Mrs Mummy PhD®

Perhaps you've been physically in the room with your kids lately more often than you're truly there... 

In this episode, I talk about why reclaiming presence at home matters so much as Scholarly Mamas®. I name what gets in the way, then make the case for where the real fix starts.

I share my practical solution to this problem but if you’d like to do this work with support, I’d love you to join me in the Becoming Her Reset Cohort 2 kicking off 2nd January 2027.

Remember Mama, these are our journeys of becoming!

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These are our journeys of becoming.

Disclaimer: All views are my own. Nothing shared on this podcast should be considered a substitute for medical/clinical advice or mental health support. Please seek assistance from a qualified professional who can help you if you are struggling or in need of advice/intervention.

Nobody expects a rose to bloom in winter, yet I was expecting myself to run at full output in every season of motherhood, scholarship, and work. 

In this episode, I explore the seasons we Scholarly Mamas® move through, from the spring of new beginnings to the winter of rest, and why I believe each decade brings a new version of us. I share how radical acceptance helps us meet the season we’re in, why each season asks for something different, and a simple way to read your season, accept it, choose your approach, and lead yourself gently through it. 

If you want to a practical approach to this, join us in Cohort 2 of the Becoming Her Reset which kicks off 2nd January 2027, where I'll help you design the season ahead with intention. You can't afford not to!

Remember Mama, these are our journeys of becoming!

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These are our journeys of becoming.

Disclaimer: All views are my own. Nothing shared on this podcast should be considered a substitute for medical/clinical advice or mental health support. Please seek assistance from a qualified professional who can help you if you are struggling or in need of advice/intervention.

After a season away, we're back with a revolutionary concept that changes everything: you are allowed to make room for doing both! You don’t have to choose between your scholarly career and your family — but you do have to understand the strategy (the science) and give yourself permission (the art) to actually make room for both.

In this episode, I share my own story of quiet burnout post-PhD, the breakthrough that shifted everything, and the practical framework that helped me move from relentless striving to intentional design — and from guilt to peace.

The Becoming Her Reset (BHR): 7 days to audit your values, get clear on what matters, and design a life that works for your whole life. Learn more & join the BHR Cohort 2 here (coming January 2027).

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These are our journeys of becoming.

Disclaimer: All views are my own. Nothing shared on this podcast should be considered a substitute for medical/clinical advice or mental health support. Please seek assistance from a qualified professional who can help you if you are struggling or in need of advice/intervention.

The first cohort of the Becoming Her Reset (BHR) is underway!

And what I'm realising now is how powerful this mini-movement is...

A small group of Scholarly Mamas® showed up. They were carrying it all, PhD (or post-PhD) journeys, motherhood, loss, ambition. They'd drifted so far from who they once were, and were ready to become her again (the version of themselves that existed before life got too busy).

By the end of the call, they left with clarity of the work ahead of them this week, looking forward with hope, and realising that they were not alone in this...

To be honest, something shifted in me as well.

In this episode, I'm reflecting on what happened inside the BHR (cohort 1, call 1), what I learned about growth and community, and why I'm taking an intentional, seasonal pause from the podcast to practice what I preach.

Listen now.

Join the waitlist for BHR cohort 2 here.

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These are our journeys of becoming.

Disclaimer: All views are my own. Nothing shared on this podcast should be considered a substitute for medical/clinical advice or mental health support. Please seek assistance from a qualified professional who can help you if you are struggling or in need of advice/intervention.

Dr. Kristine Goins was working hard. Full clinical caseload. Board-certified. Specialised. Leadership positions. Doing everything "right."

But, she was also burnt out.

So she asked a different question: "What if I built my career around the life I actually want to live?"

Today she practices medicine differently. Remotely. Internationally. And she's less burnt out, more present, and still deeply ambitious.

This is what happens when you stop drifting and start designing the career and life you actually want.

Listen to the full episode now.

Dr Kristine Goins is the founder of The Nomad MD. You can also find her here on Instagram and here on Facebook.

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These are our journeys of becoming.

Disclaimer: All views are my own. Nothing shared on this podcast should be considered a substitute for medical/clinical advice or mental health support. Please seek assistance from a qualified professional who can help you if you are struggling or in need of advice/intervention.

You're busy. Your schedule is full. You're meeting everyone's expectations.

But here's what nobody talks about: You've disappeared.

Not from your family. Not from your work. From yourself.

In this episode, I'm exploring what's actually happening when you're too busy to know what you want anymore. And what it costs you.

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Want to join us on the Becoming Her Reset? Register here.

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These are our journeys of becoming.

Disclaimer: All views are my own. Nothing shared on this podcast should be considered a substitute for medical/clinical advice or mental health support. Please seek assistance from a qualified professional who can help you if you are struggling or in need of advice/intervention.

What if thriving in academia had less to do with doing more — and more to do with allowing yourself to be human, protecting your energy, and staying connected to your values? In this conversation, Dr Katy Peplin opens up about the realities of the PhD journey, the pressure to perform, and what it really takes to build a life that feels sustainable.

She also shares how motherhood has shaped her own journey, adding another layer to the questions of identity, resilience, and what it means to thrive on your own terms.

Tune in for an honest conversation about failure, self-trust, and the mindset shift that can help you protect your wellbeing while redefining success on your own terms.

Connect with Dr Katy Peplin on Instagram here or her Thrive PhD website here.

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These are our journeys of becoming.

Disclaimer: All views are my own. Nothing shared on this podcast should be considered a substitute for medical/clinical advice or mental health support. Please seek assistance from a qualified professional who can help you if you are struggling or in need of advice/intervention.

Sometimes the most important reminders come from the simplest moments—a conversation in the car, the everyday wisdom that's right in front of us if we slow down enough to see it.

I was in the car with my boys. And asked my son to look up the best route home... I did too... Then, I noticed something about how we each looked at the GPS.

He looked at the time. I looked at the experience.

And it hit me: This is exactly what happens in scholarly motherhood.

What if the way we're approaching one thing is exactly the way we're approaching everything?

Tune in now for a quick reminder about the journey of scholarly motherhood.

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These are our journeys of becoming.

Disclaimer: All views are my own. Nothing shared on this podcast should be considered a substitute for medical/clinical advice or mental health support. Please seek assistance from a qualified professional who can help you if you are struggling or in need of advice/intervention.

You're looking left and right while running your race.

And it's holding you back.

I realised this at my sons' sports day. Some children were constantly checking if they were winning. Checking their position against everyone else. And they were slower because of it.

The ones who stayed focused on their own lane? They won with ease.

In this episode, I'm exploring what that taught me about comparison, self-leadership, and why your race doesn't have to look like anyone else's—even if you've been quietly wondering whether any of this applies to you.

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5. Check out my Doodle Dozen® children's book series

These are our journeys of becoming.

Disclaimer: All views are my own. Nothing shared on this podcast should be considered a substitute for medical/clinical advice or mental health support. Please seek assistance from a qualified professional who can help you if you are struggling or in need of advice/intervention.

What would your Scholarly Mama® life look like if you gave yourself permission to want less?

Not less ambition. Less striving at all costs.

In this episode, I'm exploring the wisdom of wanting less—and why it's actually the path to more. I'm sharing what my forties are teaching me about ambition, burnout, and why the slower path is sometimes the wiser one.

If you've been running on empty wondering if there's another way, start here.

Tune in now. 

Join us for the BECOMING HER RESET!

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Want more?

1.  Check out the Mrs Mummy PhD® website.
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5. Check out my Doodle Dozen® children's book series

These are our journeys of becoming.

Disclaimer: All views are my own. Nothing shared on this podcast should be considered a substitute for medical/clinical advice or mental health support. Please seek assistance from a qualified professional who can help you if you are struggling or in need of advice/intervention.