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In this season, we're digging into exploring how to figure out what we really want, which can be a challenge for so many of us. Today, I'm sharing my perspective on why what we want matters as well as my recent experience with an exercise that investigates what we want our ideal world to look like. And how defining this for ourselves as individuals can help center around our values and inform daily life and big picture decision-making.
Mentioned in this episode:
Mirrors in the Earth by Asia Suler
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Welcome back to the podcast for the start of Season Two!
Iām excited to be back with you! Today, Iām returning to orient around the question we often have for ourselves of āWhat do I really want?ā. You would think that this question of would be easy to answer, but I think it can be REALLY hard for so many of us, for so many reasons. We know we want something different, but we canāt quite identify what to move towards. Today, I'm sharing some thoughts around how micro-moments in our lives can help us explore and learn to trust that inner voice that can set the course towards answering this question.
Thank you for listening!
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If this podcast resonates with you, I invite you to explore the Sequel to a PhD website (www.sequeltoaphd.com), because thereās a lot evolving over there, too!
Also, Iām currently accepting applications for 1:1 coaching with me for Fall 2023. Please reach out for more information.Support the show
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Today, I'm talking about how the question of "what can I take out of my life?" can help us focus on living our values, as well as how this relates to my personal approach to the summer. I also talk about my plans for the podcast for this summer, and the experiment of "just being".
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In this episode, I talk about my perspective on how overwhelm from the numerous components that require our attention when making big changes in our careers can contribute to that scary feeling that happens when we approach change. I also talk about a few approaches to address these various components and remember that we have the agency to decide how we want to feel as we move through change.
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In this slightly nostalgic episode, I look back on my favorite role in bench science at a start-up pharmaceutical company! (And some slightly comical and absurd moments in the role I held prior to the start-up company job...) This episode also addresses how remembering our past experiences can help us identify our values and what brings us fulfillment in our work. By reflecting on what we loved about past jobs or projects, we can intentionally bring more of those elements into our current work or new opportunities that align with what's important to us now.
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In this episode, I'm delighted to chat with Dr. Kristine Averill, who shares her inspiring story of transitioning from a successful 15-year academic career in Plant and Crop Sciences to become a passionate Somatic Mindfulness Coach. Raised on an apple farm, Kristine developed a deep connection to nature, which led her to pursue a PhD in Ecology. Despite her achievements, she felt a longing for something more fulfilling. In stepping out of academia, she embarked on a journey of self-discovery through yoga, meditation, and coaching. Today, through somatic mindfulness and inquiry, Kristine helps people who feel trapped in uncertainty or frustration to manage anxiety and burnout and to gain clarity about their purpose so they can create the impact they want while doing what they love.
The key moments in this episode are:
00:01:35 - Becoming Interested in Plant and Crop Sciences
00:05:01 - Moving Away from Academia
00:08:43 - Developing a Coaching Business
00:12:16 - Staying Curious and Experimenting
00:16:50 - The Importance of Following Your Passion
00:18:43 - The Rewards of Coaching and Yoga
00:21:02 - Encouraging Curiosity
00:24:05 - Trust Yourself
I found her story to be incredibly inspiring, brimming with profound insights and valuable guidance!To learn more about Kristine, visit https://www.kristineaverill.com/
To access her free Regulate Your Nervous System training, visit https://www.kristineaverill.com/free-training
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In this episode, we talk about REST. Giving ourselves permission to rest (which can be a challenge due to our conditioning, particularly coming from academia), dissociating rest from an expectation for it to feel good or to be fully replenishing in whatever timeframe we've allotted for it, and why allowing ourselves to stop thinking and problem-solving can be a necessary component of rest. We talk about how the space created by rest is so important to create meaning and ultimately enable us to show up as who we want to be in the world.
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In this episode, I enjoyed chatting with Dr. Sierra Simpson, a PhD scientist with a background in investigating the connections between the microbiome and addiction. Sierra shares her story of how she moved away from preclinical bench research into more clinically-oriented roles as the Associate Director of Perioperative Informatics in the Department of Anesthesia at UCSD as well as founder of BrilliantBiome, a company centered around using information about your personal microbiome to inform health decisions. She shares some of her experiences around becoming an entrepreneur and starting a business (during her PhD, even!), and I was intrigued to hear how she is now navigating dual paths between her roles in academia and her company, BrilliantBiome. In addition, Sierra shares great perspective and tips for people wanting to move away from bench research into roles with more clinical applications. We talk about the importance of following our individual unique interests and values as we navigate career decisions and how we are allowed to do what's most fulfilling for us.To learn more about BrilliantBiome, visit https://www.brilliantbiome.com/ or find Dr. Simpson on LinkedIn!
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In this episode, I explore how thinking about the impact of our work can help guide our decision-making as well as hold us back when we're feeling nudged towards making changes. We talk about possible ways to consider impact beyond measurable outcomes that contribute to solving the world's big problems. We also talk about how releasing attachment to impact outcomes might be really important when exploring, playing/learning, and following your curiosity towards something new, and how maybe it's okay to let the potential impact become more obvious down the road a little bit. We are all impacting the world around us every day, regardless of the path we choose.
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In this episode, we explore the relationship between allowing ourselves to dream (i.e., imagining our wild and outrageous ideal) and becoming even more of ourselves. We go through a few factors relevant to scientists and academics that may constrain our willingness to dream. And talk about one approach to expand our dreaming capacity and get closer to understanding what we really want. In my opinion, this understanding is an essential component in testing the hypothesis that we can achieve greater impact in the world by becoming more of ourselves.
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In this episode, I share a previously recorded episode that I almost deleted because I felt it wasn't perfect, until I remembered that sharing even the incomplete, imperfect ideas is part of how we co-create, relate, and learn from each other. We talk about how starting something new often involves moving through some icky, sticky steps and a reminder that it's totally normal to face this ick as part of the process of change toward something even better.
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In this episode, I talk about some thoughts-in-progress that have been on my mind recently around the connection between moving out of our comfort zones and the question of "how do I want this to feel" while moving toward the next big goal. We talk about how the steps along the way don't have to be extra hard or a huge challenge to overcome in order to "count" as progress and growth. I share my current perspective (which admittedly, might change in the future!), in which I'm finding it empowering to embrace a series of small steps and gentle expansion of my comfort zone boundaries as the mechanism toward big goals and change. And how this all connects to the concept of becoming even more of yourself.
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The origins of her interest in ecology and conservation and how momentum shaped aspects of her career path. The role that recognizing her desired impact for her work played in making recent career decisions. The totally relatable worry of disappointing people around her by deciding to leave academia, and allowing space to focus on the question of "what's really important to me?" Thinking about career moves (and life) as a constant process of experimenting and calibrating. And recognizing that we don't have to have it all figured out right now. Reminders that we don't have to do it all ourselves, and that what we are doing is enough.
In this episode, I'm delighted to chat with Dr. Emily Dangremond, a PhD ecologist with an interest in plants, climate change, and conservation. After earning her PhD from UC Berkeley, doing a postdoc at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, and becoming an assistant professor at Roosevelt University, she recently left that role to work at a community-centered wildlife conservation company. Dr. Dangremond is also the host of "Kids Questions Answered", where she answers science questions posed by her son, and she has developed a scientific writing guide to help people overcome obstacles they encounter in scientific writing.
In this fun conversation, we talk about:And lots of other excellent nuggets in this great conversation!
To learn more about Emily, visit https://emilydangremond.weebly.com/ or find her on Instagram @drdangerscience.
To find her scientific writing guide, visit Dr. Danger's Guide to Scientific Writing.
Or check out her podcast Kid's Questions Answered!
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In this episode, I share a new project that I've been working on and what has been holding me back from letting people know about it. We talk about how this situation relates to testing the hypothesis that we can achieve impact in the world by showing up imperfectly, experimenting, and co-creating. It doesn't have to be a perfectly polished, perfectly packaged thing to make a difference and/or to learn something, and we don't always have to have everything figured out before we start.
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In this episode, we talk about what it means to get quiet and how giving ourselves permission to expect nothing of ourselves frees up the space to allow insight and new ideas in. I share my mini-story of how I approached getting myself out of a little recent slump and how this approach can be useful in the context of bigger life or career decision-making.Thank you for listening!
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Why it can feel like failure when the original goal (or the path to achieving our goals) no longer feels right. How any goal actually has an infinite number of successful outcomes. Looking at how our stories have evolved vs. achieving a particular outcome. Changing goals as a reflection of sophistication in our thinking and our experiences.
In this episode, we talk about:Thank you for listening!
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Welcome to the first guest episode of the Sequel to a PhD Podcast!
Bryan's fascinating story of combining disparate interests to chart his own unique career trackHow an emerging interest in writing turned into publishing a book (while also writing his dissertation!) How that book set the stage for making connections and establishing his food science consulting businessUsing a set-up in his garage to do the food science work/testing for his consulting clientsHis strategy for using cold emails to connect with new clients and grow his business Learning to trust your gut in decision-making and staying open to every possibility
Dr. Bryan Quoc Le is a food scientist, food industry consultant, and author of the book, 150 Food Science Questions Answered. He earned his PhD in Food Science from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and now runs a food science consulting business where he acts as a scientific advisor and consulting food scientist for numerous food companies.
In this conversation we talk about:To learn more about Bryan, visit https://www.bryanquocle.com
Or check out his book at 150 Food Science Questions AnsweredThank you for listening!
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Welcome back to the podcast!
My personal story from the past two years of shifting my approach to work and what I want to do.How a recent moment of stress flipped around and became a symbol of living out my values and dreams from several years ago.Recognizing the small steps that have moved me further into my dream life.The energy and possibility that comes from approaching work/life from a mindset of "how can I make this even better?"This episode goes further than usual into my lived experience, and I appreciate you listening!
In this episode, we talk about:Want to connect directly with me? Find me on Instagram and send me a message!
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Why looking at job postings is not the right place to start when thinking about career change choicesA three-part framework for exploring what's next based on who you are nowApproaching career shifts based on personal values and what you want vs. qualifications and expectationsUsing "what if's" to explore the impact you would like to achieve with your workContextualizing the action steps of career change Permission to step outside of the conditioning from the past to follow what feels meaningful and fulfilling now
In this episode, we talk about:Thank you for listening!
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Reframing what's actually happening when you show up with less than 100% effort, and why these phases are critical to get to where you're heading
In this bonus episode, we talk about:
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