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The Write Habit
From Imposter Syndrome to Grant-Winning Scholar: How Elisabeth Yang Rewrote Her Academic Life
What happens when your academic dream is crushed by failure — and you rebuild it from the inside out?
This week on The Write Habit Podcast, I’m joined by historian and Wellcome Trust Fellow Dr Elisabeth M. Yang, whose journey from struggling PhD student to confident scholar will leave you deeply inspired.
Elisabeth is a Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Leeds, where she studies the inner world of babies in the long 19th century — and mentors PhD students of her own.
In our conversation, she shares:
- How she moved from paralysis and fear to flow and vision
- The exact writing ritual (including Baroque music!) that anchors her work
- Why community and body doubling helped her finally finish her papers
- How the Future Self method helped her become the writer — and woman — she aspired to be
Whether you're in the middle of a PhD, holding onto a paper you've avoided for months, or dreaming of your next big grant — this episode is your gentle, powerful permission slip to rewrite the story.
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Inside, you’ll build structure, confidence, and writing flow like Elisabeth did when she joined the program — with community, coaching, and mindset tools that actually work.
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