Mrs Mummy PhD®
This podcast is designed to help you navigate life as a Scholarly Mama® wearing many hats.
As a Mama of three boys who juggled scholarly life (i.e. grad school, PhD life, & currently post-PhD life), a healthcare professional career, all while holding it down at home, host Dr Michelle Gibbs fully understands how challenging this journey can be.
But as driven and ambitious as we may think we are, we know full well that our scholarly pursuits don’t happen in a vacuum. Scholarly Motherhood 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, Michelle shares valuable tips and insights from lived experience to help you achieve your lofty goals without sacrificing what matters. She champions work-life harmony, anti-burnout and self-compassion!
If you are a Mama at any stage of an academic journey who is wearing many other hats, trying to blend your marriage/relationship, family, career, and scholarly worlds, then this space is for you!
Michelle is on a mission to help Mamas, like you, to blend your family life and scholarly pursuits/career without losing yourself in the process. She wants to help you reach your life and career goals without sacrificing what matters, with strategies and insights to help you turn your juggle-struggle into purposeful success!
So Mama, are you in?
Fabulous!
Let's begin...
These are our journeys of becoming!
Mrs Mummy PhD®
119. Is PhD Motherhood An Art or A Science?
Ever wondered if there was a perfect formula or set of steps for navigating your PhD journey well as a Mama?
If you’ve tried all the time management hacks and productivity tools but still feel like something’s missing… you are not alone.
In this episode, we’re unpacking a big question: Is scholarly motherhood an art or a science? Spoiler — it’s not what most productivity advice would have you believe.
Join me as I share real stories from my own PhD journey — the messy days, the surprising wins, and the mindset shift that changed everything. You’ll walk away with permission to ditch the impossible pursuit of perfect balance and embrace a more sustainable, creative approach to navigating both academia and motherhood.
Tune in to discover why embracing the art of scholarly motherhood might be the key to finishing well — without sacrificing yourself or your family.
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These are our journeys of becoming!
