In this episode, I discuss some of the challenges of navigating PhD life as a Mama and the emotional toll this can take on us all. I also take you back to one of the pivotal moments in my journey when I was deep in the throes of the juggle-struggle and how I was able to reconnect with my vision for academic success. Not only did I finish my PhD as a proud Mama of three, but I finished it well!

If you want to transform your juggle-struggle into your purposeful success and break generational patterns of self-sacrifice imposed by academic and mum guilt, so you can finally create the space and freedom to achieve your goals without putting family life on hold, then you need to start rewriting your Scholarly Mama® narrative now. This timely episode is a must-listen!

Read the related blog post: From Overwhelmed to Award-Winning: How I Finished My PhD Well

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