The Writing on My Mind Podcast

In this bonus episode, Dr. Emmanuela reads the introduction of her new ebook, Taking Charge: A Career Guide for Graduate Students which is available now on takingchargeebook.com. Get your copy today!

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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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I'm back with another solo episode. This week, I'm expanding on last week's discussion about my recent career change. This episode, I share three things that you should think about if you're considering a career shift, things that may be signs that you need a career change, and challenges associated with a career change.

Things Mentioned on This Episode

• The Importance of Personal Branding to Doctoral Students
• Strengths Assessments - Strengths Profile, Strengths Finder, and Myers Briggs Personality Assessment
• Get the Taking Charge eBook - www.takingchargeebook.com

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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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Grief strikes when you least expect it.

In this episode, I discuss my experience grieving the unexpected death of my father as well as grieving my 17 year career as a higher education administrator. I share advice for navigating grief as well as things that folks shouldn't do when attempting to support someone who is grieving.

Things Mentioned on This Episode

• Join My Book Email List to hear about my new career development e-book for graduate students which will come out October 10th
• We Can Do Hard Things Podcast (Why Grief - like Love - is Forever with Marisa Renee Lee)
• This Too Shall Suck Podcast - The Grief of Losing a Parent
• Disposability of Black Women Faculty in Academia by Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles
• My Dissertation - We're Here, We Exist: An Exploration of how Second-Generation Afro-Caribbean College Women Make Meaning of their Race, Ethnicity, and Gender

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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 today's episode, I speak to Dr. Tania Abouzeide about her experience pursuing her PhD. She shares what inspired her to pursue her doctorate while balancing the demands of a full time job while raising two young kids with her husband. Dr. Abouzeide also provides practical tips for advocating for what you need while pursuing your degree and so much more. 

About Dr. Tania Abouzeide

Dr. Tania Abouzeide is the Lead Consultant & Founder of Way Finder Educational Consulting. With over 15 years of professional experience, she specializes in the comprehensive college admissions process, academic advising and one-on-one coaching to college-bound students. Dr.Abouzeide is a professor of higher education and she has held leadership positions in student affairs, admissions, and academic advising departments at public and private universities. Dr. Abouzeide is dedicated to assisting students secure post-secondary educational opportunities, while incorporating personal well-being practices.

Connect with Dr. Abouzeide  by visiting her website www.yourwayfinder.com; Following her on Instagram;  LinkedIn; and YouTube. 

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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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I'm back with another solo episode and I'm continuing the conversation of burnout and how it can impact the job search process. Listen to hear my tips for successfully job searching while experiencing burnout. I also announce my new e-book that is focused on career development for graduate students which will be released at the end of August. In the book, I expand of some of the topics that I’ve focused on during this seasons solo episodes as well as advice for interviewing, building an online brand, the differences between a resume and CV and more. Join My Book Email List to hear about my new career development e-book for graduate students which will come out the end of August.

Things Mentioned on This Episode

• Join My Book Email List to hear about my new career development e-book for graduate students which will come out the end of August
• On Purpose with Jay Shetty with Dr. Rangan Chatterjee 
• Buy the Our Doctoral Journey Book

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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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Today, I am joined by two co-authors of our book, Our Doctoral Journey: A Collection of Black Women's Experiences to discuss the process of writing the book and what we hope readers gain from our stories.

Get your copy of our book which is available now on Amazon.

About My Special Guests

Tabitha Esther also known as The #BodyConfident Coach is a 5th year doctoral student at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Her career in public health over the last 10 years has focused on the spatial and social epidemiology. Her doctoral journey has led her on a personal journey to uncovering, Who is Tabitha without science? As a woman who has healed through body dysmorphic disorder for 20+ years, currently she is focused on her passion as a coach where she helps women who are unsatisfied with their bodies develop unshakeable body confidence thorough a personalized body science approach based on their blood type & through body image healing. Her goal is to create a nation of women who have unshakeable body confidence as their life motto. Follow her on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Visit her website - TabithaEsther.com. She can also be reached through email at [email protected].

Dom, short for Dominique, Garrett-Scott (pronouns: she/her/hers) is a radically soft Black feminist poet-scholar, plus-size model, entrepreneur, content creator, and self-proclaimed hot girl hailing from Dallas, Texas. She holds a B.A. in Sociology with a concentration in African American Studies from the University of Mississippi and a M.A. in Sociology with concentrations in Black Studies and Gender and Women Studies from the University of Texas. A former student, community, and labor organizer, Dom is currently a Ph.D. student studying the relationship between anti-Black misogyny, fatphobia, and surveillance. You can follow her on her socials @domthefurious.

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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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I'm back with part two of our two part burnout series. Today, I am joined by Amelia Nagoski, D.M.A. and we talk about everything from how self-care won’t cure burn out, steps to closing the stress cycle, how faculty members can support doctoral students, and practical advice for showing up for others who may be experiencing burnout. We also talk about capitalism, misogyny, white women feminist, and the toxicity of higher education. This episode is full of nuggets and is one that you will come back to and share with others.
 
About Amelia Nagoski,  D.M.A.

Amelia Nagoski, D.M.A. (it stands for Doctorate of Musical Arts) is the co-author, with her sister Emily, of the New York Times bestselling Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle. Her job is to run around waving her arms and making funny noises and generally doing whatever it takes to help singers get in touch with their internal experience.

She lives in New England with her husband, one cat, and two rescue dogs.

Follow/Subscribe to Amelia on Instagram and YouTube. Check out her website and buy her book at https://www.burnoutbook.net/ for more information.

Things Mentioned in the Episode:

• 15 Minute Feedback Research - The Gottman Institute

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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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Burnout existed prior to the pandemic and has become a widespread phenomena since. Today, I speak to Erayna Sargent, the Burnout Whisper, about the topic of burnout. We discuss the the definition of burnout, how burnout impacts women of color specifically, how friends and family can support a loved one experiencing burnout, and so much more.  This is part 1 of our 2 part series on burnout.
 
About Erayna Sargent

Erayna is a speaker, mental wellness champion and founder of Hooky Wellness— your one-stop for burnout relief. Personal experience gave her deep empathy for the challenges in the relief journey and set her on a mission to create practical burnout support that meets you where you are. Erayna has an MBA from Indiana University, is a Global Wellness Institute initiative member, a contributing writer for Well+Good with guest appearances across publications including NPR Life Kit, Thrive Global, & Architectural Digest.

Follow Erayna on Instagram, Facebook , Twitter , and Linkedin. 

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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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On today’s solo episode, I talk about all things related to personal branding.

A thoughtful personal brand can help you accomplish your professional goals. Getting serious about your personal brand can open doors for you and help you establish yourself as a person to hire or collaborate with.

The importance of cultivating a personal brand and steps to creating a personal brand that helps you to get what you want.

Things Mentioned on This Episode

• Season 3 Episode 1 - Career Development Advice for Doctoral Students
• Season 1 Episode 16 - Networking as a Doctoral Student
• Season 1 Episode 3 -  The Power of Networking in Graduate School (with Dr. Kristal McGreggor)
• Download  the Free Career Plan Download
• Email your questions to [email protected]

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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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Today, Alberto Diaz joins us on today's episode to share the benefits of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Listen to hear us discuss how people can apply, mistakes to avoid, and more. If you've got student load debt, you will want to give this episode a listen.

About Alberto Diaz

Alberto Juan Diaz Jr. is a seasoned financial aid professional with over nine years of experience. He joined Florida International University (FIU) in 2013 as a Coordinator of Financial Aid and joined FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine in 2015 as the Assistant Director of Financial Assistance. Alberto attended FIU, earning his B.S. in Public Administration and M.S. in Higher Education Administration. He is currently a 5th-year Ph.D. Candidate in Higher Education, and his dissertation examines medical students' understanding and debt experiences.

Connect with Alberto on email or LinkedIn.

Things Referenced in This Episode:

• www.studentaid.gov
• www.pslfjobs.org

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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:

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