:

    -  Running through the woods, reality TV, and the desire to be a mother

    -  Alleviating fears of medication

    -  Accepting that seeking external help is not a weakness

    -  Impacts of unmanaged PMDD on a partner

    -  Common treatment options for PMDD

    -  Selecting an appropriate and affordable provider

    -  The annoying fact that exercise actually helps

    If you find this episode valuable, and have some spare change, please consider supporting the podcast!

    Resources:

    Dear Grad Student Podcast

    - Twitter: @deargradstudent

    - Instagram: @deargradstudentpod

    - Facebook: Dear Grad Student

    - Website: deargradstudent.com

    - Mental health podcast episodes: deargradstudent.com/mental-health

    PMDD resources

    - @iapmdglobal (twitter) and iapmd.org (website) provides evidence-based information about PMDD.

    - Tory Eisenlohr-Moul studies menstrual cycle effects on PMDD

    YouTube: ‘Your cycle in 3 minutes’ – contemporary dance interpretation of the impacts of the menstrual cycle

    App: Flo – for learning about and starting to track your menstrual cycle

    Full transcript of the podcast is available here, with many thanks to Dan Ranson. If you find these transcripts useful, please consider supporting accessibility! 

    Mental health support: please contact your GP or use the appropriate support for your country at https://checkpointorg.com/global/

    Recorded: 14/01/2022.

    Sound: Mindset by Ketsa

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