Do you ever feel like there just aren’t enough hours in the day? For many graduate students, PhDs, and early-career professionals, time scarcity feels like the biggest obstacle to building a sustainable and fulfilling career. This week on Beyond the Thesis with Papa PhD, I talk with Michelle Niemeyer — speaker, coach, and former attorney…
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🎙️ From Burnout to Balance – Lexi Reid on Healing and Reinventing Your STEM Career What happens when the career you worked so hard for starts to affect your well-being? This week on Beyond the Thesis with Papa PhD, I speak with Lexi Reid, a former plant biologist and regulatory affairs specialist who transitioned into…
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Feeling stuck in grad school? PhD coach Lucia Juarez discusses overcoming burnout, managing time effectively, and redefining productivity. Discover how mindset shifts and sustainable habits can help you finish your PhD faster—with more confidence and less stress. A must-listen for researchers facing academic overwhelm and looking for practical tools.
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Welcome to another episode of Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD. In this episode, David Mendes sits down with Sylvie Lahaie, a neuroscientist, yoga and meditation teacher, and expert in stress management and burnout prevention. Sylvie shares her compelling journey through academia, detailing both the pressures and rewards of graduate research, and candidly opens up…
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Welcome to the second episode of Papa PhD Gold! In this riveting conversation, we have the pleasure of delving into the world of gig workers with Professor Sue Ashford from the University of Michigan, as she shares her insightful research on how these workers maintain their identity and vitality in a professional world full of…
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Burnout. 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…
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