do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! if you have ever: ducked into a bathroom to avoid your advisorgone days (or longer) avoiding your email in case someone asks you where your draft isworked furiously through a weekend so no one noticed you didn't send that draft in on fridaythis episode is for you. let's talk about why we go so hard into avoidance mode when writing is late, and why that often is the least helpful way to go about it. plu...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! this is for all my friends with 123908 open tabs of things to read, a pile of ILL requests to pick up at the library, four unwatched webinars on how to do academic things in their inbox....who are still feeling stuck turning all that research into writing. we talk this week about why it happens, and how to move forward, on this week's episode. get into it! Grad School is Hard, But...is a podcast by Dr. Katy ...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! you're careening from due date to due date, and still, everything is due in the last three weeks of the term. you know that you're supposed to be working ahead, and making time for important projects that aren't due yet, but.......how? let's talk about this pattern - maybe one of the hardest ones to shift - and concrete things you can do to try and shift it. because you CAN do things to shift into a less due...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! this is for all my folks who love to warm up, sit down to check their email......and the whole day is gone. we talk about the cycle, places to interrupt it, and three specific strategies to try - all in less than ten minutes. hop on in and let me gently roast you for the good of your draft. Grad School is Hard, But...is a podcast by Dr. Katy Peplin of Thrive PhD. learn more at thrive-phd.com - and i'm ...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! you're a rock star teacher. you're everyone's favorite colleague. you show up in your community and you never miss a chance to help out. something has to give....is it your writing? if you're checking a million things off a day and somehow, that pit in your stomach about your writing getting snoozed is only getting bigger, this episode is for you. Grad School is Hard, But...is a podcast by Dr. Katy P...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! welcome to season six of the podcast - this time, i'm going through the kinds of behaviors and patterns i see as a coach (and in myself, too) in a series i'm calling "just at me". we'll talk about how they show up, and how to shift them - with love and humor, of course. this week is for any of us who are spending, ahem, a lot of time on making intricate plans - in our notebooks, planners, apps, and project...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! when everyone is posting their desk selfies, or their out-of-office views, it can be really isolating when your flow doesn't match theirs. this week's episode is about how we choose, or choose not, to work, and how we can square that with what we see and what we feel. let's dig in! Grad School is Hard, But...is a podcast by Dr. Katy Peplin of Thrive PhD. learn more at thrive-phd.com - and i'm co-hosting AcWr...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! 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? it feels hard because it is hard. let's get into it this week <3 Grad School is Hard, But...is a podcast by Dr. Katy Peplin of Thrive PhD. learn more at thrive-phd.com - ...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! 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 suggestion i received once from a prof) isn't it. mentioned: reset episode seven types of rest Grad School is Hard, But...is a podcast by Dr. Katy Peplin of Thrive PhD!...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! 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 the same results. this episode talks about that moment, and what you can do when you find yourself in a new season. Grad School is Hard, But...is a podcast by Dr. ...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! 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 what if that isn't possible, for any number of reasons? what can you count on if momentum isn't going to be a sustainable fuel for you? let's try clarity - and in this e...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! 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 of your own so that you have space for your humanity and your scholarship. Grad School is Hard, But...is a podcast by Dr. Katy Peplin of Thrive PhD! learn more ...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! 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 have to redo them! - is really helpful, especially as your work gets more complex. and what's more complex than the work you have to produce in grad school?? Gr...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! 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 of motion and use it to give you the permission you need to start - anywhere - because once you're moving, it's easier to stay moving. and moving is where the magic is. mentioned: what feels possible XO KITTY Grad School is Har...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! 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 not doing what i meant to that i'll watch XO, KITTY instead. this is the phrase i use to help myself get back to what i meant to spend my time and energy on, and i of...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! 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 to intentionality, see why i want you to do it, no matter what it is, on purpose. Join Dr. Kate Henry and me for our popular Structure as a Path to Sustainability...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! 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 working conditions. this episode is all about how i work through that truth and give myself permission to start it messy, and do it in pieces. Join Dr. Kate Henry and me for our popular...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! 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 there to make small but useful progress when you feel stuck and overwhelmed. get into it!! Join Dr. Kate Henry and me for our popular Structure as a Path to Susta...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! 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 with a long project, working on your scholarship in very limited time, writing for "the general public", and more! get into it! Join Dr. Kate Henry and me for our popular Structure as a Path to Sustainabilit...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! 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 long middle of a project! The middle of the project, well, it can be messy! But if you're in the middle - of a project, a term, a month like AcWriMo - well then this ...