This week we're back on the topic of Mental Health; Merin, Charlotte and Ruth discuss personal and systemic challenges concerning mental well-being in academia and the PhD life. Their conversation is based on their own experiences and refers to the following resources:

https://amhcollective.com/2017/12/06/i-can-and-i-will-rebuilding-an-anxious-mind-in-time-for-orals/ 

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/the-emotional-toll-of-graduate-school/ 

https://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2018/04/graduate-students-take-charge-mental-health-care 

External Well-Being resources for PhD students: PhD Balance https://www.phdbalance.com/ 

http://www.sussex.ac.uk/internal/doctoralschool/wellbeing/mentalhealth  

Twitter handle by Dr Zoë Ayres @ZJAyres 

Disclaimer: We are not professionals in this field; please do not take anything discussed in the podcast as specific advice. Seek a health professional if you experience mental health problems, it is highly likely that your academic institution has one of these.