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®
95. From Stuck and Stressed To Submitted: How I Finished My PhD Thesis As a Mama of 3
In this deeply personal episode, I'm taking you back to January 2022 when I was returning from maternity leave with our third son and facing what felt like an impossible task - completing my 100k-worded PhD thesis in 16 months on part-time hours.
I share how I went from nearly quitting to creating "Operation PhD Thesis," the strategic approach that not only helped me submit on time but led to an award-winning thesis and passing my PhD viva with no compulsory amendments.
Key highlights:
- My journey returning to PhD work after maternity leave
- The moment I almost quit and what changed my mind
- How I developed a sustainable system for thesis writing while juggling family life
- The creation and success of 'Operation PhD Thesis'
- Exciting announcement about my new 8-week virtual writing retreat launching in April 2025 - Scholarly Mamas® OPT!
If you're a Scholarly Mama® feeling overwhelmed by your doctoral thesis writing journey, this episode offers hope and practical insights for moving from stuck and stressed to successfully submitted. Scholarly Mamas® OPT will provide the space, strategy, and support to help you write your first or next 10,000 words in just 8 weeks without sacrificing family time.
🎯 Ready to transform your PhD thesis writing journey? Sign up for my brand new Scholarly Mamas® OPT programme!
OPT starts on Thursday, 3rd April 2025 for 8 weeks. Early bird offer available until February 15th, 2025!
Read the related blog post here: From Stuck and Stressed To Submitted: How I Finished My PhD Thesis As a Mama of 3
Looking for 1:1 coaching? Book your free OPTIMUM discovery call today and let's explore how we can work together to get you closer to your Scholarly Mama goals!
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