‘Quitting doesn’t have to mean stopping the car and getting out - it can just be taking a different direction.’

Today's episode is with Mathy Silvakumaran - she's a writer, filmmaker and disability activist from Yorkshire, who is sharing her story of knowing when to quit her PHD.

In this episode we explore:

🧘🏽‍♀️The importance of taking time away to get clarity and headspace on a decision.

😣 How worrying you 'always quit things' can make you double down and stay somewhere against your better judgement.

🧭 Navigating the world as a disabled person and how lack of representation can be the driver for change.

🗣 How to talk about and repackage an experience after you've walked away.

🏫 The role of schools in teaching us it's okay to quit.

😭 How emotionally draining it can be to not know whether you want to quit, but still have to turn up and work.

🎨 How having 'nothing to do' can often lead you to the activities you really enjoy.

USEFUL LINKS

Mathy's website: https://www.sivamathys.com/

Knowing When to Quit - Instagram - @knowingwhentoquit

Podcast homepage - www.sarahweiler.com/podcast/

Editor - Johnny Hall / Music - Sarah Weiler / Artwork - Tom Pauling

This was recorded in Late 2020.

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