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 ...

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 week's episode is from the awesome The PhD Life Coach, which host Dr. Vikki Burns describes like: Whether you're a PhD student or an experienced academic, life in a university can be tough. If you're feeling overwhelmed, undervalued, or out of...

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 i break up my day in a flexible way! if time blocking (aka writing in your calendar, "dissertation 10 am to noon") always felt arbitrary to you - then may i present the three chunk method? this i...

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 week's episode is from the awesome The PhD Life Raft Podcast! This is the podcast for you if you are currently doing a PhD; are working with PhD students; or just living with someone who is on a PhD journey. The PhD Life Raft focuses on sharin...

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 task managers can help you offload some of the buzz in your brain! whether you put all your tasks in a notebook, app, or on the back of various receipts, many of us want some sort of system to ca...

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 week's episode is from the awesome The PhD Life Coach, which host Dr. Vikki Burns describes like: Whether you're a PhD student or an experienced academic, life in a university can be tough. If you're feeling overwhelmed, undervalued, or out of...

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 not every piece of advice will work for you! If you have ever taken the advice of your advisor, that productivity book that everyone raves about, or even from a coach like me and it straight up d...

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 week's episode is from the awesome Grad Girl Wellness Podcast, a podcast designed to inspire and highlight the stories of women of color in graduate school who are prioritizing their overall health and wellness as they pursue higher education ...

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 come back to work after you've been away! whether it was a vacation you looked forward to all year, or an unexpected break from work, coming back to your desk after time away is not as easy as...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! 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 move through that. make sure you check out the first episode of season three, building a team of mentors, for practical steps to keep this process going! Grad School is Hard, But...i...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! 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 in this week's episode! get into it! Grad School is Hard, But...is a podcast by Dr. Katy Peplin of Thrive PhD! Stay in touch by signing up for my newsletter and get my...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! i am delighted to welcome back dr. lauren saunders, VP of editing and research at Dissertation Editor, for this bonus AcWriMo episode! this episode, all about what academics can learn from creative writers, is just the jump start i needed to get a little more playful and have a little more fun with my writing. i hope it can do that for you, too! learn more about the Dissertation Editor's book, PhDone at th...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! 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 writing "strange" - to get some distance from it so you can see it clearly. there isn't always someone else around to read our writing - or time for them to do so even i...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! i am so excited to welcome dr. vikki wright to the podcast as a special AcWriMo bonus! this episode is something that i return to all of the time - how to get on with it when that feels impossible. i hope you enjoy it as much as i do! from dr. wright: We all have times where we need to get on with writing our thesis/paper/promotion materials/grant, but we're not. We procrastinate, we tell our...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! have you ever noticed that when you work in a library or a coffeeshop, or do chores with your housemates, that you get more done? that magic (if it isn't caffeine) is called body doubling. this week's episode is all about this gentler accountability tool, where you can practice it virtually and in person, and when it might not work for you! mentioned: my community (join for just $5/month!) focusmate ...

do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! i am THRILLED to introduce you to Dr. Allen Roda is CEO of Dissertation Editor, and co-founder of its British counterpart Thesis Editor. He's also co-author of a new Best Selling Book titled PhDone: A Professional Dissertation Editor's Guide to Writing Your Doctoral Thesis and Earning Your PhD. and to share this bonus AcWriMo episode! so you are interested in working with an editor - but what does that...