Send us a text - your number will not show, so if you want a response include an email Chris Cappannelli is a federal special agent who received his EDD in Leadership and Management from St. Thomas University in 2018. He has a long and successful career with the government holding diverse positions of increasing complexity and sensitivity, including the Department of Justice, the Department of Treasury, US Customs and Homeland Security Investigations. To date, he has handled over 100 criminal ca...
Mar 31, 2021•38 min•Ep. 21
Send us a text - your number will not show, so if you want a response include an email Gail Brindell, PsyD, is the founder and owner of WellFITT Solutions, LLC. As a single parent and retired military officer, she completed her PsyD in Psychology with a concentration in Health & Wellness. Dr. Brindell is an Exercise Physiologist, a Chronic Pain Specialist, a Credentialed Exercise is Medicine professional, and a Certified Associative Awareness Technique practitioner. With over 35 years in the...
Mar 24, 2021•30 min•Ep. 20
Send us a text - your number will not show, so if you want a response include an email Dr. Vernon Czelusniak is the author of GED to PhD Reaching Higher, a book that details his journey from a high school drop-out to college campus president. While serving in the military, Dr. Czelusniak attended night school to complete his BA and MA. When he retired as an officer from the U.S. Coast Guard in 1994 after 20 years of service, he got the “bug” to return to school and completed is Ph.D. in Computin...
Mar 17, 2021•32 min•Ep. 19
Send us a text - your number will not show, so if you want a response include an email Ask yourself: How do I receive feedback? How do I find space? Dr. Kelly Stewart holds a Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership and Innovation with a specialization in Curriculum and Policy from Arizona State University. Why does feedback feel so bad? We aren’t used to it; the educational system does not train us to revise the same work over and over, so we take feedback personal. Things to remember: ...
Mar 10, 2021•37 min•Ep. 18
Send us a text - your number will not show, so if you want a response include an email Gladys Ato, PsyD, is a leadership mentor, clinical psychologist, public speaker, grief specialist, and author of The Good Goodbye: How to Navigate Change and Loss in Life, Love, and Work. She teaches community leaders to amplify their joy and leadership in uncertain times using The Good Goodbye® approach. Recognized as a Latina leader by Hispanic Executive magazine and winner of the Women Worth Watching in Edu...
Mar 03, 2021•29 min•Ep. 17
Send us a text - your number will not show, so if you want a response include an email Feel like the world is trying to take you down? Understand why AND what to do about it. Dr. Anna Yusim is a Stanford- and Yale-educated, Board Certified Psychiatrist with a private practice and serves on the clinical faculty at Yale Medical school. She is presently starting a Spirituality and Mental Health Center at Yale and making a feature-length documentary on the interface of mental health and spirituality...
Feb 24, 2021•33 min•Ep. 16
Send us a text - your number will not show, so if you want a response include an email Dr. Julie D. Conzelmann (Dr. Jules) earned her doctorate in management at the University of Phoenix and her Copyeditor's Certification from U.C. San Diego. She is a faculty member at the Jack Welch Management Institute, the CEO and Editor-in-Chief, Scholar Chatter LLC; and CEO and Copyeditor at Superior Editing Services. Dr. Jules is an accomplished, inspirational, and empowering entrepreneur, business le...
Feb 17, 2021•19 min•Ep. 15
Send us a text - your number will not show, so if you want a response include an email #14 The Best Dissertation is a DONE Dissertation with Dr. Melanie Shaw Dr. Melanie Shaw has her PhD in Education and has spent two decades teaching and serving as an administrator in online higher education settings. She is known for getting students who are stuck at the dissertation writing stage unstuck. NEWSFLASH : The BEST dissertation is a FINISHED dissertation. Focus on creating a concise and straightfor...
Feb 10, 2021•30 min•Ep. 14
Send us a text - your number will not show, so if you want a response include an email In this episode I continue my captivaating conversation with davidji. davidji: · Had a 20-year career in business, finance, and mergers and acquisitions lead him to a state where he felt like he was sleepwalking through life (sound familiar?) · Apprenticed for a decade under Drs. Deepak Chopra and David Simon, serving as the Chopra Center COO, Lead Educator and then as the first Dean of Chopra Center Universit...
Feb 03, 2021•24 min•Ep. 13
Send us a text - your number will not show, so if you want a response include an email This podcast was recorded as a YOUTUBE and you can view the unedited interview here: https://youtu.be/9ssJbh7ibRg davidji is a globally recognized mind, body, health & wellness expert, mindful performance trainer, meditation teacher, and author. As the most prolific creator of guided meditations in the world, his work has touched literally millions of people's lives. Is meditation a waste of time? We&...
Feb 03, 2021•24 min•Ep. 12
Send us a text - your number will not show, so if you want a response include an email Dr. Jules (Julie Conzelmann) educates us on the value of an editor and how to find a good one! Some Universities have policies and/or guidelines related to hiring outside help. Please refer to these documents and consider discussing this choice with your Chair. Academic writing at the doctoral level is a different “style” of writing and most struggle with this. A good editor will save you: Time (the clock is t...
Jan 27, 2021•24 min•Ep. 11
Send us a text - your number will not show, so if you want a response include an email Dr. Scott Burrus was All-But-Dissertation (ABD) for almost a decade! He is now a Provost and Chief Academic Officer. In this episode, he talks about limiting beliefs, how to identify them, and then change them into a belief system using four steps that will get you unstuck. Are YOU what is standing in your way? With just small pivots the Universe will respond. Beliefs might be: · I don’t have time · My family ...
Jan 24, 2021•20 min•Ep. 10
Send us a text - your number will not show, so if you want a response include an email Estimates are that 50% of those who start a doctoral program do not finish and most of those who “stop out” do so at the dissertation writing stage. Dr. Todd Fiore, Director of Quality for Graduate Studies discusses the “shift” from course work to ABD (all but dissertation). Why is independent research so hard? Why aren’t students prepared? There is an expectation that students know what to do, but they don’t....
Jan 20, 2021•21 min•Ep. 9
Send us a text - your number will not show, so if you want a response include an email In this episode, we discuss the importance of recognizing chronic stress in the doctoral journey and how to use functional mushrooms to support your stress response and bring the body back into balance so it can heal itself. My guest is Danielle Ryan Broida is a Registered Herbalist (RH) of the American Herbalists Guild (AHG) and certified holistic nutritionist. Dianelle has found her calling as an Instructor ...
Jan 17, 2021•28 min•Ep. 8
Send us a text - your number will not show, so if you want a response include an email No family time? Missing out on social events? Is leisure a joke? Are you feeling resentful that others have joy in their lives? Is this situation leaving you cranky and ready to throw in the towel? In this episode, Jodie Hemerda shares her story. She had a proposal and was in a wonderful nurturing space but was ready to throw in the towel…can you relate? How to crawl out of the hole? 1. Revisit WHY you are doi...
Jan 13, 2021•27 min•Ep. 7
Send us a text - your number will not show, so if you want a response include an email #6 The Myth of Time Management with Mark Woods In this episode, I speak with Mark Woods, the author of Attack Your Day Before It Attacks You. We don’t manage time. We execute activities. Stop focusing on managing time and get conscious about the types of activities you want to execute. The skills Mark teaches are skills that will help not only doctoral students but anyone working from home with others or worki...
Jan 10, 2021•30 min•Ep. 6
Send us a text - your number will not show, so if you want a response include an email Drs. Linnea Rademaker, J. Scott Shelf, and Peter Williams discuss their podcast: DOC101 - a podcast for doctoral students and those who love them! Ideas covered: · The motivation behind the DOC101 podcast - discussing the hidden curriculum and providing a mechanism for vicarious learning · Why talking about the experience (which, yes, may include multiple types of abuses) normalizes it, creating the opportunit...
Jan 06, 2021•27 min•Ep. 5
Send us a text - your number will not show, so if you want a response include an email Note: This interview was a bit over 40 minutes long and will be released in all its glory as a YouTube in early 2021. Please check my website for updates on the release of the Happy Doc Student YouTube channel: www.expandyourhappy.com Books mentioned (authored by Maureen St. Germain): Be the Genie Flower of Life (will be re-released in April 2021) Opening the Akashic Records Maureen’s website: www.MaureenStGer...
Dec 30, 2020•32 min•Ep. 4
Send us a text - your number will not show, so if you want a response include an email In this show: 1. Why self-care is so important 2. A new definition of self-care 3. Why I believe most don’t have a daily practice (and it’s probably not what you think!) 4. Three traits of a successful practice Stress negatively impacts your body and your mind. If you’re stressed, you don’t think clearly. Self-care practices are related to less stress and a calm and clear mind (read: Better dissertations in le...
Dec 23, 2020•24 min•Ep. 3
Send us a text - your number will not show, so if you want a response include an email Get the article full article (with bonus tips): www.ExpandYourHappy.com 1. Humility is your new best friend. Don't expect things to come easy; the ability to humbly ask for guidance when you need it is imperative. 2. Grades mean (next to) nothing. Having a 4.0 doesn’t mean much in a doctoral program, because a doctoral degree is a terminal degree. Instead of focusing on grades, adopt a growth mindset and ...
Dec 18, 2020•24 min•Ep. 2
Send us a text - your number will not show, so if you want a response include an email This is the long version of my story. Prefer the Cliff Notes? Listen to the trailer… Otherwise, sit back and hear the tale of how a first-generation college student, born and raised on the beaches of SoCal, found herself completing a PhD at Brandeis University, only to have her life profoundly changed by unexpected news. The story is full of twists and turns (probably not unlike yours) and ends with how COVID-...
Dec 18, 2020•18 min•Ep. 1
Send us a text - your number will not show, so if you want a response include an email While being a happy doc student may sound like an oxymoron, I believe you can graduate with your sanity, health, and relationships intact. Confused? Overwhelmed? Stressed out? Join me and my guests as we demystify the process and show you ways to put more joy in your journey! What it’s about: The Happy Doc Student podcast was born out of my experience, both as a grad student who cried herself to sleep more nig...
Dec 16, 2020•6 min
