Latest Episodes
Episode 14 – Digital Primer
Suddenly your entire professional life (and tbh most of your personal life) is online. When career stakes are high, like in an online campus...
Episode 13 – Loss and Grief in a Pandemic
COVID19 has brought countless losses to academic communities – not just sickness and death, but also the loss of our jobs, our work norms...
Episode 12 – (Non) Productivity In the Apocalypse
Karen and Kel talk life in the COVID-19 pandemic: nothing is normal, nobody knows what’s going on, your family has invaded your space, teaching...
Episode 11 – Women of Color Coping with Academic Racism: An Interview with Dr. Roxane Donovan
In our very first guest interview, we host Dr. Roxanne Donovan, Professor of Psychology at Kennesaw State, Co-Founder of WellAcademic, and dedicated coach and...
Episode 10 – Sexual Harassment in the Academy: It’s Everywhere
The #MeTooPhD crowdsource survey we did in 2018 showed that sexual harassment is an epidemic in the academy. Karen and Kel break down why...
Episode 9 – What to Do If You Didn’t Get the Job (Or the Other Thing You Thought Your Future Depended On) – Part 2
Continuing from Part I last week, Karen and Kel continue sharing 12 strategies for confronting disappointment in a healthy and productive way, targeted to...