Grad School is Hard, but.....
Grad School is Hard, but... is a podcast from Dr. Katy Peplin of Thrive PhD. It's for anyone trying to be a human and a scholar, and here to help you dive deeper into how your brain and body work best. Each episode has practical experiments to try to help you find your way through the hard work of grad school, so let's get into it!
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 12 minutes
- Episodes
- 74
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
don't have to fix it - it feels hard because it is hard
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if you have felt like the world's most powerful expert in your field on a monday, only to feel like the biggest be…
reset or rest - getting past resistance
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if you've ever sat at your desk, willing yourself to get unstuck, and not having it work, this episode is for you.…
everything changes - when what worked before doesn't work now
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few things can be scarier than the feeling of "wait, this used to work....why doesn't it work now?" if you've alwa…
momentum is fleeting - work for clarity instead
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work every day! write every day! finish your dissertation in 15 minutes a day! there are endless variations of thi…
gas will expand to fit the container - boundaries and time
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if gas will expand to fit the size of the container, academia must be the most gaseous substance on earth. this we…
show your work - complex problems need complex solutions
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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 s…
objects in motion - ways to get moving
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if you find yourself curled up like a shrimp in your desk chair, or stuck making ever more complicated plans and t…
unlimited restarts - for distracted brains and tricky days
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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 an…
do it on purpose - intentionality as a tool
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in an age of dual monitors and triple screens and nearly unlimited ways to work, it can be really tempting to do a…
the second best time - starting in the mess
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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…
what feels possible - finding the cracks when you're stuck
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in this episode, i explore the question "what feels possible" - an anchor phrase i started using five years ago an…
AcWriMo Ask Us Anything with Dr. Kate Henry!
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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 c…
greatest hits - stay motivated in the middle
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This season of Grad School is Hard, But...I'm featuring my awesome colleagues and the greatest hits from the first…
The PhD Life Coach - How to be kind to yourself
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This season of Grad School is Hard, But...I'm featuring my awesome colleagues and the greatest hits from the first…
greatest hits - chunk up your day
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This season of Grad School is Hard, But...I'm featuring my awesome colleagues and the greatest hits from the first…
The PhD Life Raft - Being a Neurodivergent Scholar with Gilly Mckeown
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This season of Grad School is Hard, But...I'm featuring my awesome colleagues and the greatest hits from the first…
greatest hits - put your tasks somewhere other than your brain
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This season of Grad School is Hard, But...I'm featuring my awesome colleagues and the greatest hits from the first…
The PhD Life Coach - What to do when you're feeling a bit bleurgh
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This season of Grad School is Hard, But...I'm featuring my awesome colleagues and the greatest hits from the first…
greatest hits - why is it so hard to find strategies that work for you?
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This season of Grad School is Hard, But...I'm featuring my awesome colleagues and the greatest hits from the first…
Grad Girl Wellness - Grief in Grad School
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This season of Grad School is Hard, But...I'm featuring my awesome colleagues and the greatest hits from the first…