Have you ever felt like you missed out on some key piece of the writing process? Like everyone around you somehow learned something that you just totally missed? Everything you learned is wrong… And it’s not your fault. It's the fault of how we are socialized inside of academia, how we learn from example, in situations that aren't the most ideal for learning how to write. In Episode 152 I'm digging into 5 things that you learned about academic writing that are wrong, and what you can do to fix t...
Jan 24, 2023•20 min•Season 10Ep. 152
Did you catch last week’s episode on the company rebrand? Were you left with questions like, who, what, where, when, and why? If you’re like me, you LOVE a good behind-the-scenes peek at things, and that’s exactly what you’ll get here! In episode 151, Cathy talks all about the trajectory of what is now our company called Scholar’s Voice, how she founded it in 2017, what happened along the way, and why in 2023, we are doing this big brand revision. For full show notes visit scholarsvoice.org (web...
Jan 17, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 10Ep. 151
Have you heard us hint at some changes coming in the Academic Womxn Amplified world? Have you noticed all the new voices and people you’ve heard in episodes in the last year or so? In today’s episode we’re finally letting you in on our secret: We have a new company name and brand! We share all about the ‘why’ behind the name change, everything you can expect to stay the same, and what new things you’ll see as we move forward with Scholar’s Voice. For full show notes visit scholarsvoice.org . (Ne...
Jan 10, 2023•44 min•Season 10Ep. 150
If you are mid-career, you are holding up a lot of people, from students to research partners to co-authors to family members. How can you build legacy from that leadership? This episode is a re-release of episode 105 of the podcast and is a sneak peek into my private, seven-episode mini-feed called “7 Steps to a Legacy Building Career”. This episode is Step 6: Leading for Legacy. Head here if you want access to the rest of the feed. For full show notes, visit cathymazak.com/podcast/episode-149 ...
Dec 20, 2022•25 min•Season 9Ep. 149
Have you ever wondered what you might be able to get out of investing in one of our programs such as Elevate? Wondering if it might be a good use of your time and money? Want to hear firsthand from someone who’s been on the inside? Elevate graduate Lauren Braun-Strumfels is sharing her amazing story on this episode of the podcast. Her journey has been full of ups and downs, twists and turns. It’s taken her from Fulbright scholar in Rome at the very beginning of the pandemic, to lockdowns and vir...
Dec 13, 2022•57 min•Season 9Ep. 148
Do you ever find yourself frustrated and tired in your career? Do you find yourself wondering why you’re STILL feeling this way even though you’ve been in your career for a while? Many people in academia feel the same fatigue you are, which is why we designed the Elevate Program to help you make the change that works for you. In this episode, we're sharing an information session for our elevate mid-career program where we discussed how to thrive post-tenure and reach that next level in your care...
Dec 06, 2022•46 min•Season 9Ep. 147
Are you curious as to what the Navigate Program really entails? Are you wondering if it could be the thing that begins to propel your career forward and helps you find freedom and stability in your work? In this episode, we have a sneak peek inside of our Navigate Information Session. I created this information session called ‘Control your Career with Publications: a Look Inside our Navigate Program’ so that anyone interested in the program could really understand all of the parts in the system ...
Nov 29, 2022•28 min•Season 9Ep. 146
Do you LOVE the planning part of your job? Maybe you love planning your course syllabus or the planning process that comes before the actual writing of a publication. Are you passionate about getting the flow right for these things and making sure everything makes sense? If so, you’re in good company and this episode and webinar inside of it were created just for you! Today, I'm bringing you an audio version of a webinar that I created last year called ‘From Plan to Published: The Three Secrets ...
Nov 22, 2022•56 min•Season 9Ep. 145
Do you find yourself daydreaming about what your job COULD look like if you could just design it on your terms? Do you have a brilliant idea for what you really desire your working life to look like? In today’s podcast episode, I discuss the ins and outs of career design, or job crafting as it is more commonly called in the academic world. I lay out what job crafting is, how it relates to the academic space, and how we help you craft your ideal job inside of our Navigate program through our 10 s...
Nov 15, 2022•45 min•Season 9Ep. 144
Are you someone in the workforce who is entering into this new trend of ‘acting your salary’ that is coming out of quiet quitting? Do you struggle with overwork and dissatisfaction in your job because of it? How do we engage in a conversation that goes beyond “I am quiet quitting” and “I am just doing my job” to “What do you actually want to do in this world?” In this episode, you’ll hear from 2 of our Academic coaches Thea L. Racelis and Rocío P. Caballero-Gill as they co-host and guide us thro...
Nov 08, 2022•47 min•Season 9Ep. 143
During this month, we are going to reflect on some of the trends in 2022, and how they apply to us in academia. Today's topic is “quiet quitting”. For full show notes, visit cathymazak.com/podcast/episode-142 . Enrollment for Navigate runs from November 25th-29th 2022, but you can get in early with a special bonus if you are on our waitlist. We will open the doors for our waitlist folks on November 22nd. The first 15 people who enroll in Navigate get to come to our 3-day New Years' Writing Retre...
Nov 01, 2022•48 min•Season 9Ep. 142
What determines how much you can publish, and where are our expectations coming from? Is it possible to increase your level of joy in your work as you increase output? My wonderful coach Gina Robinson joins me on this episode to discuss publication goals and how to increase your capacity for writing and publishing in the coming year. We talk through these concepts as well as share how we determined the parts of our yearlong program, Navigate: Your Writing Roadmap®, and what you need to create su...
Oct 25, 2022•44 min•Season 9Ep. 141
Are you still exhausted after getting tenure and don’t know why things haven’t changed? Feeling like you’ll never not be tired? I’ve got 3 steps to take to help you take control. If you are exhausted, you are doing too much. You might have thought that gaining tenure would help, but if you’re like so many of the academics I work with, you have probably discovered just the opposite! After pushing so hard, for so long, a lot of people crash after receiving tenure. You might be grateful for the sta...
Oct 18, 2022•19 min•Season 9Ep. 140
Do you LOVE your work? Do you enjoy the day-to-day that your job entails? While there’s no one perfect job, it is possible to have a job you genuinely love, with a crafted future that you get excited dreaming about. In this episode, we have one of our amazingly gifted coaches, Gina Robinson, talking with you all about creating your own future. You’ll hear Gina’s story of how she gained tenure and then gave it all up to create a future she was excited about and aligned with. If you missed the Liv...
Oct 11, 2022•17 min•Season 9Ep. 139
What if being a leader in academia doesn’t have to mean taking on an administrative role? What if it means so much more than that? When we hear people talking about leadership in academia, what they often mean is admin. Leadership to your institution probably means a department chair or associate director, or other role that helps the university to function. But if admin just isn’t a fit for you, does that mean you’re not a leader? No way. If this conversation inspired you in any way, don’t miss...
Oct 04, 2022•27 min•Season 9Ep. 138
Have you heard us talk all about our Elevate program but find that you still have questions? Maybe you’re almost ready to take the plunge, but you still have a few practical things you’re curious about in regard to the program. I’m joined on this episode by wonderful Elevate graduates Debra Gombert and Sonia Cabell. We talk about the most impactful parts of the program, tangible versus intangible benefits, and where they’re going from here. They each share great insights and inspirational takeaw...
Sep 27, 2022•33 min•Season 9Ep. 137
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. If Despina’s interview piques your curiosity at all, don’t miss out on the info session for the next cohort of Elevate! Click here to le...
Sep 20, 2022•28 min•Season 9Ep. 136
Do you ever find yourself struggling in your career even if you’re not new to the job anymore? Maybe you’ve gotten tenure, and you still feel yourself floundering a bit. Don’t worry- you are absolutely not alone in this feeling, and we’ve created an amazing conversation and resource just for you. In this episode we have an amazing conversation between our 3 rockstar academic coaches Rocío Caballero-Gill, Gina Robinson, and Thea Racelis. They’re sharing what challenges, struggles, and growth they...
Sep 13, 2022•37 min•Season 9Ep. 135
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. The next few episodes are going to be re-releases of our most...
Sep 06, 2022•28 min•Season 9Ep. 134
Have you been cautious and fearful of how the recession everyone seems to be talking about these days is going to affect you? Both personally and in your career, it can be overwhelming to think about and prepare for your life in the midst of an economic recession. How can you build a cocoon around yourself, so that even when the economy's bad, you feel confident that you're not going to lose your job (unless you want to?) In this episode, we will be discussing how to recession-proof your career ...
Aug 30, 2022•44 min•Season 9Ep. 133
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...
Jul 26, 2022•23 min•Season 8Ep. 132
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 19, 2022•20 min•Season 8Ep. 131
Have you ever felt out of place in your work place? Do you want to know how to support and be an ally for enby coworkers and students in your workplace? Do you identify as nonbinary in the academic sphere?s In today’s episode Amplify coach, Thea, chats with Dr. Christy Randazzo, a nonbinary professor of Religion. Listen is as they unpack what it means to be nonbinary in academia, how to navigate the tension of working as a nonbinary person, and how others in the workplace can support and be an a...
Jul 12, 2022•54 min•Season 8Ep. 130
Have you ever wondered what brings someone to the Amplify program? Or how your career and life could change if you were to join? 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...
Jul 05, 2022•36 min•Season 8Ep. 129
This episode is the audio replay of the Amplify info session. Even if you’re not pre-tenure or thinking about a program right now, this episode will help you understand the reality of the tenure track, showcase some accomplishments of Amplify grads, and lay out the framework the program is based on. This session will show you all about going up for tenure with confidence, but even if you’re not in a role where tenure is part of your system, this session will help you gain confidence as you progr...
Jun 28, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 8Ep. 128
On this episode I’m talking with Angel Kaur, a member of the founding cohort 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. In this summer season, we will be re-releasing a few older podcasts to start us off. With that said, this episode is a re-release of episode 86 of the podcast. For the full show notes for this episode, head here! But, we do want to make you aware of some f...
Jun 21, 2022•44 min•Season 8Ep. 127
Does it ever feel like you’re sludging across the finish line to get tenure in your current role? Have you ever felt like you’re jumping through hoops or pushing past red tape to figure out exactly how to achieve the huge end goal of making tenure? 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 pr...
Jun 14, 2022•37 min•Season 8Ep. 126
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? In this new summer se...
Jun 07, 2022•23 min•Season 8Ep. 125
Do you ever feel like your teaching and/or students are taking the back burner to your own research and publishing? Do you feel the tension between being a great teacher or a great writer? Today’s guest is Barbi Honeycutt. Barbi is passionate about training professors to become better teachers. In doing so she founded a company called Lecture Breakers. Through her work with Lecture Breakers, she travels around and does speaking engagements with universities and works with centers for teaching an...
May 17, 2022•44 min•Season 8Ep. 124
Are you closer to the middle of your academic career than the beginning? Do you ever feel stuck in some ruts as it relates to your writing, publishing, and academic work? It can be so hard to find new ways of approaching your writing and publishing once you hit mid-career, but you are not without any hope! There can be big shifts and changes made even when you’re not new in the world of academia. In today’s episode, you’ll hear one of our coaches, Gina Robinson, talk with a client of ours, Ronni...
May 10, 2022•18 min•Season 8Ep. 123
