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The PhD Life Raft Podcast
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Sisällön tarjoaa Dr Emma Brodzinski and Emma Brodzinski. Dr Emma Brodzinski and Emma Brodzinski tai sen podcast-alustan kumppani lataa ja toimittaa kaiken podcast-sisällön, mukaan lukien jaksot, grafiikat ja podcast-kuvaukset. Jos uskot jonkun käyttävän tekijänoikeudella suojattua teostasi ilman lupaasi, voit seurata tässä https://fi.player.fm/legal kuvattua prosessia.
This is the podcast for you if you are currently doing a PhD; are working with PhD students; or just living with someone who is on a PhD journey. The PhD Life Raft focuses on sharing insights and experiences around common issues like anxiety, procrastination, imposter syndrome, and work-life balance. Host Dr Emma Brodzinski talks to students, supervisors and experts in the field of wellbeing and mental health who share actionable tips and additional resources. Doing a PhD is tough. The PhD Life Raft is here to help you get through.
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Sisällön tarjoaa Dr Emma Brodzinski and Emma Brodzinski. Dr Emma Brodzinski and Emma Brodzinski tai sen podcast-alustan kumppani lataa ja toimittaa kaiken podcast-sisällön, mukaan lukien jaksot, grafiikat ja podcast-kuvaukset. Jos uskot jonkun käyttävän tekijänoikeudella suojattua teostasi ilman lupaasi, voit seurata tässä https://fi.player.fm/legal kuvattua prosessia.
This is the podcast for you if you are currently doing a PhD; are working with PhD students; or just living with someone who is on a PhD journey. The PhD Life Raft focuses on sharing insights and experiences around common issues like anxiety, procrastination, imposter syndrome, and work-life balance. Host Dr Emma Brodzinski talks to students, supervisors and experts in the field of wellbeing and mental health who share actionable tips and additional resources. Doing a PhD is tough. The PhD Life Raft is here to help you get through.
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In this episode Gordon shares his reflections on his PhD experience - particularly the times when he wanted to give up! Gordon discusses the challenges of balancing full-time work and the PhD. He shares the strategies that he used to stay motivated and managing time - in particular the pomodoro method. We explore how to deal with doubts, overwhelm and exhaustion and the importance of the right kind of support. Gordon also offers some insights from his own experience of the viva and gives some valuable top tips. You can find out more about the pomodoro technique here: https://thephdliferaft.com/the-pomodoro-technique-and-phd-research/ You can find out more about Nathan Ryder and Viva Survivor here: http://viva-survivors.com/about/ If you would like a useful weekly email to support you on your PhD journey you can sign up for ‘Notes from the Life Raft’ here: https://mailchi.mp/f2dce91955c6/notes-from-the-life-raft…
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Charlotte Haines Lyon has a background in Youth and Community work. She worked in a variety of youth and community settings and moved on to Adult Education including working with Age Concern. She gained a Masters in Philosophy and Religion at Heythrop College (UCL) and a PhD at York St John University. She worked as a freelance writer for a variety of charities and more recently has been developing Democratic Methodologies in Educational Research. In this episode we look to demystify the annual review process. Charlotte shares her own difficult experience and what she learnt from it. We explore the key difference between annual reviews and upgrade meetings that most PhD researchers don’t know. Charlotte outlines the simple shift in perspective that can transform these high stakes moments from dread to opportunity. She also shares the one thing that she always encourages her supervisees to do after intense review meetings. For a transcript of this episode go to: thephdliferaft.com If you would like a useful weekly email to support you on your PhD journey you can sign up for ‘Notes from the Life Raft’ here: https://mailchi.mp/f2dce91955c6/notes-from-the-life-raft…
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Alex Chapman is an AuDHD Music Psychologist based between the Royal Northern College of Music and Drake Music Scotland, funded through a Collaborative Doctoral Award from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (UK Research & Innovation). They focus on neurodivergent musicians and audiences’ experiences and challenges in live music settings, specifically auditory processing. They are well-versed in accessibility and reasonable adjustments, and are part of various networks relating to neurodiversity, music, and accessibility research and practice; these promote accessibility in music training, performance, and industry. Alex values community, openness, and honesty throughout education and employment, allowing for experimentation and transparency within the learning process. In this episode we explore what reasonable adjustments are and how to figure out what is right for you. Alex shares examples of what they have found useful and offers tips for navigating the process. We attend to particular challenges; communicating with the institution and the difference that the right adjustments can make! If you would like to contact Alex about this episode, please direct message them on Instagram via @neurospicy_bean. If you would like a useful weekly email to support you on your PhD journey you can sign up for ‘Notes from the Life Raft’ here: https://mailchi.mp/f2dce91955c6/notes-from-the-life-raft…
Anne Wilson is an award-winning scriptwriter, journalist and careers counsellor. After doing an MSc and a PhD in social psychology at the LSE, and publishing a book on children’s identity, she became a freelance journalist, writing for publications such as Just Seventeen, Cosmopolitan, the New York Times, Good Housekeeping and the Guardian. Anne moved on to writing for screen media and has won numerous awards for her films in the corporate sector. She has also published two crime novels, featuring Sara Kingsley, a single-mother detective — Truth or Dare and Governing Body — both published by the Women’s Press. Anne is committed to teaching and mentoring and in 2010 she started offering private careers counselling to new graduates as well as advising university applicants on their personal statements. She became a Royal Literary Fellow and, most recently, has been supporting students at Brunel University. In this episode we tackle the mystique surrounding academic writing - what it actually is and why academics are vague about what 'good' looks like in their discipline. Anne explains how writing is dynamic and how it changes from the starting out phase to writing up; and why your literature is not a fixed entity that won't change. We also discuss the challenges of academic writing for neurodivergent scholars. In closing, Anne offers a wealth of top tips including how to find your academic voice and how to ask for the feedback that you need. Connect with Anne: @anigone.bsky.social https://rlfconsultants.com/consultants/anne-wilson https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/three-ways-refresh-your-academic-writing https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/using-literature-reviews-strengthen-research-tips-phds-and-supervisors If you would like a useful weekly email to support you on your PhD journey you can sign up for ‘Notes from the Life Raft’ here: https://mailchi.mp/f2dce91955c6/notes-from-the-life-raft…
Nicole Patrie is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Safety and Justice Studies at MacEwan University, and a PhD student in the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta, specializing in Adult Education. Nicole has been involved in prison education at all levels: as a teacher, administrator, and now researcher, for over 15 years. Her research focus is on the role of education and learning in the criminal justice system. In this episode Nicole shares her own journey as a first generation PhD scholar. We talk about a range of challenges from practical resources to self-confidence. We discuss hidden support systems and the importance of accessing the help you need. Nicole encourages us all to ‘pay it forward’. Nicole ends with an encouraging mantra that every PhD researcher needs to remember! Contact details: website, email, social media https://nicolepatrie.weebly.com/ patrien2@macewan.ca @nicolepatrie.bsky.social @patrie_nicole (twitter) For a transcript of this episode go to www.thephdliferaft.com If you would like to receive a useful weekly email from the PhD Life Raft you can sign up here for ‘Notes from the Life Raft’: https://mailchi.mp/f2dce91955c6/notes-from-the-life-raft…
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Vicky Laina is a learning scientist with a focus on educational technologies in mathematics teaching and learning. She designs and studies learning experiences where the use of technology can support epistemic transparency and collaborative thinking amongst youth, with the goal of helping students reimagine what doing mathematics can look and feel like. Vicky has lived, worked and studied in 5 different countries and is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Johannes Kepler University in Linz, Austria. In this episode we explore the challenges and benefits of being an international PhD student. Vicky shares tips about the application process and funding options. She also opens up about the logistical problems of international study and how she navigated them. We reflect on the cultural differences that may impact on your work but also on how the experience of studying abroad can enrich your journey. You can make contact with Vicky here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vasilikilaina/ For a transcript of this episode go to www.thephdliferaft.com If you would like to receive a useful weekly email from the PhD Life Raft you can sign up here for ‘Notes from the Life Raft’: https://mailchi.mp/f2dce91955c6/notes-from-the-life-raft…
Gina Holmes has worked both in industry and academia - with over two decades of experience in Higher Education. As well as her own research experience she has worked with dozens of doctoral candidates and hundreds (maybe more) of Master’s students, supporting them to complete theses they are proud of and which enable them to move on in their career. In this episode we discuss the relationship between the PhD researcher and the supervisor/supervisory team. We explore the issues that may arise and how you might navigate them in a way that supports both your research process and your own mental health. Gina shares advice about managing supervision meetings as well as inviting reflection on how the relationship between researcher and supervisor may evolve during the PhD journey. You can find out more about Gina and her work at www.drginaholmes.com Follow Gina on facebook or LinkedIn: www.facebook.com/drginaholmes and www.linkedin.com/in/drginaholmes For a transcript of this episode go to www.thephdliferaft.com If you would like to receive a useful weekly email from the PhD Life Raft you can sign up here for ‘Notes from the Life Raft’: https://mailchi.mp/f2dce91955c6/notes-from-the-life-raft…
Wafaa Aldhfairi is a PhD candidate at UNMC, specializing in pharmaceutical sciences with a master's degree in the field. She's also the creator of the "Pharma Weekly Digest," a newsletter that shares the latest pharmaceutical news, making industry updates accessible to all. In this episode we discuss the PhD journey, research and how substack can contribute! Wafaa shares her experiences of how she has used substack both to inform and disseminate her PhD research. We talk about the challenges of curating a newsletter alongside the PhD as well as the benefits of regular writing deadlines! We open up into a consideration of how to contribute to the wider research conversation. You can find Wafaa’s substack here: https://pharmaweeklydigest.substack.com/ For a transcript of this episode go to www.thephdliferaft.com If you would like to receive a useful weekly email from the PhD Life Raft you can sign up here for ‘Notes from the Life Raft’: https://mailchi.mp/f2dce91955c6/notes-from-the-life-raft…
Naomi finished her PhD in 2006, worked part-time and then full-time in commercial research and then re-entered academia as a Research Fellow at University College Cork, Ireland. She gained permanency in 2010 at the University of Plymouth, UK, but then decided to leave academia (again!) and started her entrepreneurial journey in 2019. She now runs Research Your Way Ltd, which provides bespoke research, evaluation and impact services to social purpose organisations. In this episode we explore ‘alt ac’ career paths for PhDs. Naomi encourages PhD holders to consider their skills and experience beyond academia, and suggests why their value may be higher in other sectors. She shares her personal journey and highlights some options for researchers who want to continue researching but work outside of a university setting. We end with a top tip on career planning. You can make contact with Naomi here: naomityrrell@researchyourway.com Career Development Newsletter (subscribepage.io) https://www.facebook.com/groups/altaccareersuk/ For a transcript of this episode go to www.thephdliferaft.com If you would like to receive a useful weekly email from the PhD Life Raft you can sign up here for ‘Notes from the Life Raft’: https://mailchi.mp/f2dce91955c6/notes-from-the-life-raft…
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Amal Abuzeinab, PhD is an architect, advisor, and academic at De Montfort University (DMU), School of Art, Design, and Architecture (ADA). Prior to joining academia, Amal practiced both in Sudan and UK.Amal is the Institute Head of Research Students – Institute of Architecture. Her leadership is guided and informed by the principles and practices of flourishing human from Positive Psychology. Amal supervises and examines Postgraduate researchers (PGRs) since 2016 focusing on Architecture, Built Environment, and related disciplines. She served as the Co-Faculty Head of Research Students (FHRS) for the Faculty of Arts, Design, and Humanities between 2017-2020. In this episode Amal shares advice about disseminating your PhD findings. She offers a ‘laddered’ process which will help you to build your confidence in discussing your research. We also discuss how being strategic about your dissemination can help you to prepare for a successful viva. Amal finishes with a top tip from her perspective as a PhD examiner on how you can assure your examiners about the quality of your thesis. Amal has created a range of toolkits to enhance competence of both PGRs and supervisors - here are the links to two of them: Links to open toolkits: 7 principles for PhD completion.pdf (edgehill.ac.uk) Checklist to write for publications.pdf (edgehill.ac.uk) For a transcript of this episode go to www.thephdliferaft.com If you would like to receive a useful weekly email from the PhD Life Raft you can sign up here for ‘Notes from the Life Raft’: https://mailchi.mp/f2dce91955c6/notes-from-the-life-raft…
If you are feeling paralysed by anxiety as to what your supervisor might think of your latest chapter or just doubting whether you are even capable of finishing the PhD at all then this is the episode for you! Mandy Lehto is a reknowned executive coach. After her doctorate she worked in investment banking and has also been a columnist for ‘Psychologies’ magazine as well as contributing to a number of other publications including ‘The Huffington Post and The Times. She now hosts “Enough the Podcast” alongside her private practice. In this episode Mandy draws on her research and shares her insights into the concept of ‘enoughness’ and how it can help avoid self-sabotage and stuckness. She emphasizes the importance of questioning negative self-talk and suggests practices to reduce emotional reactivity. In the episode we explore the fear and uncertainty of the doctoral process and how embracing the ‘boring basics’ can help to ground us. You can find Mandy here: WWW.MANDYLEHTO.COM Linked In - @mandylehto Instagram - Mandy Lehto Enough, the Podcast on Spotify & Apple Here are the details for The Curiosity Chronicle Sahil Bloom which Mandy mentions: https://sahilbloom.substack.com/ For a transcript of this episode go to www.thephdliferaft.com If you would like to receive a useful weekly email from the PhD Life Raft you can sign up here for ‘Notes from the Life Raft’: https://mailchi.mp/f2dce91955c6/notes-from-the-life-raft…
Piangfan Naksukpaiboon is currently an Early Stage Researcher and doctoral candidate in Medicine focusing on cancer genomics at the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences at Queen's University Belfast on the SPaRK program which is a Horizon2020 funded Marie Skłodowska-Curie doctoral training programme. Her move to Norway was when she discovered that she has Asperger’s Syndrome. However, she never let it define who she is. In this episode Piangfun discusses her experiences as a neurodivergent scholar, including facing skepticism about her abilities. She discusses negotiating ableism in academia and her process of self-advocacy. Piangfun also shares how facing illness led to her passion for archery and how interests outside the PhD have helped her on the journey. We finish with a top tip about being honest with yourself and others. You can find Piangfan Naksukpaiboon here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/piangfannaksukpaiboon/ You can find a transcript of this episode at thephdliferaft.com If you would like to receive a useful weekly email from the PhD Life Raft you can sign up here for ‘Notes from the Life Raft’: https://mailchi.mp/f2dce91955c6/notes-from-the-life-raft…
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Krysten Blackstone is a Lecturer in International and Military History at the University of Salford, where she has been since 2022. She is a social and military historian of Early America and her current work examines the morale of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, 1775-1783. As a PhD student she worked on and was chair of the blog Pubs and Publications: The PhD Experience where she wrote a number of blog posts on similar topics. She also works on the book reviews team for the Journal of American Studies. In this episode Krysten shares her strategies for networking at academic conferences. We talk about feelings of anxiety and how you can ‘break the ice’ when meeting new people. We also discuss how to manage those awkward coffee breaks! Throughout our chat Krysten emphasizes the importance of approaching networking with a spirit of curiosity and generosity and how this can lead to meaningful connections and successful relationships. You can contact Krysten here: k.e.blackstone@salford.ac.uk @KEBlackstone on twitter krystenblackstone.com You can access the transcript for this episode here: thephdliferaft.com If you would like to receive a useful weekly email from the PhD Life Raft you can sign up here for ‘Notes from the Life Raft’: https://mailchi.mp/f2dce91955c6/notes-from-the-life-raft…
Arun Ulahannan is an Assistant Professor at Coventry University, where he leads a range of user research and UX projects on transport accessibility, future transport, and gender inclusivity. He is passionate about creating and sharing knowledge that can inform and inspire policy, practice, and education in the transport sector and beyond. He also co-hosts the How to PhD podcast, a show that helps PhD candidates with the practical and essential skills they need for their academic journey. In this episode we discuss the challenge of comparing yourself to other PhD researchers. Arun discusses his own feelings of inadequacy and self doubt during his doctoral study. We explore how to cope when imposter syndrome strikes and why uncertainty might be a sign that you are a good researcher! Arun leaves us with a top tip about creating effective working relationships. You can find out more about Arun here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aruntu/ And can get more information about his podcast ‘How to PhD’ here: https://www.howtophd.show/ For a transcript of this episode go to www.thephdliferaft.com If you would like to receive a useful weekly email from the PhD Life Raft you can sign up here for ‘Notes from the Life Raft’: https://mailchi.mp/f2dce91955c6/notes-from-the-life-raft…
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1 How to Handle Procrastination: Managing the PhD One Deadline at a Time with Elizabeth Yardley 26:22
Dr Elizabeth Yardley graduated from Aston Business School in 2007 with a PhD exploring young parent’s experiences of stigma. She has worked in UK universities since then, teaching and researching a range of social science subjects including sociology, social policy and criminology. In 2021, she set up Degree Doctor to help overwhelmed PhD students experiencing a range of issues including perfectionism and imposter syndrome. Her resources not only help students with the how-to elements of a PhD but support them as they navigate the messy and magical emotions of the doctoral journey. In this episode we discuss the challenges of procrastination during a PhD journey - including fear of failure and criticism. We consider how procrastination can turn small tasks into massive ones, creating a vicious cycle of delay and emotional distress. Elizabeth offers some practical strategies for dealing with procrastination as well as highlighting the underlying issues that may be at play. She also emphasizes the importance of self compassion and leaves us with a game-changing top tip to help you keep your momentum going. You can find out more about Elizabeth’s work here: Degree Doctor YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@DegreeDoctor Degree Doctor Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thedegreedoctor/ Degree Doctor Website https://www.thedegreedoctor.com/ Direct link to Procrastination First Aid Worksheet https://www.thedegreedoctor.com/procrastination-first-aid-opt-in Etsy Shop - PhD Planners and Study Guides https://theplanningprofessor.etsy.com (Use code PHDLIFERAFT33 for 33% off anything in the shop) For a transcript of this episode go to www.thephdliferaft.com If you would like to receive a useful weekly email from the PhD Life Raft you can sign up here for ‘Notes from the Life Raft’: https://mailchi.mp/f2dce91955c6/notes-from-the-life-raft…
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