Mental Health

Jean-Patrick Toussaint – Mieux préparer les doctorants à l’emploi

Bienvenue sur ce nouvel épisode d’Au-delà de la thèse avec Papa PhD! Si tu trouves de la valeur dans le contenu que je t’apporte chaque semaine, clique sur l’un des boutons ci-dessous et renvoie-moi l’ascenceur 🙂 Don sécuritaire sur PayPal Deviens supporter sur Patreon ! Ou paye-moi un café 🙂 Cette semaine je partage avec…

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The Regulatory Domain as a Path for PhDs With Drew Slack

This week on the show, I’m bringing you yet another treasure from the vault – my Season 1 conversation with Drew Slack, where we talked about his journey from his PhD in pharmacology to his current career in the medical regulatory space. This is a special episode for me, because of the energy of this…

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How To Stop Burnout In Its Tracks With Özgün Ünver

Burnout. You probably know someone who has gone through it, or you may have burnt out, yourself. Academic burnout is real and often taboo, and this week on the podcast, I am talking with a coach specializing in helping researchers avoid it and manage it – Özgün Ünver, form Mind Your Own Revisions. During our…

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Trusting the Path to Career Wellness With Danielle De La Mare

How well adjusted do you feel you are to your current career ? This week on Papa PhD, I’m sharing my recent conversation with Danielle De La Mare, creator and host of the Self-Compassionate Professor podcast, about her approach to promotion career wellness in the academic community. This is an exciting episode for me, because…

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The State of the Post-PhD Job Market With Ashley Ruba

Are you ready for what comes after getting your degree? Or after your second or third postdoc? How does the job market treat PhDs today? These are questions I had no answers to when I was finishing my PhD. My guest this week – Ashley Ruba, PhD – has taken up the personal mission to keep…

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Time Management During the PhD with Gad Sabbatier

Welcome to another collab episode of the PhD Dojo with The 2nd Lab. VIDEO In this new PhD Dojo episode, Gad Sabbatier and I share our advice on something that is a challenge for a lot of us – time management. Do you struggle doing all you want to fit in a day? In a…

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Managing Your Imposter Experience During and Beyond Your Degree with Marc Reid

This week, on the first Papa PhD episode of 2023, I am bringing you an incredibly insightful conversation about the impostor phenomenon in academia and beyond with Marc Reid, PhD, author of You Are Not a Fraud – A Scientist’s Guide to the Imposter Phenomenon. Imposter feelings are ubiquitous in graduate school and throughout your…

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Are Things Changing for the Better for Women in STEM? with Krishna Kadiyala (Rerun)

In this week on the show, I’m bringing you another treasure from the vault – my Season 2 conversation with Krishna Kadiyala about her experience as a woman in the STEM space, and in particular about her decision to have children during the PhD. While you’re here, I’ll take the opportunity to let you know…

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La thèse comme base solide pour mieux se connaître avec Julie Lopes

Cette semaine sur Papa PhD, je t’apporte ma récente conversation avec Julie Lopes, accompagnatrice de doctorant.e.s. La thématique – profiter du doctorat pour mieux se connaître et profiter de mieux se connaître pour avoir un trajet plus aligné et plus productif pendant la thèse. En fin d’épisode, Julie nous fait expérimenter un exercice de recentrage…

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Réussir son doctorat en SHS avec Emilie Doré (rediffusion)

Cette semaine, je t’apporte en rediffusion une conversation où, avec Émilie Doré de Réussir son doctorat, on fait une radiographie des défis actuels de l’expérience de la thèse en sciences humaines et sociales (SHS) et où on discute des pistes à suivre pour offrir aux doctorant.e.s une expérience formatrice et davantage épanouissante. Ce que tu…

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