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Elyse Wojnowski-Anders shares about the surprising effect running has on her confidence, how sex work can counter traditional societal body messages, and why she shares openly about her experiences with sexual assault and addiction.

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Discuss this episode with fellow Quirks:

Tell us about your thoughts or experiences with societal body messages, especially if you've said "no thank you" to them! 

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The cast of the Grossmont College Treasure Island show shares about their desire for specific critical feedback, why they aren’t single-mindedly focused on getting to Broadway, and the many confidence-boosting benefits of being in theater.

Interviewees (and their character names):

Del Nieto (Billy Bones) - Instagram and Facebook Delia Mejia (Captain Morgan) - Facebook Mika Fogacci (Squints) - Instagram Odany J. Frias (Ace) - InstagramAmy Oliverio (Buckets) - Facebook Kiley Giard (Mrs. Hawkins/Gold Tooth) Bill Wilcox (play attendee) - Facebook Lena Kaplun (play attendee) - Website Jason Jones (play attendee) - Facebook 

Plus 1 anonymous but appreciated cast member 🙂

Learn more about the Grossmont College Theater Treasure Island production.

Discuss this episode with fellow Quirks: How do you respond to getting feedback? Has that changed over time? 

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Science Communicator Dave Farina of the Professor Dave Explains YouTube channel and the Professor Dave Debates podcast opens up about how his projects are a refuge from stress, his journey in and out of multiple graduate programs, and why it’s important to calibrate your expectations based on your goals.

Find Professor Dave Explains and Professor Dave Debates and on Twitter.

Email Dave at [email protected] if you have questions about chemistry or the other topics his channel teaches!

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Med Student Cuong Lieu discusses presenting yourself differently with friends vs. colleagues (code switching), how applying to med school affected his confidence, and the importance of having doctors who speak the same language as their patients.

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Discuss this episode with fellow Quirks! Follow BoldAdulting on Twitter. Email: [email protected] - if your message is for Cuong, let Masha know so she can forward it to him

In this solo episode, Masha the Quirky Qonfidence Qoach provides 7 simple steps to reach out to people for career/life advice, to make connections, to thank people for something they’ve made or done, or to follow up after meeting someone.

The steps include:

1. Choose the careers you want to learn about.
2. Choose/find people.
3. Write the email.
   1. Say hello.
   2. Provide context.
   3. Add specificity.
   4. Say who you are.
   5. Say what you’re looking for.
   6. Suggest one or two simple ways to connect.
   7. End the email.
   8. Write a subject line
   9. Follow up politely (if needed)
4. Meet them
5. Say thanks after
6. Stay in touch 

For a PDF with more details and lots of tips, download the full guide to 7 Steps to Confidently Reach Out to Anyone. Discuss this episode with fellow Quirks! Follow BoldAdulting on Twitter. Email: [email protected]

If any thoughts popped up while you listened, email me - [email protected]. Right this second, just do it! Write 1 sentence, 5 sentences, or pages and pages, no need to worry about the structure. [email protected]. Just tell me what you thought about. Even if it's been a long time since the episode and you aren't sure what to say, just say hi/send me a gif about something you're experiencing. [email protected] Science communicator and neuroscientist Elena Blanco-Suarez shares about the uncertainties of doing science in English as a second language learner, how music and movement helps her mental health, an the surprising benefits of opening up to others about low confidence. In a bonus segment, Elena answers advice questions for grad students and post docs.

Mentioned in this episode: Discovering Statistics Using Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n’ Roll - great book for making statistics understandable and fun

Listen to this episode on YouTube!

Follow Elena on Twitter and Instagram. Learn about science (written to be understandable by non-scientists) through Elena’s NeuWrite and Medium articles.

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BoldAdulting season 2 is here! In the first episode, Quirky Qonfidence Qoach Masha shares why she embraces her many failures, shares the struggles shared with her by many scientists, and gives 12 tips for becoming a more confident and happy individual. Discuss this episode with fellow Quirks!

Recorded at the annual banquet of the Society of Women Engineers San Diego chapter. Thanks to Denise Tung and Debra Kimberling for helping bring me to this audience!

Watch videos of the BoldAdulting confidence tips (1 tip/video playlist or 7 min video of all tips) Listen to this episode on YouTube!

Mentioned in this episode: Brad Voytek - his CV (~resume) includes failures and rejections! BoldAdulting Confidence Cat The Genetics Gal - older posts include lots of science communication Quirky Bingers - a body positive binge eating support group Better Late Than Never - a website to help us get over the feeling that we're awful because it takes time to respond to emails Wellpreneur - attribution visible in video at 0:12 Humboldt Orientation Program - excellent training in how to answer the questions we know and find answers to the ones we don't STEM Coloring and Activity Book

Mo Anderson shares how graduating college made a huge step in her confidence, how she finds role models, and what responsibilities she feels mentors have in shaping the confidence of young minds.

Email Mo including to encourage her to get her singing on YouTube!

Comment on this episode at boldadulting.com/blog/2017/3/20/podcast-singer-research-associate-wife-mo-anderson-ba-13

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Interested in a free confidence-coaching consultation? Get in touch with Masha!

In this audio blog, I rant about the structure of feedback in academia. I discuss how this affects confidence, a moment that defined my views about feedback, my proposed way to better let people know what they're doing well and how to improve, and why I think getting no positive feedback is a nonsensical and counterproductive approach among talented groups of people.

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Sponsored by the BoldAdulting online class: How to deal with the 3 most stressful parts of grad school: AKA All grad students think they suckFree preview at bit.ly/how-to-deal-with-grad-school-stress-slides

Speaker and consultant Jess Pettitt shares how her body image changes based on who she’s with, the contrast between the high of being on stage and the loneliness of returning to hotel rooms, and how publishing her book Good Enough Now challenged her own feelings of feeling good enough now.

Comment on this episode or share your thoughts at boldadulting.com/blog/2017/2/20/podcast-good-enough-now-author-jess-pettitt-ba-11

Find Jess on her website, @jesspettitt, Facebook, or LinkedIn. Pre-order Good Enough Now so you can read Jess' whole book!

Text Jess any questions at 202-670-4262

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Interested in a free confidence-coaching consultation? Get in touch with Masha!

Sponsored by the BoldAdulting online class: How to deal with the 3 most stressful parts of grad school: AKA All grad students think they suckFree preview at bit.ly/how-to-deal-with-grad-school-stress-slides