The Dissertation with Mersy

Mersy

Hey First Geners, Welcome to The Dissertation w Mersy. I'm Dr. Mersy :) I'm a black girl from Louisville, KY. I decided to embark on this podcast journey simply because we’re not generating enough conversation. We like to discuss things that don’t really matter in the grand scheme of things and I would just like to expand the conversation, expand the audience.

Episodes

  1. Stepping Out on Trucking - with Antonio Anderson

    31/07/2022

    Stepping Out on Trucking - with Antonio Anderson

    Join Antonio and I on the conversation of entrepreneurship and being an all around first gener. Antonio shares his path to owning his own trucking company while balancing being a full time husband and Dad! Tune in!

    43 min
  2. Liabilities, Taxes, and Boundaries - Oh My! with Financial Advisor Jerome Bentley

    17/07/2022

    Liabilities, Taxes, and Boundaries - Oh My! with Financial Advisor Jerome Bentley

    Tune in to our conversation on boundaries and financial literacy. We welcome renowned Financial Advisor, my financial advisor, Jerome Bentley, of Northwestern Mutual. Let's find out why financial literacy is important and what a Financial Advisor even is... ;)

    44 min
  3. Life is like a box of... journeys?

    03/07/2022

    Life is like a box of... journeys?

    Hey yall! Welcome back to Semester 2 (Season 2 ) - I finally graduated :) Tune in to this intro episode to hear about where I've been and where we're about to go through these upcoming conversations! I hope you're all as excited as me :)

    18 min
  4. About Da*n Time

    19/06/2022

    About Da*n Time

    Happy Juneteenth Family & Welcome Back!

    31 min

  5. 19/11/2021

    Kindly taking it personally

    After your resume is completed and the interview was a success, what's your next step? Are you mentally, spiritually, and financially prepared for that next step? Do you aspire to be nice or kind? Are they the same? Tune in to this week's episode for Mersy's two sense/cents.

    27 min
  6. An Ethical Cheat Sheet

    12/11/2021

    An Ethical Cheat Sheet

    Hey First Gen Geners!  Join the conversation on preparing for interviews. We work so hard on our journeys to get to this point and would HATE for our lack or preparation to hinder us from our goals. Don't let that be your Goliath! Figure it out... Tune in for our tips on preparing for Interviews & resume writing - An Ethical Cheat Sheet to securing the bag.

    22 min

  7. 29/10/2021

    Feed Me Seymour

    Whew! I'm finally done with Candidacy Exams :) We took a week off for mental health but this week we're talking about loyalty. Is that you scratch my back I scratch yours...or is that reciprocity? Are those the same? Tune in to hear what I think... &  Let me know what you think...

    31 min

  8. 14/10/2021

    Fake it til you Make it?

    Tune in to this episode where we break down Imposter Syndrome...  What is it? Why do we experience it? Who experiences it? How can we get it under control?  Being in the graduate program and just being a first gen gener, we often get this feeling like we don't belong here...or we are not enough...or we are not qualified to be in the rooms we are occupying.. That's imposter syndrome. So check out this episode where I break down my experiences with imposter syndrome and how I intend to cancel imposter syndrome culture haha.

    44 min

  9. 07/10/2021

    Boundaries Pt. 2 (No Conditions)

    Tune in to part 2 of the Boundaries discussion. Do your boundaries come with conditions? Who do you give a pass to? Tune in to hear what I think (Even though nobody asked) about having boundaries with conditions.

    42 min

  10. 01/10/2021

    Boundaries

    Do you ever find yourself doing so much for others that you start to feel resentment? Do you believe that boundaries are a sign of disobedience? You may have boundary issues. Tap into this episode where we dive into boundaries & what boundary issues look like. I will reference the book titled Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. Townsend.

    36 min

  11. 24/09/2021

    First Gen Gener

    A first gen gener is the first generation of your family to realize.. this has not been working for us.. for generations, so... Let me try this and see what happens.. Tune into the conversation on My journey as a first gener & My 5 Tips on Being a First Gen Gener!

    32 min

  12. 16/09/2021

    Welcome to the Lab

    Welcome to The Dissertation with Mersy     Hey yall! I am Mersy Goodson a PhD candidate of Alabama A&M University. I will be receiving my degree in Applied Physics with a concentration in Materials Science. I am a black girl from Louisville, KY & I decided to embark on this podcast journey simply because we’re not generating enough conversation. We like to discuss things that don’t’ really matter in the grand scheme of things and I would just like to expand the conversation, expand the audience and the speakers.

    4 min
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Hey First Geners, Welcome to The Dissertation w Mersy. I'm Dr. Mersy :) I'm a black girl from Louisville, KY. I decided to embark on this podcast journey simply because we’re not generating enough conversation. We like to discuss things that don’t really matter in the grand scheme of things and I would just like to expand the conversation, expand the audience.

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