Recovering Academic

Making the transition requires you to take on extra work. Work in the form of side work (a new side hustle), information... Read more

In this episode the recovering trio discusses how to ask for more when academia train us not to negotiate/request what y... Read more

In this week’s episode, Ian and Amanda interview Cleyde to get the in-depth story of her experience as a recovering acad... Read more

Flowers blooming in the snow. Out of the snow and into Spring! Could there be a better metaphor This is the last episode... Read more

In this week’s episode, we’re discussing burnout and transitioning. We all think that once we’ve made our decision that ... Read more

Drought Crack Life Survival Flower DesertHow to avoid cynical feelings of feeling helpless. “Always wear shorts under y... Read more

Merriam-Webster defines PERSPECTIVE as:1a : the technique or process of representing on a plane or curved surface the sp... Read more

You always hear about transferable skills—and how PhDs have them. But how do you identify them? How do you know what ski... Read more

In today’s episode, we talk with Jennifer Polk of PhD to Life. She’s a life coach and entrepreneur and has a PhD in Hist... Read more

In this episode, we talk about the difficulties with deciding to leave academia. We ask two important questions: What ma... Read more

Have you ever felt ‘decision paralysis’? With so many choices and not sure which way to go? Hesitant to put all your egg... Read more

In this episode, Chemjobber joins the Recovering Academic co-hosts to discuss his transition and his blog. Quantifying t... Read more

Welcome back to the Season 3 of our Recovering Academic Podcast! We missed you, and hope you missed us as well :)” For t... Read more

Courtesy of @BWJones In this episode, we discuss the importance of taking breaks. Breaks come in many forms and in diffe... Read more

Courtesy of @BWJonesGetting over the fear of failure. As academics, we are inherently perfectionists. There’s nothing li... Read more

Today InBabyAttachMode joins our hosts to discuss her transition story. Everything Was Now Open – InBabyAttachMode We kn... Read more

In this episode, we discuss the elephant in the room: Are you still a scientist after you leave academia? After spending... Read more

Turning your CV into a resume feels daunting—and maybe even impossible. How do you condense a several page document into... Read more

In this episode, we discuss unique skills that we gained in academia. When looking to leave academia, you might think, “... Read more

In this episode, we discuss the transition in identity when leaving academia. You’ve spent 10 years (or more!) inside of... Read more