Grad School is Hard, but.....
Grad School is Hard, but... is a podcast from Dr. Katy Peplin of Thrive PhD. It's for anyone trying to be a human and a scholar, and here to help you dive deeper into how your brain and body work best. Each episode has practical experiments to try to help you find your way through the hard work of grad school, so let's get into it!
Episodes
74 episodes
don't have to fix it - it feels hard because it is hard
if you have felt like the world's most powerful expert in your field on a monday, only to feel like the biggest beginner baby on tuesday, congratulations, you're an academic. what if i told you that it wasn't a problem? ...
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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8:15
reset or rest - getting past resistance
if you've ever sat at your desk, willing yourself to get unstuck, and not having it work, this episode is for you. i give you my two step formula, reset or rest, for getting past resistance, because belting yourself to your desk chair (actual s...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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9:43
everything changes - when what worked before doesn't work now
few things can be scarier than the feeling of "wait, this used to work....why doesn't it work now?" if you've always studied, written, read, or scheduled in a certain way, it is easy to jump to shame-filled conclusion when you aren't getting th...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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10:09
momentum is fleeting - work for clarity instead
work every day! write every day! finish your dissertation in 15 minutes a day! there are endless variations of this writing advice, but they almost all depend on you being able to show up, and work effectively, as frequently as possible. but wh...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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9:12
gas will expand to fit the container - boundaries and time
if gas will expand to fit the size of the container, academia must be the most gaseous substance on earth. this week's episode is all about the way that grad school will expand to fit every second it can - and how to combat that with containers...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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11:52
show your work - complex problems need complex solutions
i used to HATE it when my teachers told me to show my work - why would i slow down and write down steps that are so obvious i could do them in my head? turns out that making physical records of your thinking - even if they're messy! even if you...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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11:22
objects in motion - ways to get moving
if you find yourself curled up like a shrimp in your desk chair, or stuck making ever more complicated plans and to do lists - this episode is for you. i take newton's first law ...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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9:30
unlimited restarts - for distracted brains and tricky days
i am sure this never happens to you but - i sometimes say that i'll get to my desk by 9:15 am, and then it's 10 and i think "well, gotta try again tomorrow!" or i'll mean to start with one task and do six other ones and then feel so badly about...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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10:07
do it on purpose - intentionality as a tool
in an age of dual monitors and triple screens and nearly unlimited ways to work, it can be really tempting to do a thousand things, or three things, at once. this episode is about how that might actually be costing you time and energy. an ode t...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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6:26
the second best time - starting in the mess
the best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago.the second best time is today.it is so easy to get stuck in the undeniable truth that things would be better/easier/faster if we started them earlier, or had better wor...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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7:06
what feels possible - finding the cracks when you're stuck
in this episode, i explore the question "what feels possible" - an anchor phrase i started using five years ago and still reach for today with clients, and with myself. i talk about strategies to check in with your brain and body, and start the...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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13:11
AcWriMo Ask Us Anything with Dr. Kate Henry!
i am so excited to be back! and what better to kick off season five with than an Ask Us Anything Q and A with my colleague and frequent collaborator, Dr. Kate Henry! we answer questions about being bored wit...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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25:59
greatest hits - stay motivated in the middle
This season of Grad School is Hard, But...I'm featuring my awesome colleagues and the greatest hits from the first three seasons while I am out on parental leave! This episode is one of the most streamed about how to keep motivation up in the l...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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13:10
The PhD Life Coach - How to be kind to yourself
This season of Grad School is Hard, But...I'm featuring my awesome colleagues and the greatest hits from the first three seasons while I am out on parental leave! This week's episode is from the awesome
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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11:08
greatest hits - chunk up your day
This season of Grad School is Hard, But...I'm featuring my awesome colleagues and the greatest hits from the first three seasons while I am out on parental leave! This episode is one of the most streamed about how i break up my day in a flexibl...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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11:28
The PhD Life Raft - Being a Neurodivergent Scholar with Gilly Mckeown
This season of Grad School is Hard, But...I'm featuring my awesome colleagues and the greatest hits from the first three seasons while I am out on parental leave! This week's episode is from the awesome
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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27:34
greatest hits - put your tasks somewhere other than your brain
This season of Grad School is Hard, But...I'm featuring my awesome colleagues and the greatest hits from the first three seasons while I am out on parental leave! This episode is one of the most streamed about how task managers can help you off...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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8:39
The PhD Life Coach - What to do when you're feeling a bit bleurgh
This season of Grad School is Hard, But...I'm featuring my awesome colleagues and the greatest hits from the first three seasons while I am out on parental leave! This week's episode is from the awesome
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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27:06
greatest hits - why is it so hard to find strategies that work for you?
This season of Grad School is Hard, But...I'm featuring my awesome colleagues and the greatest hits from the first three seasons while I am out on parental leave! This episode is one of the most streamed about how not every piece of advice will...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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11:09
Grad Girl Wellness - Grief in Grad School
This season of Grad School is Hard, But...I'm featuring my awesome colleagues and the greatest hits from the first three seasons while I am out on parental leave! This week's episode is from the awesome G...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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37:16
greatest hits - coming back to your desk after time away!
This season of Grad School is Hard, But...I'm featuring my awesome colleagues and the greatest hits from the first three seasons while I am out on parental leave! This episode is one of the most streamed about how to come back to work after you...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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9:40
so your advisor sucks. now what?
so, you've realized that your advisor doesn't meet all your needs - now what? this podcast has three steps to help you move through the sticky feelings when this important relationship doesn't feel aligned, and how to mov...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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9:19
yeah but is it sustainable? - danger signs in your scheduling
i talk a lot about sustainability - but how do you know if you're working with a sustainable schedule? i give my top warning signs that your schedule will eventually bury you alive, and even better, ways to build in some flexibility and space i...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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10:47
AcWriMo BONUS: dr. lauren saunders on what academics can learn from creative writers
i am delighted to welcome back dr. lauren saunders, VP of editing and research at Dissertation Editor, for this bonus AcWr...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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11:31
get some distance - make your writing strange so you can revise it
have you ever looked at a word so long that it ceased to have any meaning? has that ever happened to you on the scale of a paragraph, paper, or diss chapter? this week's episode has a variety of resources and strategies to help you make your wr...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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10:31