Mrs Mummy PhD®
Here, we're all about helping ambitious Mamas become Drs & build impactful careers without sacrificing what matters...
As Scholarly Mamas®, you deserve to achieve your academic goals while embracing your maternal identity.
As a Mama of three boys, juggling scholarly life (i.e. grad school/professional study, PhD & post-PhD life) with marriage and motherhood for many years, host Dr Michelle Gibbs - Founder of Scholarly Mamas® - fully understands how challenging this journey can be.
But as driven and ambitious as we may think we are, we know full well that academic life doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It’s a difficult, complex journey full of ‘ups, downs and all-arounds’ in which we can easily lose ourselves under the pressure of it all.
So on this podcast, Dr Michelle shares valuable tips and insights to help you thrive and finish well without putting family life on hold.
If you are a Mama on an academic journey who is wearing many hats and trying to blend your marriage/relationships, family, career, and scholarly worlds, then this space is for you!
Dr Michelle is on a mission to help Mamas on scholarly journeys, like you, to blend family, work and study without losing yourself in the process. She wants to help you reach your life and academic goals without sacrificing what matters, with practical tips and insights to help you transform your juggle-struggle into purposeful journeys of becoming, reclaim your scholarly joy and create purposeful success!
So Mama, are you in?
Fabulous!
Let's begin...
These are our journeys of becoming!
Mrs Mummy PhD®
86. What To Do When Your Best Doesn't Feel Good Enough
Ever held back the tears after receiving a rejection letter, email or phone call so your kids wouldn't see you cry?
In this raw and real episode, we're tackling the gut-punch moments of academic life as a Mama – from grant rejections to viva struggles. Whether you're questioning your place in academia or wondering how to pick yourself up after a setback, this episode is your permission slip to be beautifully in-progress.
We dive into:
- The unique sting of academic rejection while juggling motherhood
- Why "not good enough" is a story we tell ourselves (and how to rewrite it)
- Practical strategies for bouncing back when your confidence takes a hit
- The power of the word "yet" in your academic journey
- How to model resilience for your kids while building it yourself
Plus, learn why treating yourself with the same grace you'd show your child's imperfect art might be the key to your academic success.
A powerful episode you won't want to miss!
Read the related blog post: What Do When Your Best Doesn't Feel Good Enough?
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