Un-Paradigmed
Welcome to Un-Paradigmed.
A quietly rebellious space for unraveling the rules we didn’t know we were living inside of and exploring what becomes possible when we notice and/or stop following them.
This podcast was formerly The Sequel to a PhD Podcast and still holds those past episodes to honor the evolution of the body of work. Moving forward, you’ll find something a little different: noticing and naming the structures we operate within, genuine curiosity and questions without clear answers, and a more spacious conversation about leadership, self-trust, and the cultural stories we’re ready to outgrow.
Podcast relaunch with new episodes coming soon!
Hosted by Shirley Markant, PhD — coach, thinker, paradigm-unraveler. Learn more at www.shirleymarkantcoaching.com.
Un-Paradigmed
Episode 23: Back at It – A New Direction for the Podcast
Episode Summary: Hey everyone! After a year-long break, I’m back, and the podcast is taking a new direction. Originally, this show was all about helping scientists who were thinking about leaving academic research, but life changes, and so have my interests. Now, I want to talk about something a bit broader – how we often feel like we're not measuring up to expectations that were set by someone else: jobs, family, society – you name it.
In this episode, I talk a little bit about the direction the podcast is heading in to address how to be more of ourselves in the face of all of life’s expectations.
Key Points:
Life happens, priorities shift – and that’s okay.
A lot of us are struggling to meet expectations that aren’t even ours.
Why do we stick to norms that make us feel terrible? Time to rethink that.
What’s Next: I’m still figuring out the details, but I’d love to bring in some guests eventually and maybe build a little community around these conversations. No promises yet on regular episodes – I’m going with the flow here.
Thanks for Listening! I’m excited to be back, and I’m looking forward to chatting more about all the new stuff I’ve been exploring. Let’s see where this goes together!
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