Grad School is Hard, but.....

Dr. Katy Peplin
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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!

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  1. EPISODE 1

    intricate plans, instantly abandoned

    do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! welcome to season six of the podcast - this time, i'm going through the kinds of behaviors and patterns i see as a coach (and in myself, too) in a series i'm calling "just at me". we'll talk about how they show up, and how to shift them - with love and humor, of course. this week is for any of us who are spending, ahem, a lot of time on making intricate plans - in our notebooks, planners, apps, and project management software, and then instantly abandoning them because life is going to life. if your weekly plan is already out of date when you're listening to this, this one is for you! Grad School is Hard, But...is a podcast by Dr. Katy Peplin of Thrive PhD. learn more at thrive-phd.com - and i'm co-hosting AcWriMo again this year! sign up for a free month of writing support right here!

    9 min

  2. EPISODE 2

    a+ teacher, colleague, friend....c+ writer

    do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! you're a rock star teacher. you're everyone's favorite colleague. you show up in your community and you never miss a chance to help out. something has to give....is it your writing? if you're checking a million things off a day and somehow, that pit in your stomach about your writing getting snoozed is only getting bigger, this episode is for you.  Grad School is Hard, But...is a podcast by Dr. Katy Peplin of Thrive PhD. learn more at thrive-phd.com - and i'm co-hosting AcWriMo again this year! sign up for a free month of writing support right here!

    9 min

  3. EPISODE 3

    just a quick check of the email.......and it's 3 pm

    do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! this is for all my folks who love to warm up, sit down to check their email......and the whole day is gone. we talk about the cycle, places to interrupt it, and three specific strategies to try - all in less than ten minutes. hop on in and let me gently roast you for the good of your draft.  Grad School is Hard, But...is a podcast by Dr. Katy Peplin of Thrive PhD. learn more at thrive-phd.com - and i'm co-hosting AcWriMo again this year! sign up for a free month of writing support right here!

    8 min

  4. EPISODE 4

    always firefighting, no fire prevention

    do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! you're careening from due date to due date, and still, everything is due in the last three weeks of the term. you know that you're supposed to be working ahead, and making time for important projects that aren't due yet, but.......how? let's talk about this pattern - maybe one of the hardest ones to shift - and concrete things you can do to try and shift it. because you CAN do things to shift into a less due-date driven life, but they're not nearly as simple as "just schedule time for your writing".  Grad School is Hard, But...is a podcast by Dr. Katy Peplin of Thrive PhD. learn more at thrive-phd.com - and i'm co-hosting AcWriMo again this year! sign up for a free month of writing support right here!

    12 min

  5. EPISODE 5

    research exquisite...draft non-existent?

    do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! this is for all my friends with 123908 open tabs of things to read, a pile of ILL requests to pick up at the library, four unwatched webinars on how to do academic things in their inbox....who are still feeling stuck turning all that research into writing. we talk this week about why it happens, and how to move forward, on this week's episode. get into it! Grad School is Hard, But...is a podcast by Dr. Katy Peplin of Thrive PhD. learn more at thrive-phd.com - and i'm co-hosting AcWriMo again this year! sign up for a free month of writing support right here!

    9 min

  6. EPISODE 6

    if i'm invisible, you can't ask me about my draft

    do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! if you have ever:  ducked into a bathroom to avoid your advisorgone days (or longer) avoiding your email in case someone asks you where your draft isworked furiously through a weekend so no one noticed you didn't send that draft in on fridaythis episode is for you. let's talk about why we go so hard into avoidance mode when writing is late, and why that often is the least helpful way to go about it. plus we talk about ways to soften that feeling, and things you can do intsead.  Grad School is Hard, But...is a podcast by Dr. Katy Peplin of Thrive PhD. learn more at thrive-phd.com - and i'm co-hosting AcWriMo again this year! sign up for a free month of writing support right here!

    9 min

  7. EPISODE 7

    if i just do it perfectly now, i won't have to revise it later

    do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! sure, it takes longer up front to get the draft as close to perfect as you can, but it will save time when you don't have to revise it, right? right??? taking on one of the most common writing fallacies in today's episode - this is for you if you've ever justified not sending the draft by saying you'll just get it to a better state first. you are not alone, but there are other ways 3 mentioned: half drawn horse make your manuscript work editing checklist Grad School is Hard, But...is a podcast by Dr. Katy Peplin of Thrive PhD. learn more at thrive-phd.com - and i'm co-hosting AcWriMo again this year! sign up for a free month of writing support right here!

    10 min

  8. EPISODE 8

    it just needs one more week and then i can submit it

    do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! you said you'd send the chapter on friday, but if you just had one more week.... do it once? okay. but no one ever presses snooze just once, right? let's talk about this loop - and how you can get out of it, in this week's episode mentioned: editing checklist if i work hard enough on this draft, i won't have to revise it Grad School is Hard, But...is a podcast by Dr. Katy Peplin of Thrive PhD. learn more at thrive-phd.com - and i'm co-hosting AcWriMo again this year! sign up for a free month of writing support right here!

    10 min

  9. EPISODE 9

    it's a cycle: an interview with dr. laura portwood-stacer

    do you have a question you'd like to see answered on the podcast? text it to me here! a dream come true! i got the chance to interview dr. laura portwood-stacer about the book i can't stop talking about, make your manuscript work: a guide to developmental editing for scholarly writers. we talk about what grad students need to know about editing their own work, getting feedback, developing manuscripts for publication, and hanging tough in a challenging publication market.  i can't wait for you to hear this conversation - may it bolster your authorial spirit as much as it did mine!  Grad School is Hard, But...is a podcast by Dr. Katy Peplin of Thrive PhD. learn more at thrive-phd.com - and i'm co-hosting AcWriMo again this year! sign up for a free month of writing support right here!

    38 min
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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!

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