Happy Endings, and What They’re Made Of
Even a smashing scholarly success has a complicated history. … More Happy Endings, and What They’re Made Of
Even a smashing scholarly success has a complicated history. … More Happy Endings, and What They’re Made Of
We kick off 2018 with this piece that draws our attention to the psychological toll of being part of certain academic disciplines that involve dealing with violence and trauma at its very core POTENTIAL TRIGGER WARNING: Graphic imagery, violence, sexual abuse I woke up standing in my socks on the fourth-floor … More Sleepwalking with Ghosts: Vicarious Trauma and the Importance of Self-Care
As we get ready for the holidays, we have a guest post by “Mara”, where she discusses the neglected issue of graduate students experiencing hardships and psychological vulnerabilities as a result of being carers to their loved ones. She draws on her experiences to suggest ways in which carers can be more nurturing towards … More Carers need care too: Nurturing yourself this holiday season
This week we have a PhD candidate taking us through her life-changing experience of reckoning with her anxiety, all while being in the midst of a critical point in her candidature. Read more about how she worked through that phase and arrived at some important insights. It was a moment of silence that convinced … More I Can and I Will: Rebuilding an Anxious Mind in Time for Orals
Living with a mental illness is challenging, but not insurmountable … More Beating Bipolar Depression in Grad School
People have thought that I’m using my mental health troubles as an excuse … More Suicidality in Graduate School: Part 2
Pursuing a doctoral degree can be a lonely experience, but it is worth knowing that there are avenues for support, and people that care. … More Working Through Depression During My PhD
I thought “If I don’t perform at my best, they’ll take everything away” … More The Nagging Voice Inside My Head
To acknowledge that our health has to take priority is a tremendous act of strength. … More Taking Control of My Life, My PhD, and My Eating Disorder: How I Did It & Some Advice
Nadia, a successful academic who privately struggled with anxiety, returns with Part 2 of her story. In Part 1, she shared about the early days of her graduate career and her eventual decision to practice self-care by taking time to work on her writing in a remote location. Content warning: sexual assault and abortion. Please … More Nadia’s Story: Persistent Paralysis and a Prolonged PhD (Part 2)