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The PhD Life Raft Podcast

Dr Emma Brodzinski

This is the podcast for you if you are currently doing a PhD; are working with PhD students; or just living with someone who is on a PhD journey. The PhD Life Raft will focus on sharing insights and experiences around some common issues like anxiety, procrastination, precariousness, imposter syndrome, and work-life balance. We will talk to students, supervisors and experts in the field of wellbeing and mental health and share actionable tips and additional resources. Doing a PhD is tough. The

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33:40

The Wounded Researcher with Robert Romanyshyn

The PhD Life Raft Podcast ·

2022/03/18

It’s the final episode of the season!! This episode focuses on Robert Romanyshyn’s book The Wounded Researcher: Research with Soul in Mind. This text looks at the subconscious processes at play in the research process - from how research is a vocation to dreams as a route to revelation. It opens up an alternative approach to the PhD journey and offers a range of strategies for engaging with research material. Robert Romanyshyn was the first non-analyst elected as an Affiliate Member of The

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25:03

PTSD and Research with Jessamy Gleeson

The PhD Life Raft Podcast ·

2022/03/11

Jessamy Gleeson currently works as a Senior Lecturer within the National Indigenous Knowledges Education Research Innovation (NIKERI) Institute at Deakin University. She has also worked at Monash University within the Art, Design, and Architecture department, and at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne. Her PhD, from Swinburne University, was focused on contemporary forms of feminist activism within social media. Jessamy’s article Troubling/trouble in the academy: posttraumatic stress

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24:21

Being "smart enough" for the PhD with Kaylie Zapanta

The PhD Life Raft Podcast ·

2022/03/04

I know that many people can relate to thinking “I’m not smart enough to finish this PhD”. This inner critical voice can, in itself, be paralysing and feed into a downward spiral where lack of progress feeds self-doubt which leads to lack of progress which feeds self doubt and so on and so painful… This week’s episode is a positivity pep-talk from Kaylie Zapanta a current doctoral candidate at the University of Southern California. Kaylie has a background as an exercise coach and trainer and she

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24:00

Taking Charge of Your PhD with Ires Ghielen

The PhD Life Raft Podcast ·

2022/02/28

Ires Ghelien is a health care psychologist from Holland who draws on her own experience as a PhD researcher to help others navigate the PhD journey. In this episode we dive into her story of burnout and what she discovered through recovery about doing the PhD her own way! Ires talks about the importance of mindset and of approaching things as an experiment. She also shares some thoughts about how to communicate effectively with your supervisor. Ires emphasizes the importance of looking after

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24:33

You Tube and the PhD with Kaelyn Grace Apple

The PhD Life Raft Podcast ·

2022/02/20

Kaelyn Grace Apple is a second year combined PhD student in the Department of History and African American Studies at Yale. One of her passions is demystifying academia and providing access routes to higher education and, as part of this work, she launched her own You Tube channel TheRedHeadAcademic. In this episode we Kaelyn shares her story - from not wanting to go to college at all to wanting to get on to a PhD programme! She talks about how she found support on You Tube that helped her

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20:47

Dealing with the Inner Critic on the PhD Journey with...

The PhD Life Raft Podcast ·

2022/02/15

We all have that inner critical voice and this week’s guest is going to help us deal with it! Amy Boyd was a K-12 educational leader who wrote her dissertation part-time while working. The challenges she experienced on her own journey led to her working to support other women in their doctoral studies. In this episode we talk about perfectionist tendencies and how to overcome them. We explore how the PhD journey can transform the person you are. We also think about how tapping into the

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22:14

Managing Anxiety on the PhD Journey with Sajni Haria

The PhD Life Raft Podcast ·

2022/02/07

Sajni Haria is a research fellow scientist and entrepreneurial lead in a Chemistry research group at the University of Birmingham. She recently completed her PhD, where she designed and developed luminescent materials beneficial for targeted cancer therapy and enhanced diagnosis. Taking on multiple workstreams, with the added pressures of a PhD she found herself experiencing a rollercoaster of emotions throughout her PhD journey. In this episode we particularly focus on what she learnt about

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27:02

Preparing for the PhD with Rachel Marsh

The PhD Life Raft Podcast ·

2022/01/28

Dr Rachel Marsh has a PhD in satire and teaches in the Humanities with the Open University. She is also the lead academic for the Online Pre-PhD Programme with Oxford International. Rachel has previously worked at the University of Edinburgh, the University of Dundee, and the University of St Andrews, helping international students at all levels develop critical skill sets. In this episode we discuss coming to the PhD later as part of a lifetime learning process and Rachel’s own experience of a

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22:27

Loneliness, Solitude and the PhD with David Vincent

The PhD Life Raft Podcast ·

2022/01/24

This week’s guest is David Vincent, Emeritus Professor of Social History at the Open University where he was Pro Vice Chancellor from 2003 to 2010. He obtained an undergraduate degree in History and Politics from the University of York, and a PhD from Cambridge University. In this episode we talk about David’s experience of the PhD and his decision to fire his original PhD supervisor! David has published widely on modern British and European history, including studies of working-class

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23:35

Managing Self Care on the PhD Journey with Catherine...

The PhD Life Raft Podcast ·

2022/01/17

This week’s episode is both inspirational and a cautionary tale. Catherine Pope was awarded her PhD by the University of Sussex in 2014. She talks about her own PhD experience both in terms of how she utilised her professional project-management skills within her doctoral journey but also how her own health was compromised as she undertook studying alongside full-time work. Catherine went straight into a Master’s programme having not been to university before. She then went on to complete her

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22:03

Changing Your PhD Topic with Shanika Ranasinghe

The PhD Life Raft Podcast ·

2022/01/10

Welcome to Season Five!! What better way to start than with ABBA?! This week’s guest Shanika Ranasinghe is a fourth-year part-time ethnomusicology PhD student in the Department of Music – Royal Holloway, University of London. Her thesis constitutes an ethnographic study of twenty-first century ABBA fandom. In this episode we discuss how ABBA’s recent reform led Shanika to re-think her PhD topic and how she managed that shift. We also talk about the media interest that Shanika’s work has

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28:50

How to Handle the Holidays - take 2 - with Chloe...

The PhD Life Raft Podcast ·

2021/12/13

In the great tradition of British TV we are re-running our Christmas special! This episode has not one, but two guests! Chloé Bradwell is a Drama practitioner and SWW DTP funded PhD candidate at the University of Exeter and Aberystwyth University and Rachel Hopkin is a full-time, TECHNE funded PhD in the Media Arts department at Royal Holloway. Like Chloé she has returned to study after experience in industry and has worked with two of the largest theatrical agencies in the UK. In this seasonal

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20:26

The importance of reflection in the PhD process with...

The PhD Life Raft Podcast ·

2021/12/06

This week we are welcoming back the marvellous Allan Kilner-Johnson! Allan is mindfulness meditation teacher alongside his work as a Senior Lecturer in English Literature and Associate Dean of Postgraduate Research at the University of Surrey. Allan talks us through the importance of the process of review within his own academic life. We talk about how academia can be very forward-focused and how a lot can be gained from taking stock of the previous work and experience. Allan draws on Kolb’s

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28:51

Finding Your Voice with Rebecca McCutcheon

The PhD Life Raft Podcast ·

2021/11/29

This week’s episode focuses on ‘finding your voice’ - both in terms of having confidence to speak about your work but also the process of discovering a way of writing about your research ideas. Our guest is Rebecca McCutcheon, a director and practice-led researcher, working across site-based practice, feminist performance and feminist theatre history. Becs talks about her own journey into the PhD through her creative practice and the experience of being pregnant whilst undertaking her

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29:30

Productive PhD Research Processes with Alison Miller

The PhD Life Raft Podcast ·

2021/11/22

This week’s guest is Alison Miller AKA The Dissertation Coach. Alison created ‘The Academic Writers’ Space’ to provide structure and support doctoral students and academics and then, in 2000, she developed this work through The Dissertation Coach which provides programmes and specialist coaching for researchers. In this episode Alison talks about her own experience of imposter syndrome during her doctoral studies and how she developed structures to support her own mental well-being. Alison

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22:53

Avoiding fear and shame when writing your PhD with...

The PhD Life Raft Podcast ·

2021/11/15

This week we are talking to Lisa Munro who specialises in helping academic writers through writing retreats, workshops, coaching, and editing. Lisa talks about her journey into and through her PhD. She also discusses how this led to her current work and business. We discuss how to avoid the shame and fear that writing can bring up and to look to cultivate joyful writing practices instead. Lisa talks about the power of writing with others and about her ‘shut up and write’ sessions. She also

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21:54

Procrastination and the PhD with Tara Brabazon

The PhD Life Raft Podcast ·

2021/11/08

This week’s guest is the fabulous Tara Brabazon. Tara is the dean of graduate research and professor of cultural studies at Flinders University, Australia; a fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce; and director of the Popular Culture Collective. Tara has a fabulous YouTube channel with a wealth of advice for postgraduate researchers covering a whole range of topics (https://www.youtube.com/user/TaraBrabazon) In this episode we talk about

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21:06

Surviving the PhD with Sarita Robinson

The PhD Life Raft Podcast ·

2021/11/01

Dr Sarita Robinson (aka Dr Survival®) has spent the last 20 years researching how people respond to life-threatening situations. Using a psychobiological approach, Sarita has explored human behaviour in relation to preparedness, cognitive and physiological responses during stressful events, and recovery from trauma. In this episode Sarita applies what she has learnt from her survival research to help navigate the stresses of the PhD. We talk about how a near fatal experience was the catalyst

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23:55

Working in a Research Group with Juliane Borchert

The PhD Life Raft Podcast ·

2021/10/25

This week’s guest is Dr Juliane Borchert, an experimental physicist, occasional poet, and gardening enthusiast! She studied in Berlin, Halle (Saale), Groningen, and Oxford. She was awarded a DPhil in Condensed Matter Physics from the University of Oxford and is now a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Cambridge and AMOLF institute in Amsterdam. Her research focuses on novel materials for use in solar cells and LEDs. She is active in several initiatives to make physics more inclusive and

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26:45

Undertaking a Professional Doctorate with Lynn Kowoera

The PhD Life Raft Podcast ·

2021/10/18

Lynn Koworera has a background in Adult Nursing BSc and Physician Associate MSc. She has a post registration qualification in advanced non medical prescribing and she has practical experience working in the NHS tertiary centres and large NHS trusts in specialities such as care of the elderly, dermatology and clinical research. Lynn has spent her most recent clinical career in general practice. In this interview Lynn talks about how the desire to do a PhD has been with her since childhood. Lynn

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