Does spending time and money on your own development feel selfish? What if investing in ourselves actually improved not only our lives, but spilled over to improve the lives around us too? Elevate graduate Despina Stavrinos joins me to share how investing in herself helped her to create time in her schedule, energized her career, and improved her relationships. Key points discussed: Despina’s background, career as a founding lab director and family situation The role of technology as a tool for ...
Sep 21, 2021•28 min•Season 7Ep. 92
Today I have for you an amazing conversation between my 3 rockstar academic coaches Rocío Caballero-Gill, Gina Robinson, and Thea Racelis. They’re sharing what challenges, struggles, and growth they see from our mid-career/post-tenure Elevate participants, and what they love most about the program. If their conversation piques your curiosity at all, don’t miss out on the info session for the next cohort of Elevate! Click here to learn more and sign up. Key points discussed: Who Elevate clients a...
Sep 14, 2021•38 min•Season 7Ep. 91
We get our hopes up for what it might feel like after we finally get tenure, but what is the reality? I’m sharing some of my own story about getting tenure, and what came next. Are you a mid to late career academic who got tenure (or promotion, depending on your system) and felt a serious let down? You are not alone. I’m sharing a little of my own story on this episode to illustrate what changes, what doesn’t, and what to do about it. My Story I started out with the University of Puerto Rico jus...
Sep 07, 2021•26 min•Season 7Ep. 90
How can you break projects into tasks to make them easier to manage? As academics we are constantly juggling multiple projects, and being able to approach them with the skills of a project manager can be the difference between smooth sailing and burn out. We’re on a short break from publishing new episodes, so today’s episode is a replay of one of our most popular past episodes. It’s all about learning tools and systems for approaching your writing like a project manager. I hope you enjoy this r...
Aug 31, 2021•28 min
Are you a pre-tenure or early career academic? What should you do to maximize this time in your career without fear? I’m walking you through my Amplify framework for going up for tenure with confidence. If you are listening in real time and applied for our Amplify program but haven’t secured your spot, time is almost up! Tomorrow is the last day to secure your spot, so don’t miss out on the only time we will be running Amplify in 2021. For those who haven't yet applied, there are still a couple ...
Aug 24, 2021•23 min
Is it possible to have a weekly schedule that prevents overwork and burnout in academia? How can you create a weekly schedule that works for you? This episode will walk you through a practical exercise to create your ideal week. We’re on a short break from publishing new episodes, so today’s episode is a replay of one of our most popular past episodes. It’s all about creating a weekly schedule that steers clear of overwork and puts everything in its place. I hope you enjoy this replay episode, a...
Aug 17, 2021•22 min
How can you successfully ask for and get what you want in academia, particularly when it comes to professional development funding? This episode will provide practical tips and ideas for securing the funding you need. We’re on a short break from publishing new episodes, so today’s episode is a replay of one of our most popular past episodes. It’s all about asking for and getting what you want, particularly around professional development funding. I hope you enjoy this replay episode, and we’ll b...
Aug 10, 2021•38 min
Why is investing in ourselves as academic womxn a radical act? And what should you do if your institution doesn’t want to invest in you? Making your career what you want it to be is up to you. There’s a lot of talk these days about self-care, but what does this mean for us as academics? How do we make sure we are getting where we want to go in our careers, and valuing our own contributions to the world? In order to grow and develop as scholars, we must invest in ourselves. As womxn, this is a ra...
Aug 03, 2021•21 min•Season 6Ep. 89
If you want to publish more, you should take on more projects, right? Wrong! You need a publication pipeline, not a funnel. I’m getting up on my soapbox to tell you why your publications need to be in a pipeline, not a funnel! Building a publication plan from a place of fear leads you to take on every possible project, say yes to all opportunities, and focus on numbers rather than your academic mission. Friends, this approach will backfire. Let’s dig into the metaphors of pipeline and funnel, an...
Jul 27, 2021•19 min•Season 6Ep. 88
On this episode I’m talking with Melva Treviño Peña and Silvie Huijben, two Amplify graduates, about what brought them to the program, how their careers and lives have changed, their successes, and who they believe can benefit from Amplify. While they came to the program from very different fields and in different phases of their pre-tenure journey, the transformations experienced, tools gained and relationships formed were the same. Key points discussed: How they each found the Amplify program ...
Jul 20, 2021•36 min•Season 6Ep. 87
On this episode I’m talking with Angel Kaur, a member of the founding co-hort of my Amplify program, about what brought her to Amplify, what she learned, and how she has gained the tools and confidence to make the best decisions for her career. Key points discussed: What brought her to the Amplify program Trying to figure out her path, and deciding between two areas that she loved After she joined Amplify, realizing how overwhelmed she had truly been Learning to purposefully give less in certain...
Jul 13, 2021•42 min•Season 6Ep. 86
My super-star writing coaches, Rocío Caballero-Gill and Gina Robinson, are taking over the podcast to talk about the pre-tenure period and many of the issues, fears, hopes, accomplishments, and successes they see with our Amplify clients. If you’re pre-tenure, I’m betting you will recognize yourself in this episode, and get a feel for whether this program and these fantastic coaches are a fit for you. Key points discussed: The challenges that our Amplify clients face when they are coming into th...
Jul 06, 2021•36 min•Season 6Ep. 85
What does the early career, pre-tenure period usually feel like for academic womxn? What should it feel like? With intention, we can steer ourselves toward a better experience. The early career period of proving yourself to gain that stamp of approval, whether you call it permanence or tenure, is a pivotal time in our careers. What does this pre-tenure period often feel like? What should it feel like? And perhaps most importantly, what do you believe it can be like for you? What the Pre-Tenure P...
Jun 29, 2021•21 min•Season 6Ep. 84
I’m joined on this episode by Dr. Anatu Mahama, founder and editor-in-chief of The Academic Woman magazine. She shares her journey through academia as an ambitious and determined woman, always looking for ways to increase her knowledge and increase her reach. She launched The Academic Woman magazine about a year ago to share stories of women who are contributing to the world and not always being seen. Her vision is to create a community of like-minded women who inspire one another, share knowled...
Jun 22, 2021•28 min•Season 6Ep. 83
The bros and dudes--you know, the archetype that academia was built for? Here are 5 things about academia they don’t want you to know. When I talk about bros and dudes, I’m hoping you got a little giggle, but I also hope you understand who I mean. This is the stereotypical model professor that the academic system was built for and based on. This is the reason that academia needs to change. So I’m sharing 5 things they don’t want you to know, so you can shift your mindset, choose your own path, a...
Jun 15, 2021•24 min•Season 6Ep. 82
Did you know writing can serve as a tool to help you organize your whole career? If you need a way to organize your thoughts, your time, and your career, it all starts with writing! Writing is so much more than “currency” in academia. Writing and publishing does help you get, keep and develop your career, but it has lots of other benefits too. One of the ways writing helps you as an academic is by acting as an “organizer” in three main areas. Writing Is An Organizer For Your Thoughts I’ve create...
Jun 08, 2021•24 min•Season 6Ep. 81
Do 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 diagnosis and ...
Jun 01, 2021•39 min•Season 6Ep. 80
Are you clear on what your own unique writing process is? Have you ever gathered data on your own practices? I’ve learned a lot during the process of drafting my book. I shared a little bit about my journey of writing a book on a previous episode. I’m bringing you up to date on my progress, and continuing to share the insights and takeaways I’ve gained through the process, including pivoting my strategy, and a couple of ah-ha moments. Changing Strategy & Finding a Press When I last checked i...
May 11, 2021•31 min•Season 5Ep. 79
What is a writing sprint, and how can it help you move an article from almost done to out the door and submitted? In this episode, I’m chatting with my two coaches, Gina Robinson and Rocío Caballero-Gill, all about writing sprints. We also share about my Writing Sprint Blueprint tool, which will help you move your article out the door in the next 2 weeks. As you near the end of the semester, each coach has some advice for you as you manage this moment and look forward to the summer! Key Points D...
May 04, 2021•38 min•Season 5Ep. 78
If you’ve been on the fence about joining this cohort of Navigate: Your Writing Roadmap, you’ll want to listen closely to these experiences from two real-life Navigate alums. Enrollment is open for just a few more days for the Radical Change Cohort of my Navigate: Your Writing Roadmap program. To help you decide if the program is right for you, I’m interviewing two past participants to find out how Navigate impacted their careers and made a difference in their academic lives. Participant #1: Nic...
May 01, 2021•29 min
What do I mean by radical change, and how does it happen? I am sharing 10 systems for enacting radical change for your writing, your career, and academic culture as a whole. Womxn prioritizing their chosen career activities, their own needs and their own writing practices over the demands of others is radical. I’ve talked about the radical change and what it can mean for us as individuals and as a community on the last few episodes of the podcast. On this episode I’m sharing the 10 systems you n...
Apr 27, 2021•50 min•Season 5Ep. 77
Is your career 90% awesome? Do you spend most of your time doing things that are important for your scholarly work? I can show you how to get there. In my last episode I talked about what radical change in academia looks like. The outcome of that radical change is that we build careers that are 90% awesome. Careers in which we do things we love 90% of the time. When you first wanted to become an academic, you got into it for the act of creation, the making of knowledge that had the potential to ...
Apr 20, 2021•35 min•Season 5Ep. 76
Why do we struggle to find time to write while the academic establishment requires publications in order to maintain or advance our careers? It’s time for radical change. Designing your career with intention is a radical idea. Securing your writing at the center of your career is a radical idea. And friends, radical change is what we need in academia! It’s time to move away from the scarcity mindset we’ve been socialized into, and start making decisions from a place of intention instead of a pla...
Apr 13, 2021•23 min•Season 5Ep. 75
Do you set intentions for your career and have the skills to follow through with them? I’m sharing a little bit about my own story to shed some light on the difference between control and intention. I have a pretty long history with trying to control things. I did my undergrad, with 2 minors, in 3 years. I white-knuckled my way to graduation and I did it through carefully strategizing my next steps, leveraging one course into the next, meticulously placing summer sessions in the mix. What my und...
Apr 06, 2021•18 min•Season 5Ep. 74
Does writing keep falling to the bottom of your list? Do you think you need accountability to hold you to your goals? I want to show you why you need community instead. Accountability, or the idea that you need an external person to “hold you” to your goals, is rooted in patriarchy. Entrenched social structures in the culture of academia have given rise to womxn who are not trusted to hold themselves to their own standards and who perhaps do not trust themselves. A lot of womxn who come to my wr...
Mar 30, 2021•34 min•Season 5Ep. 73
The solitary nature of writing can perpetuate the image of the “typical” professor, a lone (male) figure, doing it all alone. But writing together, as womxn, is a radical act! The image of a typical professor is usually as a lone (male) intellectual, head down, wrestling the big ideas of academia all on his own. And academia perpetuates this vision. We are socialized to be toxically self-reliant. Not a lot of value is placed on asking for help, sharing your wisdom with a community, or making sur...
Mar 23, 2021•25 min•Season 5Ep. 72
Have you ever struggled with where to publish your interdisciplinary qualitative work? Have you received feedback questioning the rigor of your research or your ability to express it? My guest on this episode is Maira Quintanilha, creator of Qualitative Research Blueprint . Whatever your struggles, questions, or curiosities about qualitative research, Maira has got you covered. She shares her own qualitative research journey, what prompted her to create Qualitative Research Blueprint , and why s...
Mar 16, 2021•39 min•Season 5Ep. 71
Has your qualitative research article been rejected or given a painful revise-and-resubmit? Here are the 5 things you should do next. What should you do when your article gets rejected, or you’re given a painful revise-and-resubmit? I’m talking specifically about qualitative research here, but the basic principles can be applied for all kinds of research and writing. In episode 9 I lay out the step by step plan I use to process and respond to feedback and writing criticism, so check that out if ...
Mar 09, 2021•22 min•Season 5Ep. 70
Are you comparing where you are in your scholarly journey to where others are? Do you feel like your career isn’t progressing the way you thought it would? I’m sharing part of my story that I hope will inspire you. If you’ve ever felt like you just can’t get the hang of this writing and publishing thing, this episode is for you. I’m sharing a little bit about my (very long) qualitative research publishing journey to show you that developing as a scholar and as a writer is an ongoing process. I e...
Mar 02, 2021•24 min•Season 5Ep. 69
The calendar changing from 2020 to 2021 isn’t what will make this year different. What will make this year different is YOU. 2020 is over! But sadly, there has not been much change in the world in 2021. Circumstances and world events are actually not that different...mutating strains of the virus, insurrection at the US capital...things are definitely still feeling rather "2020-ish" in 2021. So what is going to make a difference in 2021? You are. We just finished a virtual “mini-treat” that we p...
Feb 23, 2021•18 min•Season 5Ep. 68
