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Self-Compassionate Professor201. The Highly Sensitive Person with Dr. Geneviève TaylorThis episode is not an interview, but a chat about the experiences of the Highly Sensitive Person, a designation perhaps overrepresented in academia. Drs. Geneviève Taylor and Danielle De La Mare discuss what it looks and feels like to process everything deeply, get overstimulated easily, feel emotions intensely, and notice the subtler parts of life. We also explore both the gifts and drawbacks of having a sensitive nervous system and ways we practice self-acceptance and self-compassion. 2025-03-2638 min
Let's Coach with Carolyn - Career Strategist, Leadership and Life CoachSelf-Compassion and Career Wellness with Danielle De La MareSend us a textMany of us are experiencing being overwhelmed and burnt out in our careers. Depending on your industry, you may feel isolated and alone. You don’t really have anyone who gets it, and if you bring the frustration home, it can only cause issues with your family and friends. Anxiety, depression, and fatigue can develop, and if you’re not careful, you can do physical damage to your body, like heart disease and other stress-related diseases. Despite having a good job and supportive colleagues, Danielle De La Mare, founder of Self-Compassionate Professor, career welln...2025-01-2248 min
The Calm Mom - Burnout, Anxiety, Nervous System, Mindset, Self-Care, Parenting, Work-Life Balance297 - Paving a Self-Compassionate Career Path as a Working Mom with Dr. Danielle De La MareIs it possible to be driven and ambitious while still being gentle with ourselves?Today’s guest is Dr. Danielle De La Mare, a former tenured professor who found herself stuck in a cycle of burnout and overwork. She was confused, frustrated, and burned out about the future of her career: her imposter feelings--including shame and fear--drove her to intense levels of over-working & often debilitating anxiety.Today, as a career wellness coach, Danielle helps those who are stuck in that old familiar cycle of burnout start healing so they can define their goals, make a pl...2024-11-0139 min
Grad School Femtoring: Inclusive Grad School Stories, Personal Development, and Productivity Tips for First-Gen BIPOCs274: The First-Gen Hustle and its Toll on Mind, Body and Spirit with Dr. Danielle De La MareIn this episode, we have Dr. Danielle De La Mare speaking about the first-gen hustle and the impact that this has on your mental, physical, and spiritual health. Dr. Danielle is a career wellness coach to academics and the host of the Self-Compassionate Professor Podcast where she speaks to guests about their own career wellness journeys in academia. On the show, she shares her first-gen story and how she went from experiencing burnout as a tenured professor to finding joy and clarity in her career. We discuss topics of self-trust, career pivots, and the s...2024-07-0548 min
the Henny Flynn podcastBurnout and Self-Compassion, with Dr. Danielle de la Mare (S14E3)Tap to send me your reflections ♡What does burnout look like? How do we know when it's on our horizon? How can we find our way through it?This conversation with Dr. Danielle De La Mare was inspiring, informative and full of inner wisdom.The founder of Self-Compassionate Professor, Danielle focuses on healing academics’ relationship to work, helping them to clear mental and emotional clutter, make space for their own needs and wants, and find the clarity to make sound and meaningful career decisions grounded in wellness.We...2024-06-221h 03
Teaching in Higher EdHow to Foster Self-Compassion as a Professor, with Danielle De La MareDanielle De La Mare shares how to foster self compassion as a professor on episode 519 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
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And I worked way, way, way, way, way harder than I should have because I thought that if I didn’t work hard, people would see that I wasn’t worthy of being their teacher.
-Danielle De La Mare
Let’s just take a second and really feel all the pain that you’ve been feeling. And put your hands over your heart.
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Wired by StitchlyIntiem trouwen & verlies, een open gesprek met Danielle D'Hoore | Wired Podcast Ep. 8In deze aflevering van Wired zitten we aan tafel met Daniëlle D'Hoorne, een toegewijde weddingplanner die een frisse wind laat waaien door de wereld van trouwplanning. Daniëlle deelt haar passie voor het organiseren van intieme bruiloften, waar liefde centraal staat en waar een kleine groep mensen samenkomen om de liefde op een bijzondere manier te vieren.Maar dit gesprek gaat verder dan alleen professionele inzichten. Daniëlle deelt ook haar persoonlijke reis door een tumultueus jaar. In 2023 stond ze voor een moeilijke beslissing: terwijl ze zwanger was van haar derde kindje, koos ze ervoor om een...2024-05-131h 10Self-Compassionate Professor161. Motherhood, women, and career with Dr. Patrice Buzzanell, an interview by Dr. Sanne FrandsenIn this interview conducted by Dr. Sanne Frandsen in her Facebook group, Next Level Career Community for Women in Academia, Sanne interviews Dr. Patrice Buzzanell. Patrice explains what led her to academia, how her motherhood journey began in graduate school, her struggles, and the great success she has enjoyed overall in her academic career while also raising six children. Patrice also discusses her research about motherhood, women, and career as well as her experiences of being truly lit up by the coming together of her research in a way she had not imagined. Find Dr. Patrice Buzzanell at pmbuzzanell...2023-03-291h 06Self-Compassionate Professor157. Conversations that transform with Dr. David MendesDr. David Mendes, creator and host of the Papa PhD Podcast, explains when and why he began the podcast, the waves of uncertainty he has undergone throughout his career, how he has transformed, and how meaningful conversations have fueled his transformation. Also, catch my interview with David on the Papa PhD podcast on March 2, 2023! Find David on Twitter and Instagram at @papaphdpodcast, on LinkedIn at David Mendes, Papa PhD, or on YouTube at Papa PhD.
(For those seeking greater career wellness, schedule a 20-minute consult with Danielle De La Mare here: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?o...2023-03-0147 minSelf-Compassionate Professor155. The healthiest person in the room with Corona PritchardCorona Pritchard discusses how the burnout she experienced in her work was largely due to organizational dysfunction, her decision to make a career pivot, and the challenges around identity she encountered when she arrived in her new position. She also discusses what a healthy organization looks like as well as how to implement wellness practices into your life. Corona too asks us to consider this difficult question: "How would it change the way you approach your work if you understood that your first job was to be the healthiest person in the room?" Find Corona Pritchard at https://www...2023-02-1547 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE15: From Work Addiction to Self-compassion with Danielle De La Mare, Ph.D.Go to mindyourownrevisions.com to learn more about how I help fellow academics to prevent and overcome burnout as well as maintain mental and emotional wellbeing, and sign up for my newsletter to receive more resources.**********************************************************This episode of Mind Your Own Revisions podcast has a special guest: Danielle De La Mare, Ph.D. (aka. the Self-Compassionate Professor).Danielle is a career wellness coach helping academics whose work took over their lives.In this episode, we talked aboutDanielle's burnout storyWork addictionLeaving academiaHow to "check in" with yourselfSelf-careSelf-compassionCoachingNervous system2022-02-0145 min
Self-Compassionate Professor85. Optimism and vision with Dr. Anna ClemensDr. Anna Clemens describes the differences she felt in her PhD program between her lab work and her writing work, realizing that when she was writing, she felt happier and more accomplished. It was at this point, after completing her PhD and taking some time to reflect on where her career might go, that she realized writing would be a center piece. Over the next three years, Anna tried on many different pieces of scientific writing and eventually, after much learning and experimenting, she built her own business as a scientific writing coach. She attributes much of her success...2021-10-1754 min
Self-Compassionate Professor84. Legacy and purpose with Dr. Angela Gist-MackeyDr. Angela Gist-Mackey explains that her career journey began in advertising, but eventually she realized that not only was academia a better fit for her, it paved a path for her to fulfill a larger purpose. While in her advertising career, she experienced bullying by supervisors and was struck by the sharp differences in the organizational cultures in which she worked. Angela was fascinated by these organizational dynamics and so began her PhD in organizational communication some years later. Now, as a tenured professor at the University of Kansas, Angela has much wisdom to share about the career wellness...2021-10-1043 min
Self-Compassionate Professor83. Working well with Sarah DobsonSarah Dobson tells her story about how her health challenges changed her career trajectory, how she maintained a foot in her research even after leaving the traditional academic path, and how she ultimately turned that work into her own business: helping researchers to write strong and persuasive grant proposals. Sarah also discusses how she has learned--and continues to learn--about self care. She explains that we live in a challenging moment in history, where we are all at great risk of burnout and in light of this, she offers advice about how to approach our work with wellness in mind...2021-10-0345 min
Self-Compassionate Professor82. Toxic workplaces and bullying with Michelle WilsonMichelle Wilson describes her own experiences with toxic workplaces and bullying as well as her research and coaching on the topic. She explains that people who find themselves in such environments should do four things: 1) find a support system, 2) document, document, document, 3) engage in self-care, and 4) create an exit plan as soon as possible, even if it's ultimately not used. Find Michelle Wilson on LinkedIn and/or email her at highimpactstrategiesllc@gmail.com. 2021-09-2638 min
Self-Compassionate Professor81. Disentangling your thoughts with Dr. Jane JonesDr. Jane Jones discusses her work as a book-writing coach to academics, how she came to create and build a business, and the identity work she did in order to feel strong and stable in her new work. Jane talks about why academia was not a good fit and how once she left, the heaviness of the burnout she had accumulated in academia dissipated quickly. Jane also explains why "alt-ac," as a term, is problematic and argues that her career pivot was simply a career change, not an "alternative" to academia. Find Dr. Jane Jones at http://www.upinconsulting...2021-09-1947 min
Self-Compassionate Professor80. Patience and discipline with Dr. Jennifer Scott (decision guide episode)Dr. Jennifer Scott tells her story about turning down her dream job for her "dream life." She also discusses how her love for teaching sustained her while she was on the difficult academic job market and describes how her post-ac job presented itself after someone who liked her tweets, offered her a job. Jennifer also imparts invaluable wisdom about creating and sustaining a career/life vision including feeling your way into a vision, living the vision in bite-sized portions even before it's come fully into fruition, and giving the vision structure. Find Dr. Jennifer Scott at https://www.jenniferejones...2021-09-1251 min
Self-Compassionate Professor79. Breakthrough and self-trust with Angela HanAngela Han talks about how she navigates two careers: lawyer and life-coach. She also talks about how breakthroughs often come after breakdowns, the discomfort of listening to and following your intuition, how she has found a way to rest on a foundation of self-trust, how personal growth is ongoing, and the importance of challenging your closely held beliefs. Angela's philosophies and practices are both practical and inspirational for anyone who feels stuck in their career/life. Find Angela Han on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsangelahan/. 2021-09-0536 min
Self-Compassionate Professor78. Instructional design with Dr. Nicole PapaioannouDr. Nicole Papaioannou discusses her journey from academia, to full-time work in instructional design, and finally, to freelancing/consulting work in instructional design. She discusses the wellness gap in her life when she was an academic and how, in her first full-time post-ac job, she was able to finally not only meet her needs for meaningful and challenging work, but also satisfy her needs for financially secure and stable work. Nicole offers interesting tidbits about instructional design as a career and describes what she misses about academia. She also explains how today, her entrepreneurial work offers her freedom to...2021-08-2947 min
Self-Compassionate Professor77. Betting on self with Dr. Kemi DollDr. Kemi Doll explains that we need to clear our own compasses so that we know how to navigate our academic careers with meaning and purpose. She describes how she keeps her own compass clear with self-care, self-examination, taking time with herself, as well as planning and prioritizing her academic work according to her own true north. Kemi notes that many academics lose themselves to academic culture and institutional expectations, allowing external pressures to cloud their purposeful reasons for wanting to be academics in the first place. In this way, as they settle and allow the things that were...2021-08-2246 min
Self-Compassionate Professor76. Trusting the entrepreneurial journey with Dr. Emily CrookstonDr. Emily Crookston describes her reasons for becoming an academic and her realization, in a yoga class, that her life as an academic was one of suffering. In this episode, Emily describes the joys and challenges of pursuing an entrepreneurial path, including the freedom she has to create anything she wants and live wherever she wants as well as the uncertainty that characterizes such a path. She describes the important role self-examination plays in building and sustaining a business, how her work day is freeing and usually very focused on the present moment, and how she is working toward...2021-08-1548 min
Self-Compassionate Professor75. Being a real human with Dr. Brandy L. SimulaDr. Brandy L. Simula explains how pandemic burnout is still very much with us and that it's important for us to give ourselves space to be human as opposed to expecting ourselves to show up fully--with 100% effort and totally on top of it--in everything we do. She explains how to make choices about what we put full effort into and what we don't, how to acknowledge to ourselves and others that life is often messy and hard, and to connect to people that can support us as we navigate the challenges of being human in the midst of a...2021-08-0846 min
Self-Compassionate Professor74. Kaleidoscopic career with Dr. Suchitra Shenoy PackerDr. Suchitra Shenoy Packer left her tenure-track job in order to relocate for her husband's new job. She did not want to give up her academic job, but she was committed to her family and marriage. Although she describes her exit from academia as emotionally difficult, she was comforted by her research about the diversity of meanings people attribute to their work and as she grappled with her changing identity, she started a blog for multicultural families, became an artist, and began working toward elementary teaching. She is now grateful for all the opportunities for self-discovery she has had...2021-08-0138 min
Self-Compassionate Professor73. Burnout and academia with Dr. Özgün ÜnverDr. Özgün Ünver explains how academics may be at greater risk of burnout compared to the rest of the population. She also describes how burnout manifests differently for different people, types of support one might want to seek when in burnout, as well as her own experience with burnout. Özgün also discusses the necessity of turning into difficult emotions as well as practicing self-acceptance and self-compassion when healing from burnout. Registration for her 4-week free course on burnout closes August 1, 2021. Sign up at https://www.mindyourownrevisions.com.
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Self-Compassionate Professor72. No regrets with Dr. Carol Parker WalshDr. Carol Parker Walsh explains the importance of listening to the inner voice that is telling you to do something else in your career. If you do not listen, she explains, you will not only continue an unmotivated and uninspired existence in your current career, but you will likely experience a spiritual-emotional-intellectual death. Carol explains that we regret not what we have done, but what we haven't done in our lives. Her coaching work addresses these issues, helping high-achieving (mostly) women to develop deeper relationships with themselves so they not only hear their inner voices, but listen to them...2021-07-1835 minSelf-Compassionate Professor71.5. Join me for the Fall 2021 Sabbatical Program!The Sabbatical Program holds space for YOU so you can find the inner peace necessary to make a sound, clear, and confident career decision about whether or not to leave academia as well as what career pieces you want to try on, and what career pieces you want to put down. I will teach you how to rest, how to create a career vision, and how to take concrete steps toward that vision. The Fall 2021 Sabbatical Program includes a private weekly podcast, weekly self-study exercises, weekly group coaching sessions, and if you choose, up to three discounted one-to-one coaching...2021-07-1616 min
Self-Compassionate Professor71. Negotiating opportunities with Dr. James HedgesDr. James Hedges, Director of Professional and Continuing Education at Westminster College, is devoted to understanding, negotiating, and managing the relationship his institution has to the chaotic and shifting environment within which it now finds itself. James describes his work, compares it to the work he did as a faculty member, and offers lessons learned from his current role: chaos can create opportunities, negotiation and confidence is key, discussing workplace issues with colleagues is important and therapeutic, and opening to and accepting ambiguity and failure is necessary, among others.
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Self-Compassionate Professor70. Decision guide: How to answer the "open" questionsIn this solo episode, I continue what I started in Episode 62: I walk you through how to answer the questions on the decision guide about whether or not to leave academia for tenure-track faculty (Find the decision guide at https://selfcompassionateprofessor.com). I discuss how to create enough space for yourself so that you can answer the second set of questions as fully as possible. And drawing on research in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Mindful Self-Compassion, and Organizational Behavior, I show you how to create space for your career vision by clearing space in your mind, identity, emotions, and...2021-07-0447 min
Self-Compassionate Professor69. Fun is the only enduring commodity with Randy OlsonRandy Olson left his tenured professorship twenty-five years ago to attend film school in California. There, he learned how to use narrative to improve science communication and now, as he puts it, he runs "Randy Olson University," where he teaches scientists and others to communicate using the framework he has poured many years of work into, writing five books on the subject. The career transition he made was long and difficult, but as he explains, having fun and accepting "slow periods" when they emerge are key to resilience. 2021-06-2746 min
Self-Compassionate Professor68. Self-authorization with Dr. Malik BoykinDr. Malik Boykin discusses the important role "self-authorization" has played in his career as both an academic and hip hop artist. That is, rather than allowing others to direct his path, he authorizes himself to do the things that are important to him: setting big career goals, prioritizing his mentorship and research, and being willing to change course if his academic career becomes nothing more than stress. In this conversation, Dr. Boykin explains how his music is heavily influenced by his academic work as well as how self-authorization helps him to find wellness and balance. Find him at https...2021-06-2049 min
Self-Compassionate Professor67. Know and care for self with Thomas GelmiInterpersonal development coach, Thomas Gelmi, explains how cultivating a deep relationship to self is key to fostering safe working environments, connecting authentically to others, collaborating, as well as experiencing clarity, creativity, and peace. Whether you are trying to repair broken working relationships, feel healthier in your academic career, decide whether or not to leave academia, or make a career pivot, this episode offers helpful tools and inspiring advice. 2021-06-1346 min
Self-Compassionate Professor66. Courage to reimagine career with Dr. Liz SmithDr. Liz Smith explains how women often discount their own potential to run for public office, the necessity for women to be surrounded by a supportive community when taking the leap into a political career, and the challenges of running a campaign. Liz also talks about being called to run for office and how, despite great risk and uncertainty, she summoned the courage to do so and won! Liz Smith now holds the Office of Gunnison County Commissioner in Colorado. This episode is full of hope. 2021-06-0840 min
Academic Writing AmplifiedCreating a Job that Works for You: An Interview with Danielle De La MareDo you feel anxious and overwhelmed in your life as an academic? Are you on the tenure track but feel stuck or like something is wrong but you can’t put your finger on it? My guest on this episode is Dr. Danielle De La Mare, academic life coach and podcaster, and she has been there and back. She is sharing about her journey from cancer diagnosis and the clarity that gave her, her life pre and post tenure, and how she got to where she is now. Key points discussed: Danielle’s cancer diagno...2021-06-0139 min
Self-Compassionate Professor65. Legacy with Dr. Shikta DasDr. Shikta Das tells her story about transitioning from academia to industry. She talks about the challenge and importance of breaking free of social and cultural expectations as well as the necessity of acknowledging and acting on her own values so that she can leave a legacy she is proud of. 2021-05-3027 min
Self-Compassionate Professor64. Dream big and take action with Dr. Amani SaidDr. Amani Said teaches us that doing the inner work of observing and changing our thoughts is key not only to finding peace, joy, and gratitude in the present, but also necessary for paving a dream career. She describes her own career transition journey, explaining that it was not until she became content in her present situation that she could begin to visualize her big career dreams. We discuss what it looks like to dream big as well as the fears that inevitably come with the dreams. We talk also about academics' general resistance to personal development and how...2021-05-2355 min
Ask a ScientistDanielle De La Mare -- Science CareersWhat does a career in science look like? How do you get a career in science? How do you find satisfaction in a career? In this extra special episode of Ask a Scientist, Danielle De La Mare of the Self-Compassionate Professor, talks to us about science careers and how to have a meaningful career. In this episode, Danielle and I have a great conversation about how to have a career in science.
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Self-Compassionate Professor63. Workplace stability with Dr. Mike FarmerDr. Mike Farmer discusses his search for workplace stability over the course of his career in industry and then in academia, where he first served as tenure-track faculty at a public university. More recently, he finds himself at a small private university where, as he explains, the university environment is more collaborative compared to the often competitive nature often found at larger public institutions. 2021-05-1633 min
Self-Compassionate Professor62. Decision guide: How to answer the "orient" questionsIn this solo episode, I show you how to answer the first set of questions on the decision guide for tenure-track faculty (Find the guide at https://selfcompassionateprofessor.com.). In this episode, we go deep! I ask you to get really honest with yourself about what you like and dislike about your current academic work and because this question may challenge your identity and the culture(s) of which you are a part, it may feel deeply uncomfortable. Rather than being stuck in indecision though, moving through the discomfort is necessary so that you may find yourself on the...2021-05-0930 min
Self-Compassionate Professor61. Creating your online presence with Dr. Gertrude NonterahDr. Gertrude "Gee" Nonterah discusses her decision to leave academia as well as her entrepreneurial spirit. She explains how she has leveraged her scientific background and online marketing expertise to not only create opportunities for herself in the freelance world, but also more recently, find her dream job as a science writer. Gee offers advice to other academics who also want to build a personal brand and create content. Find her on LinkedIn or at GeeNonterah.com.2021-05-0248 min
Self-Compassionate Professor60. Self-trust with Dr. Cathy MazakAfter two years unpaid leave from her position as a full tenured professor at the University of Puerto Rico, Dr. Cathy Mazak is about to finally exit the academy. Her once side hustle is now a thriving business where she earns much more money than she ever earned as a professor. In this episode, Cathy argues that academic work is actually more risky than entrepreneurship because at the university, your paycheck depends on the financial health of the university system. She also talks about the unique set of skills each of us has and that it doesn't matter what...2021-04-2556 min
Self-Compassionate Professor59. Intuition and career with Dr. Meggin McIntoshAlthough Dr. Meggin McIntosh loved her career in academia, between university politics and an inner knowing that she was destined for something else, she eventually left and started a successful business. In this episode, Meggin describes the moment she knew it was time to leave her academic career, explains the importance of listening to intuition, and offers advice to others about listening to their own intuition. Her conviction to build a meaningful career is clear throughout the interview and toward the end of the conversation, when Meggin describes the gratitude she feels for the coaching career she has built...2021-04-1954 min
Self-Compassionate Professor58. Science career-ing my way with Victoria CrystalVictoria Crystal takes us back to graduate school and helps us to remember what actually drove us there and how much of those original longings are still with us now. In this interview, she tells us that she loves science AND that the academic research process felt restricting to her. So after finding the courage to leave her PhD program, she found a way to be a scientist on her own terms. She now teaches science in various ways to various audiences: to students in the college classroom, to the general public who visit national parks, as well as...2021-04-1153 min
Self-Compassionate Professor57. Covid tenure loss, grief, & healing with Dr. Stacey WielandDr. Stacey Wieland discusses losing her tenured position to covid last summer, how she has grieved and begun to heal, as well as how the experience has opened her to new insights about her strengths as well as new career possibilities. Stacey discusses the importance of being able to hold both grief and hope simultaneously, strike a work-life balance, hold loosely to the future, use discernment to make solid career decisions, and lean into community and relationships. This conversation is full of wisdom for those navigating the loss of their academic jobs/careers. 2021-04-0458 min
Self-Compassionate Professor56. Take a spring break with Dr. Danielle De La MareIn this solo episode, my conversation (on Episode 54) with Dr. Lauren Broyles and the spring break season collide. I talk about the problem of overworking during spring break. I discuss why a spring break is necessary, how rest is actually a power position, and steps you can take to ensure you actually get a break this spring. After this episode, I hope you take a nap!2021-03-2825 min
Self-Compassionate Professor55. Keeping your academic identity with Dr. Jillian PowersDr. Jillian Powers explains that we do not have to leave our academic identities behind when we leave our academic jobs. Jillian describes how she has been able to hold on to and adapt her academic identity even after transitioning from an academic career to a career in industry. She now integrates, into her business anthropology work, the things about academia she loves. Interestingly, she has even refused to create a résumé and still uses a CV. 2021-03-2144 min
Self-Compassionate Professor54. Addiction and academic women with Dr. Lauren BroylesDr. Lauren Broyles speaks honestly and openly about the problem of addiction among academic women. As a former addiction researcher and a woman in recovery from both alcohol use disorder as well as work addiction, Lauren speaks about the pervasive problem in academia where women often "outsource" their emotions in order to cope with heavy workloads. This mental health crisis in academia, as Lauren notes, is rarely talked about or researched. For academic women in this situation, Lauren has a created a Facebook group called, “The Bigger Table.”2021-03-1457 min
Self-Compassionate Professor53. Strengthening your short sides with Mark HerschbergMark Herschberg shows us how developing new skills—even a tiny bit—can affect one’s impact in a big way. Drawing on his book, The Career Tool Kit, Mark shows us why it is important to recognize our weaknesses, how to develop them, and how to turn them into skills. Similarly, he also shows us how to increase our organizational impact: a process that requires people to open to new ways of doing things and work through challenges collectively.
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Self-Compassionate Professor52. Going home with Dr. Karen LaurenceDr. Karen Laurence calls out issues associated with academic isolation—issues academics rarely discuss, but feelings academics know deeply. She describes how her sense of home where she felt connected to close family and friends grounded her during an often intense and competitive graduate school experience. And when she eventually left home and those close connections, she became increasingly attached to her academic identity, which resulted in greater stress, anxiety, and a painful sense of isolation. She speaks also about the difficult road back home. In the end, she urges others who may feel unhappy in their academic careers to...2021-02-2851 min
Self-Compassionate Professor51. Feel whole with Dr. Margie SerratoAs my first repeat guest, Dr. Margie Serrato and I start by talking about how her experience in academia is only a small part of her story. This insight leads us to a bigger conversation about how we, as academics, actively arrest our own development because we are afraid of what others might think. Margie urges us to expand our beliefs about what is acceptable, dismiss our inner judgments so that we can curiously explore new personal and career possibilities, and get to know ourselves honestly and deeply. 2021-02-211h 01
Self-Compassionate Professor50. Open to career possibilities with Dr. Brian WitkowskiDr. Brian Witkowski urges us to think more flexibly about career, explaining how once you understand what you deeply care about, you can then translate your passion into a business model that allows you to do exactly the kind of work you want to do and earn a good living doing it. Brian emphasizes the need for academics to think about their work in new and different ways and shows us that we do not have to think of our careers in rigid and one-dimensional ways. Find Brian Witkowski on LinkedIn at the Lucrative Artist. 2021-02-1446 min
Self-Compassionate Professor49. Presence with Dr. Caitlin FaasDr. Caitlin Faas tells a fascinating story about how she finally found peace in her job as a tenured professor--a job that once felt stifling. That peace opened up new opportunities for Caitlin. And eventually, she was able to walk away from her academic job with grace and ease. In this episode, Caitlin demonstrates how she has been able to talk herself through difficult life and career challenges as well as how she's able to facilitate that process for her clients. More than anything else, Caitlin describes the power of presence as we navigate both the good and the...2021-02-0749 min
Self-Compassionate Professor48. Unraveling your academic identity with Dr. Emily BensonDr. Emily Benson will leave behind her academic career in May/June of this year and begin working full-time in her growing career coaching business. In this episode she explains how her coaching business began, how she finally knew it was time to resign from her faculty position, the challenges of working in academia when you are a creative person, how she plans to say goodbye to academia in a healthy way, and the challenges of mid-career transition. Emily and I also chat about how, as HSPs (Highly Sensitive Persons), we crave meaningful work. We also discuss the importance...2021-01-3156 min
Self-Compassionate Professor47. Balance and freedom with Dr. Sara BranchDr. Sara Branch tells an open and honest story about reaching burnout as a tenure-track faculty member, including the challenges she faced in navigating intense mental, emotional, and physical exhaustion as well as depression. Sara describes having lost herself at that time. But Sara's life changed dramatically in 2018 when she left academia and found herself again. The joy and freedom she now feels is tangible in her voice during this conversation. She urges listeners to think about their values and decide whether or not their personality is a good fit for academia. 2021-01-2448 min
Self-Compassionate Professor46. Color outside the lines with Dr. Alissa AckermanDr. Alissa Ackerman describes the healing power of finding her own personal voice within her academic work—a change that facilitated deeper connections to her research, her students, and herself. Having built deeper connections, Alissa found herself better positioned to offer healing to a wider public audience and ultimately, able to create much greater healing impact in the world than she was able to do with her standard academic voice. She imparts that wisdom to listeners, asking them to get really still about what they want to do, notice whether or not their goals are congruent with the space the...2021-01-1748 min
Self-Compassionate Professor45. Healthy purposeful growth with Dr. Kerry Ann RockquemoreAfter having earned tenure, left academia, and built a wildly successful company (the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity), Dr. Kerry Ann Rockquemore retired three years ago at the age of 45. In this episode, she shares her deep wisdom about how she grew into a life grounded in purpose and health: pausing every year to reassess her life and ensure that she's on track to fulfill her own definition of success, working to let go of her entrenched childhood fears around financial insecurity, and willingly embracing a life free of attachment to particular identities and roles. In this episode, you'll...2021-01-101h 09
Self-Compassionate Professor44. Career wellnessOn this first episode of 2021, we talk about what this podcast is really about: career wellness. I draw on clips from various episodes in 2020, featuring Dr. Beth Godbee, Dr. Laura Froyen, Dr. Rebecca Shisler Marshall, Dr. Vicky Sherwood, and Dr. Megan O'Rourke and demonstrate how career wellness is really about finding and honoring yourself. Without that piece, no amount of career success will mean anything. Happy New Year! 2021-01-0344 min
Self-Compassionate Professor43. Disrupt painful thoughts with Danielle De La MareIn this solo episode, I discuss ways to disrupt painful thoughts so that you can clear enough mental space to connect to feelings and behaviors that will help you carve out a career and life that feels good. I discuss four components: how to see your own thoughts, how to offer yourself compassion when those thoughts feel terrible, how to detach from the thoughts, and how to step into a cleaner and more positive mental space. This process should be a daily practice so as to clear out negative mental clutter and gain access to your inner wisdom. Also...2020-12-2730 min
Self-Compassionate Professor42. Be brave with Dr. Natalia BielczykDr. Natalia Bielczyk tells the story of feeling burned out in her PhD program. And in an effort to rest and regain a sense of interest and excitement in her work, she decided to take a year off. In that time, she allowed herself to explore and engage her non-academic interests. This time investment led her to the career in which she now finds herself--a career she very much loves. For those who are struggling to feel a sense of ease and clarity in their academic careers, Natalia advises to watch your mental patterns and expectations, learn how to read...2020-12-2146 min
Self-Compassionate Professor41. Building a network foundation with Allison OttoWhether faculty, postdoc, or grad student, Allison explains the value of seeking support from career services on your campus, describes the dartboard strategy for networking, and tells her own career transition story. We also talk about the importance of paying attention to your emotions and keeping yourself organized throughout the career transition process. 2020-12-1248 min
Self-Compassionate Professor40. Follow your heart with Dr. Andre Marques-SmithDr. Andre Marques-Smith explains the absolute necessity of engaging with your passion throughout life: staying focused on the things that nourish your passion, noticing when your passion starts to wane and when it does, assessing the situation and making decisions that will open up new paths of passion once again. He talks about his changing interests over the course of his life and how he has easily let go of old habits in order to embrace new and emerging interests. Dr. Marques-Smith argues that we will achieve only mediocrity if we stay in a place after our passion dissipates...2020-12-0659 min
Self-Compassionate Professor39. Greatness is in your back pocket with Dr. Jake GunnoeLast week, in Episode 38, we heard from Dr. Jacob Kashiwagi, who discussed the components of good mentorship and leadership. In this week's episode, we hear from one of Dr. Kashiwagi's mentees, Dr. Jake Gunnoe. Dr. Gunnoe talks about how to be a good mentee, how to find a mentor, how to navigate the relationship, and he explains the many benefits of seeking out mentors. Few of us have had a mentoring relationship as deep and as enduring as the one Jake and Jacob have had, but, as Jake explains, a mentoring relationship doesn't have to look any certain way...2020-11-2951 min
Self-Compassionate Professor38. Find a mentor and listen with Dr. Jacob KashiwagiDr. Jacob Kashiwagi describes his model for success, including finding a mentor, listening, making mistakes, and getting out of your own head. The model he lives that led him to creating a successful course at Arizona State University as well as building a successful nonprofit business came from his father's academic research--research he applied practically to managing his own home and children. Growing up, Jacob watched the effects of living the model on his family and now, in his organization, teaches these principles to others. Email him at team@leadaz.org or find him on LinkedIn. Also, check out...2020-11-221h 03
Self-Compassionate Professor37. Strategic career planning with Dr. Vicky SherwoodDr. Vicky Sherwood describes how she started down an academic career path without ever making strategic decisions about where she wanted to go. Having earned her PhD and completed a post-doc, Vicky says she was "hell-bent on becoming a professor," yet over the course of her academic career, she carried an ongoing and nagging sense that she should explore other career possibilities. Eventually she left her job as a tenured professor and now speaks of her present career in freelance medical writing as ever-changing and always in process. Dr. Vicky Sherwood offers great advice to others who want to...2020-11-151h 05
Self-Compassionate Professor36. Unique unrepeatable career paths with Dr. Eric StephensDrawing on the work of Dr. Adriana Cavarero and other ethics philosophers, Eric argues that humans exist to support one another. He discusses the necessity of human connection and how we, as "unique unrepeatable" humans, are called into being by the unique unrepeatable conversations we have with others in unique unrepeatable moments. Within the context of finding post-ac work, we discuss the importance of connecting to others through informational interviews where in an interview, the interviewee hears their own story reflected through the interviewer and vice-versa. And when the interaction is treated as unique and unrepeatable, we open the...2020-11-081h 03
Self-Compassionate Professor35. Self-compassion, career, & parenting with Dr. Laura FroyenDr. Laura Froyen discusses a powerful moment where she was flooded with compassion for herself and in that moment, she realized leaving academia would be in her family's and her own best interests. She talks also about her life purpose: helping families to make respectful parenting decisions and the critical need for children to learn how to make healthy and productive life choices. Laura offers fantastic advice about creating stronger boundaries and finding a more balanced life.2020-11-011h 11
Self-Compassionate Professor34. Navigating career ambiguity with Dr. Jake LivengoodDr. Jake Livengood speaks about the importance of preparing for uncertainty in the career/job-search journey. He makes a convincing case for career transitioners and job seekers to develop a "yes and" mindset--a mindset grounded in improv theatre where one accepts uncertainty and play; and in the process, finds foundational elements of career wellness and resilience: self-compassion, presence, and letting go of control. This episode will help listeners to ease up on self-pressure and show up more fully in their careers and lives. 2020-10-2547 min
Self-Compassionate Professor33. Have a plan with Dr. John SouthardDr. John Southard describes his difficult transition out of academia and into the business world and offers advice to others in similar situations. He discusses how he found the strength to move through the "academia hangover" he experienced, the challenges of hitting rock bottom financially, how he began his career transition journey by networking, and how he discovered that his research prepared him well for his new role in business. For PhD candidates, John emphasizes the importance of having a back-up career plan, the necessity of coming to grips with your financial reality, and the power (and drudgery) of...2020-10-1959 min
Self-Compassionate Professor32. Seek advice from non-academics too with Dr. Megan O'RourkeDr. Megan O'Rourke describes her unique career journey out of academia immediately after earning her PhD, her path back into academia as a tenure-track faculty member, and her decision to leave again after earning tenure. In this episode, she describes her experiences on the tenure-track, what it felt like to earn tenure, and her decision to finally take a job with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, where she now works. She advises other academics who want to leave academia to "not insulate and isolate" with other academics. Seek advice from not just those in academia, she says, but also...2020-10-1232 min
Self-Compassionate Professor31. Try on different career pieces with Dr. Tracy CostelloDr. Tracy Costello tells the story of waking up one morning and realizing she no longer wanted to be an academic. Particularly astute at networking, Tracy went on to find new opportunities, explaining that networking is simply relationship building. She also talks about how "altac" is both an inaccurate and derogatory term, the importance of trying on new career identities, as well as her current work as a postdoc career coach and trainer. 2020-10-0447 min
Self-Compassionate Professor30. Unstoppable with Dr. Chris CornthwaiteDr. Chris Cornthwaite discusses the importance of writing your own story so that you can find the thread that runs through your life and begin to create a career vision that is authentic to your interests and passions--a vision that is bigger than the academic dream you once had. He also talks about how his mantra, "I'm f*cking unstoppable," helps him to overcome self-doubt as well as the importance of recognizing, building, and unbuilding rituals in our lives. In this conversation, Chris and I also geek out on the personal development work of Brene Brown, Tony Robbins, Martha Beck...2020-09-2750 min
Self-Compassionate Professor29. Knowing yourself deeply with Dr. Margie SerratoIn this episode, Dr. Margie Serrato talks about the thread running through her life and career. She describes being motivated by self-analysis from the time she chose her double major in psychology and anthropology as a college student; to the dissertation topic she chose in graduate school; to her discovery of the professional world of coaching. She also describes the extremely positive impact such self-analysis and self-knowing can have on people's lives, offering questions listeners might ask themselves in order to clarify their own paths.2020-09-2053 min
Self-Compassionate Professor28. Permission to go for it with Dr. Melanie PefferIn this episode, Dr. Melanie Peffer gives us permission to "go for it" and do the things that feel exciting, interesting, and fun. She explains the numerous career opportunities she has encountered since leaving her tenure-track job as well as her emerging interests in industry, coaching, consulting, and even authoring children's books. Melanie is honest about the fears she experienced when she decided to leave the tenure track, but the lightness, hopefulness, and ease with which she seems to go about her work and personal life today demonstrates she made a good decision.2020-09-1337 min
Self-Compassionate Professor27. Redefining your career and life with Dr. Ashley WellmanIn this episode, Dr. Ashley Wellman gets REAL, sharing her story about the difficult and often dark ways her academic career has punctuated her personal life. After losing her husband suddenly though, Ashley found that creative writing helped her process her grief. And through this process, as she gained strength and realized her own worth, she also found herself closing the door on her academic career. Despite the heavy career and life challenges she describes in this interview, Ashley leaves listeners feeling inspired, empowered, and hopeful. She tells us that we, if we desire, get to redefine who we...2020-09-061h 01
Self-Compassionate Professor26. Unblock with Dr. Sharon ShahafA rising star in graduate school, who was highly sought after for tenure-track positions, Dr. Shahaf describes the exhaustion and stress she experienced navigating a tenure-track job while also learning how to be a new mother. Caught up in the culture of overwork in academia, her peers and mentors celebrated the career opportunities that were opening for her, never cautioning that she may be doing too much. So with everyone's blessing and a track record of solid scholarship, Sharon took her first tenure-track job. Today, after a very difficult journey on the tenure track, Sharon explains how she has...2020-08-301h 08Self-Compassionate Professor25. Leaning into social support and self-compassion during career transition with Dr. Mildred Yi (Part 2 0f 2)In this episode, Mildred and I explore elements of the informational interview she conducted with me in last week's episode: how we each felt during the interview, how we related to one another during the conversation, how our relational dynamic affected the questions she asked me, how she prepared for the interview, and what she ultimately got out of it. We also talked about how "journey interviews" may be an important early stage in the career transition process which may help one to feel more connected to other people and ease some of the stress that comes with career...2020-08-2445 minSelf-Compassionate Professor24. A sample informational interview(?) with Dr. Mildred (Part 1 of 2)In this episode, Mildred calls me for an informational interview. We have never talked until now, yet she graciously agrees to be recorded. The information she's seeking is different than one might seek in a traditional informational interview. She's not wondering if my career path is right for her nor is she trying to understand what my daily work life looks like. She hasn't done any "homework" before our conversation. She just wants to feel connected to another person who has made the journey she wants to make and she wants the story about successful career transition to anchor...2020-08-1755 min
Self-Compassionate Professor23. PhD to corporate with Dr. Ron ShapiroIn this episode, Dr. Ron Shapiro talks about his unique and effective job search methods, the importance of writing results-oriented and relevant resumes, the need for people to step up and find a mentor, and the fundamental cultural clashes between corporate and academic organizational cultures. Most notably, he challenges academics to see how their own university-trained worldviews may keep them stuck in limiting paradigms.2020-08-0950 min
Self-Compassionate Professor22. Integrative wellness with Dr. Rebecca Shisler MarshallAn Associate Professor at University of Georgia, Dr. Rebecca Shisler Marshall introduces herself not just by academic title, but also as "a life coach, a Reike practitioner, a mindfulness instructor, and a Shamanic practitioner." In this episode, she explains feeling powerfully drawn to integrative wellness work and after some years as an academic, she finally surrendered to a wonderfully unique career path--a path that was paved with self-compassion, self-care, a surrender to a deep and powerful calling, and an absolute willingness to step fully into her integrity. Dr. Marshall blends together all of who she is in order to...2020-08-0358 min
Self-Compassionate Professor21. PhD career development with Dr. Dan Olson-BangIn this episode, Dr. Dan Olson-Bang, Director of Professional and Career Development at Syracuse University, discusses his own journey out of academia after earning his PhD as well as offers expert advice to PhDs who are currently seeking their own alt-ac opportunities. In this discussion, Dan emphasizes the need for PhDs to recognize their own employability and viability, explains how to get beyond the fear of networking, and describes the necessity of figuring out what it is you like and value. 2020-07-2643 min
Self-Compassionate Professor20. The art of pursuing your interests, longings, and needs with Dr. Jessica Garrett MillsIn this episode, Dr. Jessica Garrett Mills describes how she created a fulfilling career and balanced life by following an interest she started to develop soon after earning her PhD. Twelve years later, she draws on her expertise in executive functioning to coach and facilitate workshops for students, parents, educators and other professionals. And as if that's not enough, she lives a life of work-life balance among family and friends in her hometown of Columbus, Ohio--a place she longed to return to after initially leaving to pursue an academic career. Jessica seems to naturally follow her inner voice, a lesson...2020-07-1958 min
Self-Compassionate Professor19. Career discernment with Dr. Beth GodbeeFormer professor, Dr. Beth Godbee, joins me for the first episode of Season 2! Dr. Godbee describes how to live life and career in process: open to imperfection, mindful of our bodies' messages, and grounded in the process of ongoing decision making based on personal commitments. She discusses her move from professor to entrepreneur, her discomfort with our productivity-based culture, and the ongoing need for emotional literacy and social justice work. This episode demonstrates that a good life is always messy. 2020-07-121h 15
Self-Compassionate Professor18. An open and authentic approach to career with Carolyn MackeyCarolyn Mackey discusses how she realized her work in higher education was harming her mental and physical health and how she made the decision to walk away. Influenced by her training in entrepreneurship, Reiki, and A Course in Miracles, she created a career that gave her peace and a sense of freedom. In this episode, Carolyn reminds us to keep it simple, to recognize when we're making decisions out of fear, and to stay open to ideas and opportunities that might seem strange at first. If you feel stuck, confused, or hopeless about your career, you'll find this episode...2020-07-031h 14
Self-Compassionate Professor17. Beloved community with Dr. Lenwood Hayman, Jr.In this episode, Dr. Lenwood Hayman, Associate Professor of Behavioral Health Sciences at Morgan State University, describes to me the essential practices of love, self-love, self-examination, and meditation as he creates a career focused not on competition, self-interest, and perfectionism, but on compassion, listening, interdependence, and love. So many insights!
2020-06-291h 11Self-Compassionate Professor16. Compassionate breathing meditationToday, I offer a "compassionate breathing" meditation from the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion. It's been a tough week, a tough month, a tough year. The racial justice revolution and pandemic are calling us to pause. This is my way of pausing. And if you need to pause and offer yourself some self-compassion, you're invited to meditate with me. I also unexpectedly gift you with a cameo from my noisy family upstairs. LOL. 2020-06-2219 minSelf-Compassionate Professor15. Summoning a positive mindset during job loss with Dr. Marissa Floyd (Part 3 of 3)This episode concludes my conversation with Dr. Marissa Floyd. In this interview, recorded two days ago, we catch up since we spoke eight months ago about her recent pandemic-related job loss. Although her life circumstances are much more challenging now, she continues to exude groundedness, wisdom, and humility. In this episode, she teaches us how we can do the same by harnessing a positive mindset, communicating with potential employers from a place of strength and hope, building strong networks, practicing self-compassion, and more. It's all so good, especially if you're looking for a job now--during this particularly difficult historical...2020-06-081h 00Self-Compassionate Professor14. Creating your own alt-ac career opportunities with Dr. Marissa Floyd (Part 2 of 3)So much great advice in this episode! Dr. Marissa Floyd picks up where she left off in Episode 13 and tells us about why she loves her job and why she loves working in Costa Rica. She also offers advice to others who want to create their own career opportunities. This is Part 2 of a three-part series. We'll get an update from Marissa in the next episode. 2020-05-3133 min
Self-Compassionate Professor13. Creating your own alt-ac career opportunities with Dr. Marissa Floyd (Part 1 of 3)In this episode--a three-part interview series--Dr. Marissa Floyd drops some serious wisdom about how to create your own alt-ac career opportunities. Her recipe? Weave together your academic research with an outside internship and boldly seek out people and companies who can help you do exactly what you want to do. This interview is truly inspiring.2020-05-2454 minSelf-Compassionate Professor12. Finding life & career purposeWhile I don't talk to Dr. Victor J. Strecher in this episode, I discuss some of his research about life purpose as a public health issue. I explain how to create a "life GPS" (or life purpose) that guides you toward greater life fulfillment and less stress, anxiety, and overwhelm. I also talk about how to plug into your GPS and how to monitor whether or not you're on track. I love this stuff! 2020-05-1718 minSelf-Compassionate Professor11. Mid-career crisisIn this episode, I discuss some of the elements of mid-career crisis: spiritual crisis, need to rebel, longing for something else, confusion, and loneliness, among others. Although our culture would have us believe otherwise, this process is entirely normal and should be surrendered to. 2020-05-1032 min
Self-Compassionate Professor10. Reinventing yourself with Dr. Gloria WalkerDr. Gloria Walker is an expert in career reinvention. While she helps others to reinvent themselves, she also has had three major career reinventions of her own. In this episode, she describes how with each change, she becomes clearer about who she is and what she cares about. She even discusses how her latest career has helped her to rediscover her intuition after having had it previously beat out of her by culture. "Everything changes and that's OK" is her guiding mantra, which as she explains, keeps her grounded. If you're in the midst of reinvention, this episode is...2020-05-031h 05Self-Compassionate Professor9. How to take a self-compassion breakBecause pandemic weirdness has taken over, I found that I needed a self-compassion break this week. Most of us need one right now so in this episode, I offer instructions about how to take a self-compassion break. My instructions are based on research in the area of Mindful Self-Compassion. 2020-04-2721 min
Self-Compassionate Professor8. Finding your career dharma with Dr. Erin WillerIn this episode, Dr. Erin Willer, Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Denver, draws on Stephen Cope's book, "The Great Work of Your Life" to discuss how it shaped her own career journey as an academic. One of my favorite questions she asks in this episode is this: "What is this doing for my heart and soul as opposed to my vita?" This is a question all of us should be asking ourselves. Enjoy the interview!2020-04-1953 minSelf-Compassionate Professor7. Visualizing and planning for career changeIn this episode, I describe the four elements of the career change cycle and explain how to move through Stage 2 (visualizing and planning for career change) well. I offer tools and resources that will help you to explore, imagine, and play with different career identities and roles. In subsequent episodes, I'll explain the other stages. Stay tuned. 2020-04-1239 minSelf-Compassionate Professor6. Making mindful career decisionsIn this episode, I talk about how a meaningful career takes shape in disciplined moments of presence: attending to those things you love and choosing those things moment by moment. 2020-04-0620 minSelf-Compassionate Professor0. My own career-wellness storyIn the trailer, I tell my own career-wellness story, explain how self-compassion has changed the shape of my own career, and describe my vision for the Self-Compassionate Professor community--a place where, above all, faculty, grad students, and those in altac careers feel supported by others to take counter-cultural career paths. #careerwellness #selfcompassion #happyhealthyfulfilled 2020-03-2806 min
Self-Compassionate Professor5. Take a self-imposed sabbatical NOWIn this episode, I discuss how you can take sabbatical right now, even in the midst of coronavirus! I talk about the three things you can do to buy yourself time and space so that you can show up for yourself and others more compassionately, feel less anxious and stressed, and feel more fulfilled in your daily life. I also suggest that finding this peace now will pay off in the future because it will pave the way for you to make wiser career and life decisions. 2020-03-2220 min
Self-Compassionate Professor4. Finding balance and truth with Natasha Thomas-JacksonIn this episode, Natasha Thomas-Jackson and I talk about her balanced and truthful way of navigating life and career. As a social justice advocate, she says, “...social justice is internal and external. It’s psycho-spiritual as well as socio-political...All of my work, at its root, involves healing… healing ourselves, homes, communities, political system, and our world…My why is that I’m in love with people. I want all people to be free and my tools are love and truth.” In this episode, Natasha offers tangible strategies for healing ourselves and our world. PLEASE listen! It will make you a better...2020-03-151h 17
Self-Compassionate Professor3. The value of turning into emotionsIn this episode, I talk about how turning into your difficult emotions can ground you and help you to become a stronger, healthier, and more compassionate human being while also helping you to make better decisions, take better care of yourself, and take better care of loved ones. Oh! And my husband makes a weird and unexpected cameo. LOL. 2020-03-1422 min
Self-Compassionate Professor2. Live by your own rules with Shawna StarkeyIn this episode, Shawna discusses how she lives by her own rules and how she created her own career in her own way! In this episode, we talk about the flexibility and freedom she's been able to create and how she's stayed resilient during the hard times. Unlike most, Shawna doesn't abandon her own needs, values, and happiness in pursuit of culturally-defined rules. This is a great episode!2020-02-281h 02
Self-Compassionate Professor1. Living your dreams with Dr. Ginger MoranIn this episode, I talk to Dr. Ginger Moran, former Professor of English Literature. She describes her transition from an academic career to creating her own own career, involving writing, coaching, and entrepreneurship. Ginger emphasizes the challenges of living your dreams, but she also emphasizes the pain of living a small life. 2020-01-2448 min