Our sixth episode features senior lecturer Dr. John Fernandes. John talks through the burn out and mental fatigue he has experienced throughout his academic path and journey, coming to a breaking point recently. John speaks very openly about how these experiences affected him, but also offers some fascinating and highly useful tips, tools and processes that have helped him to try to navigate and handle the pressures of the academic job role.

John has recently written an article for Inside Academia, and many more about his experiences with burnout, prejudice and some of the systemic issues in academia.

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Special thanks to Fuel Hub for sponsoring this episode.