The Writing on My Mind Podcast

We've made it to episode 50! And today, I'm sharing some updates, my favorite conversations over the last 50 episodes, and what to expect in the future.

Things Mentioned in this Episode:

• Chase Sapphire Preferred Card (Earn 60,000 points)
• Away Luggage (Get $20 off - no code needed)
• Get the Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle Book

Listen to my Favorite Guest Episodes:

• #1 - Episode 12 The Mishandling of Black Women in Higher Education with Dr. Monique Liston
• #2 - Episode 30 You Can’t Break The Rules Until You Know What They Are (with Dr. Brittany M. Williams)
• #3 - Episode 34 The Cure for Burnout is Not Self-Care (with Amelia Nagoski)

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About the Writing on My Mind Podcast

Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus, a certified career services provider, author and researcher, discusses the ups and downs of pursuing a graduate degree. Tune in as she shares personal stories and revealing conversations with other women of color who share their graduate school journey and provide inspiration for graduate students to level up.

Follow Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus on Instagram and Twitter. Connect with Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus on LinkedIn. Don't forget to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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Wellness is a topic that often isn't considered when discussing the graduate school journey. In this week's episode, Dr. Angela Crumdy shares how this lack of connection led her to prioritize wellness and go on to create Grad Girl Wellness.

In this episode, we also discuss:

• What inspired Angela to pursue her PhD right after undergrad,
• How Angela navigated moving to a new state while pursuing her graduate degree,
•  Tips for incorporating graduate school wellness, and much more.

About Dr. Angela Crumdy

Angela is the creator of Grad Girl Wellness, an online platform designed to encourage women of color to prioritize their overall health and wellness while pursuing higher education. After earning her PhD in 2022, she is currently a postdoctoral fellow studying issues related to teacher retention and the social lives of teachers.

Follow Angela and Grad Girl Wellness on Instagram and Twitter. Visit the Grad Girl Wellness website - https://gradgirlwellness.com/. Listen to the Grad Girl Wellness Podcast.

Things Mentioned on the Episode:

• Institute for the Recruitment of Teachers

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About the Writing on My Mind Podcast

Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus, a certified career services provider, author and researcher, discusses the ups and downs of pursuing a graduate degree. Tune in as she shares personal stories and revealing conversations with other women of color who share their graduate school journey and provide inspiration for graduate students to level up.

Follow Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus on Instagram and Twitter. Connect with Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus on LinkedIn. Don't forget to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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• Share the show with 2 women of color graduate students
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Dr. Rease Miles is in the guest chair today to share her experience navigating higher education as a first-generation college student. We get real on this episode and discuss her college stop out story, her journey to PhD, how she discovered that she was a first-generation college student, how community contributed to her success, and how institutions can better support first-generation undergraduate and graduate students.

About Dr. La'Tonya Rease Miles

La'Tonya Rease Miles is Director of University Partnerships at ReUp Education.  A first-generation college graduate and former "stop out" student, LT has established two successful programs for first-generation college students — one at UCLA and the other at Loyola Marymount University—both recognized as First-gen Forward institutions. She regularly consults with institutions nationally concerning first-gen students and also has advised local high schools about developing programs on their campus. Finally, she established and manages a national Facebook group, "Empowering First Generation Students" and is the Chief Strategist for the "First Gen & Juice" brand.

Visit Dr. La'Tonya Rease Miles' website. Join the Empowering First Generation College Students Facebook Group. Follow Dr. La'Tonya Rease Miles on Instagram and LinkedIn.

Additional Resources

• An Annotated Bibliography on First-Generation College Students: Research From 2008-2019
• Campus Service Workers Supporting First-Generation Students: Informal Mentorship and Culturally Relevant Support as Key to Student Retention and Success

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About the Writing on My Mind Podcast

Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus, a certified career services provider, author and researcher, discusses the ups and downs of pursuing a graduate degree. Tune in as she shares personal stories and revealing conversations with other women of color who share their graduate school journey and provide inspiration for graduate students to level up.

Follow Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus on Instagram and Twitter. Connect with Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus on LinkedIn. Don't forget to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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This episode explores a topic that I am always asked about, how do you network if you're introverted. I share 7 of the best strategies to get the most out of networking as a person who identifies as an introvert. Listen to get these practical tips to implement today.

Things Mentioned on This Episode:

• Purchase the Taking Charge ebook 
• Get the Free Career Plan Download 
• Episode 11 - Giving Yourself Grace
• The Skimm
• The Daily Podcast

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About the Writing on My Mind Podcast

Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus, a certified career services provider, author and researcher, discusses the ups and downs of pursuing a graduate degree. Tune in as she shares personal stories and revealing conversations with other women of color who share their graduate school journey and provide inspiration for graduate students to level up.

Follow Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus on Instagram and Twitter. Connect with Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus on LinkedIn. Don't forget to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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• Share the show with 2 women of color graduate students
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Everyone needs a sponsor in their corner. But knowing the difference between mentorship and sponsorship relationships is the key to success. Dr. Rosalind Chow is in  guest chair and breaks down what sponsorship relationships are and aren't and how to best take advantage of them.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The difference between mentorship and sponsorship relationships,
• The structure of sponsorship/protègè relationships,
• The importance of trust in both mentorship and sponsorship relationships,
• How sponsorship uniquely impacts people of color,
• Strategies for navigating the negative effects of self promotion, and
• How to turn a mentor into a sponsor.

About Dr. Rosalind Chow

Rosalind Chow is an Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior and Theory at Carnegie Mellon University, where she studies the power of social hierarchy and its impact on diversity and inclusion efforts in organizations.

Additional/Resources/Things Mentioned in This Episode:

• Chow, R. M., & Knowles, E. D. (2015). Taking race of the table: Agenda setting and support for color-blind public policy. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 42(1), 1–15.
• Chow, R. M., Phillips, L. T., Lowery, B. S., & Unzeueta, M. M. (2021, June 8). Fighting backlash to racial equity efforts.  MITSloan Management Review. https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/fighting-backlash-to-racial-equity-efforts/?og=Home%20Editors%20Picks
• Chow, R. (2021, June 30). Don't just mentor women and people of color. Sponsor Them. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2021/06/dont-just-mentor-women-and-people-of-color-sponsor-them

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About the Writing on My Mind Podcast

Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus, a certified career services provider, author and researcher, discusses the ups and downs of pursuing a graduate degree. Tune in as she shares personal stories and revealing conversations with other women of color who share their graduate school journey and provide inspiration for graduate students to level up.

Follow Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus on Instagram and Twitter. Connect with Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus on LinkedIn. Don't forget to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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• Share the show with 2 women of color graduate students
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In today's episode, I speak to Dr. Sonia Arellano about her experience pursuing her PhD and her path to attaining a tenure track professor role. Dr. Arellano discusses the impetus of her research which was inspired by the quilt work honoring migrants who have passed away in the Arizona desert after crossing the U.S./Mexico border.  She discusses grieving as a graduate student, how mentorship played a part in her success, and so much more.

About Dr. Sonia C. Arellano

Sonia C. Arellano is an assistant professor in the Department of Writing and Rhetoric at the University of Central Florida where she teaches about visual/material rhetorics and gendered rhetorics. Her scholarship broadly engages social justice issues through textiles, tactile methods and rhetorics, and mentoring of BIPOC students and faculty. You can see her scholarship in journals such as Peitho, Rhetoric Review, Compositions Studies and College Composition and Communication. Sonia was awarded the 2022 CCCC Richard Braddock Award for her research quilt and article titled “Sexual Violences Traveling to El Norte: An Example of Quilting as Method.”

Things Mentioned in This Episode:

• Stitching a Revelation: The Making of an Activist by Cleve Jones
• The Land of Open Graves: Living and Dying on the Migrant Trail by Jason De León  
• Ribero, A. M., & Arellano, S. C. (2019). Advocating Comadrismo: A Feminist Mentoring Approach for Latinas in Rhetoric and Composition. Peitho Journal, 21(2), 334-356.

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About the Writing on My Mind Podcast

Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus, a certified career services provider, author and researcher, discusses the ups and downs of pursuing a graduate degree. Tune in as she shares personal stories and revealing conversations with other women of color who share their graduate school journey and provide inspiration for graduate students to level up.

Follow Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus on Instagram and Twitter. Connect with Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus on LinkedIn. Don't forget to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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We’re back for season 4 of the Writing on My Mind podcast. Today, I’m sharing advice for maximizing and maintaining mentorship relationships by staying in touch with mentors/femtors. This is a jam packed episode where I discuss the role of mentors/femtors, the importance of staying in touch with mentors/femtors, six ways to stay in touch, and how to be a good mentor/femtor.

Things Mentioned on This Episode:

• Join my email list 
• Get the Free Career Plan Download 
• Purchase the Taking Charge ebook 

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About the Writing on My Mind Podcast

Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus, a certified career services provider, author and researcher, discusses the ups and downs of pursuing a graduate degree. Tune in as she shares personal stories and revealing conversations with other women of color who share their graduate school journey and provide inspiration for graduate students to level up.

Follow Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus on Instagram and Twitter. Connect with Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus on LinkedIn. Don't forget to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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In this bonus episode, Dr. Emmanuela reflects on the wins, lessons, and setbacks of 2022 as well as what she is looking forward to in 2023. She also provides a peak into when to expect the premiere of season 4 of the podcast.

Things Mentioned in This Episode:

• Complete the listener survey
• Purchase the Taking Charge: A Career Guide for Graduate Students eBook
• Listen to 2021 review podcast episode
• Listen to the Burnout Doesn’t Discriminate But It Has Its Favorites (with Erayna Sargent) podcast episode
• Listen to The Cure for Burnout is Not Self-Care (with Amelia Nagoski) podcast episode
• Purchase the Our Doctoral Journey: A Collection of Black Women’s Experiences book
• Listen to the Our Doctoral Journey Author Book Chat podcast episode
• Join my email list for graduate student tips and updates

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About the Writing on My Mind Podcast

Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus, a certified career services provider, author and researcher, discusses the ups and downs of pursuing a graduate degree. Tune in as she shares personal stories and revealing conversations with other women of color who share their graduate school journey and provide inspiration for graduate students to level up.

Follow Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus on Instagram and Twitter. Connect with Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus on LinkedIn. Don't forget to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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• Share the show with 2 women of color graduate students
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Entrepreneurship is a career path that many are curious about. In today’s episode, Dr. Emmanuela shares 8 pieces of advice for graduate students who are considering entrepreneurship. 

Please fill out the listener survey to share what topics you would like me to explore and guests you would like featured in season 4 - Click here. 

Get your copy of the my new ebook - Taking Charge: A Career Guide for Graduate Students which is available now on takingchargeebook.com. 

Have a burning question related to entrepreneurship? Send me an email at [email protected].

Check out my recent podcast guest appearances:

• First-Gen Lounge with Dr. Eve
• Grad School Femtoring with Dra. Yvette Martínez-Vu

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About the Writing on My Mind Podcast

Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus, a certified career services provider, author and researcher, discusses the ups and downs of pursuing a graduate degree. Tune in as she shares personal stories and revealing conversations with other women of color who share their graduate school journey and provide inspiration for graduate students to level up.

Follow Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus on Instagram and Twitter. Connect with Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus on LinkedIn. Don't forget to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

4 Ways to Support the Podcast:

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• Share the show with 2 women of color graduate students
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In today's episode, I speak to Dr. Yvette Martínez-Vu about her experience pursuing her PhD. She shares what motivated her to pursue her doctoral degree, how she navigated her program with a chronic illness, what lead her to leave academia, and her entrepreneurship journey. 

About Dr. Yvette Martínez-Vu

Dr. Yvette Martínez-Vu is a Chicana mother-scholar, academic coach, and host of the Grad School Femtoring Podcast where she empowers first-generation students of color as they navigate higher education. Dr. Martinez-Vu is the co-author of the forthcoming Grad School Femtoring Guide: Successfully Navigating Graduate School Applications with University of California Press, and co-editor of the best-selling Chicana M(other)work Anthology with University of Arizona Press. After working in higher education for over ten years, she transitioned out and relocated her little familia from California to Portugal.

Visit Dr. Martínez-Vu's website - www.gradschoolfemtoring.com. Connect with Dr. Martínez-Vu on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.

Buy my latest ebook, Taking Charge: A Career Guide for Graduate Students, which is available now on takingchargeebook.com. Don't forget to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Support the show

About the Writing on My Mind Podcast

Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus, a certified career services provider, author and researcher, discusses the ups and downs of pursuing a graduate degree. Tune in as she shares personal stories and revealing conversations with other women of color who share their graduate school journey and provide inspiration for graduate students to level up.

Follow Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus on Instagram and Twitter. Connect with Dr. Emmanuela Stanislaus on LinkedIn. Don't forget to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

4 Ways to Support the Podcast:

• Rate
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• Share the show with 2 women of color graduate students
• Share an episode on social media & tag me