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Burnout: What I Have Learned So Far with Meg LeddyÖzgün Ünver, PhD: High Achievers in Academics and BurnoutÖzgün Ünver is a certified life, stress and burnout coach working with academics around wellbeing, mindset, and burnout prevention/recovery.She has a PhD in social policy, a strong interest in psychosocial wellbeing in the workplace, and a passion for normalizing mental health-related conversations in every aspect of our lives.If you're looking for a trauma-informed and mental health literate coach who is trained in stress physiology and psychology, contact her!Website: https://www.mindyourownrevisions.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ozgununver/List of Emotions (as mentioned in...2023-09-1750 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE52: Life after Burnout, Life after Academia with Nicole Janz, 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.**********************************************************Dr Nicole Janz is a former journalist and academic, turned writing coach for academics and entrepreneurs. In this episode, we talked about:- Nicole's burnout story- How she recovered from burnout- Leaving academia- Creativity- Writing (as journalist, academic, coach...)...2023-09-0643 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE51: Mental Health and Academic Dishonesty with Hendrik Huthoff, 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.**********************************************************At the time of recording, Dr. Hendrik Huthoff was the Head of Education at the Jena School for Microbial Communication at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena. Dr. Huthoff is a strong advocate of mental health inside and outside of academia who has been volunteering in this area for many years now.In this...2023-08-231h 04
Mind Your Own RevisionsE50: Burnout as a Tenured Professor with Jacqueline Kerr, 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.**********************************************************Dr Jacqueline Kerr is a mom, behavior scientist and burnout survivor. She is in the top 1% of most cited scientists worldwide. Dr. Kerr left her position as a public health professor in 2018 and now hosts the podcast "Overcoming Working Mom Burnout" where she interviews researchers, diversity experts, and leadership coaches. She is on a mission to dismantle the causes...2023-08-091h 14
Mind Your Own RevisionsE49: Is the squeeze worth the juice?Day 30 of the #30days30tips on Productivity.Without (intrinsic) motivation, you can only go so far. Is your work giving you purpose, joy, and satisfaction? then, productivity will be so much easier to achieve.#productivity #ProductivityTips #motivation #IntrinsicMotivation #ExtrinsicMotivation #work #WorkLife #academia #academe #research #MindYourOwnRevisions Interested in getting coached for burnout prevention/recovery and a deeper wellbeing? Check out my website: https://www.mindyourownrevisions.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-07-3104 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE48: Be Flexible in your Work DayDay 29 of the #30days30tips on Productivity.Plan some pockets of flexible time periods in your day where you allow yourself to solve problems that arise on the spot or fires that need to be extinguished :) #productivity #ProductivityTips #flexibility #unexpected #work #WorkLife #academia #academe #research #MindYourOwnRevisions Interested in getting coached for burnout prevention/recovery and a deeper wellbeing? Check out my website: https://www.mindyourownrevisions.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-07-3003 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE47: You can't beat yourself up into productivity.Day 28 of the #30days30tips on Productivity.Do you engage in negative self-talk? If so, you're trying to beat yourself into productivity- which is probably not working. You can develop a more positive self-talk by being more accepting and compassionate towards yourself. #productivity #ProductivityTips #SelfCompassion #SelfAcceptance #happiness #SelfTalk #SelfTalkMatters #work #academia #academe #research #MindYourOwnRevisions Interested in getting coached for burnout prevention/recovery and a deeper wellbeing? Check out my website: https://www.mindyourownrevisions.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...2023-07-2902 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE46: Consistency over Intensity for Sustainable ProductivityDay 27 of the #30days30tips on Productivity.Do you favour intensity in the way you work over keeping your energy consistent? This won't help you stay productive sustainably.TL;DR tip of the day: Don't do anything that you won't be able to recover from by the next day. #productivity #ProductivityTips #EnergyManagement #SustainableWork #consistency #intensity #work #academia #academe #research #MindYourOwnRevisions Interested in getting coached for burnout prevention/recovery and a deeper wellbeing? Check out my website: https://www.mindyourownrevisions.com/2023-07-2803 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE45: What is the low-hanging fruit here?Day 26 of the #30days30tips on Productivity.Do you believe work should be difficult and that you should take the toughest route in order to really have "achieved" something?This episode is for you! Work does not have to be difficult, and going for the low-hanging fruit does not mean that you're lazy and incompetent. #productivity #ProductivityTips #EnergyManagement #TimeManagement #work #academia #academe #research #MindYourOwnRevisions Interested in getting coached for burnout prevention/recovery and a deeper wellbeing? Check out my website: https://www.mindyourownrevisions.com/2023-07-2707 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE44: Should you eat that FROG? 🐸Day 25 of the #30days30tips on Productivity.Should you really accomplish the most tedious task first thing in the morning? Is that the best use of your time and energy? Eating the frog too early may not be for you... #productivity #ProductivityTips #EnergyManagement #TimeManagement #EatThatFrog #work #academia #academe #research #MindYourOwnRevisions Interested in getting coached for burnout prevention/recovery and a deeper wellbeing? Check out my website: https://www.mindyourownrevisions.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-07-2602 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE43: Stop getting distracted by Technology!Day 24 of the #30days30tips on Productivity.Is technology your friend or foe when trying to be productive?Here is my top tip to audit your tech use and set yourself free.#productivity #ProductivityTips #AttentionManagement #distractibility #distraction #technology #work #academia #academe #research #MindYourOwnRevisions Interested in getting coached for burnout prevention/recovery and a deeper wellbeing? Check out my website: https://www.mindyourownrevisions.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-07-2404 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE42: Productivity Tips for Folks with ADD (Part 2)Day 23 of the #30days30tips on Productivity.Continuation of yesterday's video!Are you (self-)diagnosed with AD(H)D? Having trouble with productivity due to your short attention span or distractibility? Here are four MORE tips that help me most!#productivity #ProductivityTips #AttentionManagement #ADD #ADHD #distractibility #distraction #work #academia #academe #research #MindYourOwnRevisions Interested in getting coached for burnout prevention/recovery and a deeper wellbeing? Check out my website: https://www.mindyourownrevisions.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...2023-07-2305 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE41: Productivity Tips for Folks with ADD (Part 1)Day 22 of the #30days30tips on Productivity.Are you (self-)diagnosed with AD(H)D? Having trouble with productivity due to your short attention span or distractibility? Here are four tips that help me most!#productivity #ProductivityTips #AttentionManagement #ADD #ADHD #distractibility #distraction #work #academia #academe #research #MindYourOwnRevisions Interested in getting coached for burnout prevention/recovery and a deeper wellbeing? Check out my website: https://www.mindyourownrevisions.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-07-2205 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE40: Overcome Productivity GuiltDay 21 of the #30days30tips on Productivity.Are you feeling guilty when you're not working?Here are several tips to help you overcome the so-called "productivity guilt". #productivity #ProductivityTips #ProductivityGuilt #work #guilt #academia #academe #research #MindYourOwnRevisions Interested in getting coached for burnout prevention/recovery and a deeper wellbeing? Check out my website: https://www.mindyourownrevisions.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-07-2103 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE39: "Help! I'm drowning in emails!"Day 20 of the #30days30tips on Productivity.Is your inbox overflowing? Here are some tips to gain the control back! #productivity #ProductivityTips #inbox #InboxManagement #emails #academia #academe #research #MindYourOwnRevisions Interested in getting coached for burnout prevention/recovery and a deeper wellbeing? Check out my website: https://www.mindyourownrevisions.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-07-2005 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE38: Is your MINDSET keeping you from being productive?Day 19 of the #30days30tips on Productivity.Do you have a "victim mindset" that's affecting your productivity negatively? In this video, I give tips to help change your mindset to be more positive. #productivity #ProductivityTips #mindset #PositiveThinking #VictimMindset #academia #academe #research #MindYourOwnRevisions Interested in getting coached for burnout prevention/recovery and a deeper wellbeing? Check out my website: https://www.mindyourownrevisions.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-07-1903 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE37: PLAN your work, even if your plans fail!Day 18 of the #30days30tips on Productivity.Plans will never fully correspond to reality; but the act of planning will bring immense value anyhow. "In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable." - Eisenhower#productivity #ProductivityTips #planning #academia #academe #research #MindYourOwnRevisions Interested in getting coached for burnout prevention/recovery and a deeper wellbeing? Check out my website: https://www.mindyourownrevisions.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-07-1803 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE36: Keeping your focus when working from HOME + FocusmateDay 17 of the #30days30tips on Productivity.Here are some tips to help you focus better when you're working from home.PS: I talk about the Focusmate platform in this video, as an accountability source. I'm not affiliated with Focusmate at all and I'm not paid to advertise it. I'm just a very happy customer :)#productivity #ProductivityTips #Focusmate #WFH #WorkingFromHome #WorkingFromHomeTips #academia #academe #research #MindYourOwnRevisions Interested in getting coached for burnout prevention/recovery and a deeper wellbeing?Check out my website: https://www.mindyourownrevisions.com/2023-07-1708 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE35: Keeping your focus when working from the OFFICEDay 16 of the #30days30tips on Productivity.Here are some tips to help you focus better when you're working from the office.#productivity #ProductivityTips #Focusmate #office #colleagues #academia #academe #research #MindYourOwnRevisions Interested in getting coached for burnout prevention/recovery and a deeper wellbeing? Check out my website: https://www.mindyourownrevisions.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-07-1606 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE34: "Am I just lazy?"Day 15 of the #30days30tips on Productivity.Here's ONE question that you can ask yourself to determine whether you're lazy or not.Book recommendation: "Laziness does not exist" by Devon Price#productivity #ProductivityTips #laziness #academia #academe #research #MindYourOwnRevisions Interested in getting coached for burnout prevention/recovery and a deeper wellbeing? Check out my website: https://www.mindyourownrevisions.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-07-1504 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE33: "How can I switch off after work?"Day 14 of the #30days30tips on Productivity.Here are some tips to help you "switch off" after a work. #productivity #ProductivityTips #deconnect #disconnect #academia #research #MindYourOwnRevisions Interested in getting coached for burnout prevention/recovery and a deeper wellbeing? Check out my website: https://www.mindyourownrevisions.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-07-1411 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE32: How Impostor Syndrome makes you UnproductiveDay 13 of the #30days30tips on Productivity.Here's how the impostor syndrome/phenomenon makes you unproductive and how to cope with it. #productivity #ProductivityTips #ImpostorSyndrome #ImpostorPhenomenon #academia #academe #research #MindYourOwnRevisions Interested in getting coached for burnout prevention/recovery and a deeper wellbeing? Check out my website: https://www.mindyourownrevisions.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-07-1308 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE31: Don't misunderstand the 8-hour workdayDay 12 of the #30days30tips on Productivity.Can you be productive throughout your eight-hour workday? Here's what to expect and how to get maximum productivity when doing intellectual work.#productivity #ProductivityTips #work #WorkDay #IntellectualLabour #IntellectualWork #AttentionManagement #MindYourOwnRevisions Interested in getting coached for burnout prevention/recovery and a deeper wellbeing? Check out my website: https://www.mindyourownrevisions.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-07-1206 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE30: Feeling overwhelmed? HALT!Day 11 of the #30days30tips on Productivity.When feeling overwhelmed, HALT: Check if you're Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired.#productivity #ProductivityTips #overwhelm #stress #HALT #EnergyManagement #MindYourOwnRevisions Interested in getting coached for burnout prevention/recovery and a deeper wellbeing? Check out my website: https://www.mindyourownrevisions.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-07-1106 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE29: 3F method to keep tabs on your work dayDay 10 of the #30days30tips on Productivity.Here's how you can improve your productivity by utilizing the 3F method (Focus, Flex, Free) and identifying tasks that require focused or flex time. #productivity #ProductivityTips #focus #TimeManagement #AttentionManagement #MindYourOwnRevisions Interested in getting coached for burnout prevention/recovery and a deeper wellbeing? Check out my website: https://www.mindyourownrevisions.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-07-1010 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE28: Can't work due to worrying? Try this.Day 9 of the #30days30tips on Productivity.Here's how you can schedule your "worry time" outside of your most productive hours.#productivity #ProductivityTips #worry #worrying #MindYourOwnRevisions Interested in getting coached for burnout prevention/recovery and a deeper wellbeing? Check out my website: https://www.mindyourownrevisions.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-07-0905 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE27: Stop multi-tasking, start single-tasking!Day 8 of the #30days30tips on Productivity.Here's why you should pay attention to "single-tasking" when working and how I'm doing that.#productivity #ProductivityTips #MultiTasking #SingleTasking #AttentionManagement #MindYourOwnRevisions Interested in getting coached for burnout prevention/recovery and a deeper wellbeing? Check out my website: https://www.mindyourownrevisions.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-07-0809 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE26: Seven Types of Rest you needDay 7 of the #30days30tips on Productivity.Here's why you should not give up on your hobbies even during a busy period at work.#productivity #ProductivityTips #WorkLifeBalance #rest #resting #MindYourOwnRevisions Interested in getting coached for burnout prevention/recovery and a deeper wellbeing? Check out my website: https://www.mindyourownrevisions.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-07-0708 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE25: Keep your Hobbies, even if you're busyDay 6 of the #30days30tips on Productivity.Here's why you should not give up on your hobbies even during a busy period at work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-07-0605 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE24: Work-life balanceDay 5 of the #30days30tips on Productivity.Here's my take on "work-life balance" and how to have it... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-07-0508 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE23: Effective Time Management with Time BlockingDay 4 of the #30days30tips on Productivity.Here's my favorite method of time management: Time blocking. (Best to watch the video for this one: https://youtu.be/BC1QfggB3zI Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-07-0418 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE22: Beat Procrastination with the 10-minute RuleDay 3 of the #30days30tips on Productivity.A proven technique to get to the other side of "I don't feel like it"...Here's how to get inspiration from action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-07-0306 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE21: "Help! I feel blocked / stuck!"Day 2 of the #30days30tips on Productivity.How do you eat an elephant? Piece by piece.But how do you make those little pieces that can be eaten easily? Here's how. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-07-0208 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE20: Spilling the TEA on ProductivityDay 1 of the #30days30tips on Productivity.Productivity is a result of good Time, Energy, and Attention management. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-07-0112 min
Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhDBuilding a More Diverse and Inclusive Academia With Shaz Zamore (Rerun)This week on the show, I'm bringing you yet another treasure from the vault - my Season 2 conversation with Shaz Zamore about their vision for the future of academia. During my conversation with Shaz, I got a glimpse at what that change can look like – we dove into the current diversity and inclusivity challenges facing academia today and into how addressing them can change the face of science and research.
Enjoy!
What you’ll learn about in this episode:
Current roadblocks to diversity in university and in research
How we can widen the horizons of minorities early on
What has to c...2023-03-2355 min
Access 2 Perspectives – Conversations. All about Open Science CommunicationBurnout in academia & Research data management - A conversation with Özgün ÜnverÖzgün Ünver joins Jo on this podcast to share her experience with burnout in academia and discuss how she now supports researchers in data management as a data steward.
More details at https://access2perspectives.pubpub.org/pub/a-conversation-with-ozgun-unver/
Host: Dr Jo Havemann, ORCID iD 0000-0002-6157-1494 Editing: Ebuka Ezeike
Music: Alex Lustig, produced by Kitty Kat License: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
At Access 2 Perspectives, we guide you in your complete research workflow toward state-of-the-art research practices and in full compliance with funding and publishing requirements. Le...2023-03-211h 07
Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhDHow To Stop Burnout In Its Tracks With Özgün ÜnverBurnout. You probably know someone who has gone through it, or you may have burnt out, yourself. Academic burnout is real and often taboo, and this week on the podcast, I am talking with a coach specializing in helping researchers avoid it and manage it - Özgün Ünver, form Mind Your Own Revisions.During our conversation, Özgün shares about her burnout during the PhD and postdoc and her lessons learned from her personal experience and from the experiences coaching academics.Reach out to me or to Özgün using the links below, if you have any feedback or any que...2023-03-161h 04
Mind Your Own RevisionsE19: Migration, Parenthood, and Mental Health with Kumsal Tekirdag-Kosar, 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.**********************************************************Kumsal Tekirdag-Kosar is a scientist, parent, migrant, and a social worker based in Toronto, Canada. She has lived experience with mental health challenges and now, her mission is to become a Mental Health Practitioner in Canada herself to give back and support the mental wellbeing of vulnerable communities.In this episode, we talked about:Mental...2022-07-271h 09
Mind Your Own RevisionsE18: Be a Part of the SolutionGo 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.**********************************************************According to the publication from 2018 by Evans et al. in Nature Biotechnology, 41% of graduate students meet the criteria for moderate to severe anxiety and 39% of graduate students meet the criteria for moderate to severe depression. This is, compared to 6% of the general population.We are battling with a pandemic of mental health and burnout...2022-07-1324 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE17: Career Coaching for Early Career Researchers with Els DeboutteGo 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.**********************************************************Els Deboutte is a career coach based in Leuven, Belgium. She is the co-founder of "Make Me Fly!", which offers solution-focused coaching and training in the areas of career management, leadership, collaboration, and life. She is the author and co-author of several books on career management and recently published ‘Content!’ co-authored with her colleague Rilla Lysens. The book offers simp...2022-06-291h 01
Mind Your Own RevisionsE16: Supporting the Wellbeing of Researchers with Stephan MarchantGo 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.**********************************************************Stephan Marchant is a wellbeing advisor at the University of Leuven (KU Leuven) in Belgium as well as a dance and movement therapist.In this episode, we talked about:Definitions of "health" and "wellbeing"Positive healthIntegration of body and mind (feeling AND thinking)Role of wellbeing advisor at KU LeuvenSupporting young researcherDance and movement therapyPlay...2022-03-1659 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
Mind Your Own RevisionsE14: Bounce Back from BurnoutGo 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 introduces my four-week online course Bounce Back from Burnout (BBfB).More information and application here: https://www.mindyourownrevisions.com/bbfb/BBfB is designed to kick start a paradigm shift for academics at every level so that they can prevent and/or overcome burnout no matter which stage they are on the...2022-01-1117 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE13: Burnout Culture with Sally ClarkeGo 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: Sally Clarke.Sally is a wellbeing & burnout expert, coach and consultant with a passion for authenticity and connection.We talked about Sally's burnout storyCauses of burnoutHow burnout happensBurnout prevention at individual and structural levelsSally's book "Protect Your Spark"Self-careSelf-worthPerfectionismand...2021-12-2855 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE12: How to Live with the Black Dog (Depression)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 is all about living with the "black dog" called depression.I share my my personal experiences with you regarding living with depression - which hopefully can be applied to any other chronic physical or mental health challenge. Some of the topics that come up in this episode are acceptance, expectations, thoughts from the "d...2021-12-1417 min
Self-Compassionate Professor90. Burnout and academia with Dr. Özgün Ünver (re-release)In the spirit of self-care, self-compassion, and wellness, I re-release my interview with Dr. Özgün Ünver.
Dr. 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. Sign up for her newsletter and get the updates abo...2021-11-2156 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE11: Burnout among AcademicsGo to mindyourownrevisions.com to learn more about how I help fellow academics to maintain mental and emotional wellbeing, and sign up for my newsletter to receive more resources.This episode is all about the (occupational) burnout syndrome.We hear the term burnout everywhere - so much so that it has become a sort of a buzzword... Though many of us don’t even know what “burnout” means.In this episode, I give the scientific definition of burnout along with its signs and symptoms.*************************************Do you recognise yourself in this e...2021-07-2618 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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Mind Your Own RevisionsE10: To PhD or not to PhD?Go to mindyourownrevisions.com to learn more about how I help fellow academics to maintain mental and emotional wellbeing, and sign up for my fortnightly newsletter to receive more resources.This episode tackles the question "to PhD or not to PhD".On the one hand, I share my own experience as a former PhD student in Belgium. On the other hand, I review the book "The Realities of Completing a PhD" by Dr. Nicolas Rowe.Cited in this episode:Cornell, Bethan. (2020). PhD life: the UK student experience. HEPI...2021-07-0618 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE9: How to ask for help?Do you have a "just-in-case" plan for a possible future mental health-related rough patch? If not, listen on!This episode is about the importance of "asking for help" and offers practical ways to do so.We also dive deeper into what vulnerabiltiy means, and how to be vulnerable.Cited in this episode:* Brené Brown. 2019. “Rumbling with Vulnerability: The Myths of Vulnerability”. Dare to Lead Daring Classrooms Training. Retrieved on 11 May 2021 from https://brenebrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Integration-Ideas_Courage-and-Vulnerability-Part-1-Definitions-and-Myths.pdf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...2021-06-1618 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE8: How to help?This episode is about how we can support someone who is going through a hard time mental health-wise - something we all need to learn, considering the increase in the number of people struggling with mental health issues both in general and in academia, and especially during this pandemic period; because:We all have mental health.All of us are capable.It is our business to offer help/support to someone who is struggling.So how to help? I suggest the ALRIGHT method that stands forApproachListen (non-judgementally)ReassureImmediate actionGuide towards professional supportHelp...2021-01-2716 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE7: RejectionIn this episode, I talk about "rejection" - a concept that we are all too familiar with.I share two personal rejection stories and my key takeaway from being rejected -- that rejection would result in one (or both) of two things. Listen to find out more :) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-01-2012 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE6: The Greatest Challenge for AcademicsIn this episode, I share some insights from the members of the Facebook group "Academic Wellbeing beyond Coping": https://www.facebook.com/groups/211371107161673Feel free to answer the membership questions and join us inside! Reminder: Whatever the circumstances are, you always have a choice: You have the choice to stand up for yourself, put boundaries, and practice self-care. Note that the guilt and the low confidence are merely feelings that you generate in your mind. The demands are and will be high everywhere in our lives - what is important is the...2021-01-1209 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE5: PerfectionismPerfectionism means striving for flawlessness and perfection - accompanied by self-criticism and concern about criticism from others.Many people say that perfectionism is toxic. Yet, many academics are perfectionists - and this was also proven by science. The academic environment may be the perfect breeding ground for perfectionism. However, there are two types of perfectionism: adaptive and maladaptive. So maybe it's not so bad...?The good news is; it is possible to unlearn the perfectionism itself or the parts of it that you don't like. How do you cope w...2020-12-1613 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE4: Impostor SyndromeToday’s topic is the impostor syndrome: a self-perceived intellectual fraud - coined by Pauline Clance and Suzanne Imes, back in 1978.Despite being such a common phenomenon for high-achievers, there are even therapists who had not heard of this "syndrome". There are three core elements of the impostor phenomenon:A belief that he/she has fooled others.A fear of being exposed as an impostor.An inability to attribute own achievement to internal qualities such as ability, intelligence, or skills.So many successful people have impostor syndrome: Albert Einstein, Michelle Obama, Agatha Chr...2020-11-2615 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE3: Vicious cycle of Silence and Stigma 2: OthersThe last episode was about our individual thoughts, feelings and beliefs that prevent us from talking openly about our mental health problems and keep us silent being mostly fear-based. I believe that the feedback we receive from others is more related to the empathy and/or knowledge of that person.Many of us get some subtle reactions when we disclose our struggles with mental health. The person we talk to may end up:belittling or ignoring our issuegiving unsollicited advicerevealing their colour in relation to the use of medicationLast but not the least, it...2020-11-1514 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE2: Vicious cycle of Silence and Stigma 1: SelfIt is 2020 and mental health is still a big taboo in the western societies. We increasingly talk about "mental health awareness" and wellbeing at the workplace; but these mostly stay at the discourse level. We are still very scared of talking about mental health, especially from a personal standpoint. We talk about it in a depersonalised manner, even though, globally, at least 1 in 10 people have mental health conditions.There are two major barriers that prevent us from talking about our mental health struggles: Our own thoughts and beliefs about having mental health issuesFeedback we receive from...2020-07-2217 min
Mind Your Own RevisionsE1: Strengths as Weaknesses1 in 3 or even 1 in 2 university or PhD students or academics report mild to serious mental health illnesses including depression, anxiety, burnout and suicidal thoughts.* This podcast explores this “mental health crisis”, because;On the one hand, our colleagues who go through mental health difficulties or burnout should realize that they’re not alone and be able to find the courage to speak about how they’re feeling. On the other hand, our colleagues who do not have mental health problems should be aware that such difficulties are the reality for many of their colleagues. A big problem for all of...2020-07-1511 min