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sitzikbs.bsky.social
Ever catch yourself doubting your place in the lab or at a conference? It happens a lot in early research. What practical habits or support have actually helped you build real confidence? Small steps count more than we think 💡 #AcademicMentalHealth #ItzikThoughtLoop
December 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
sitzikbs.bsky.social
Imposter syndrome is common in early research. Comparing your work to others is easy, but building skills takes steady practice and real feedback. Honest conversations with mentors can help untangle doubt from progress. 💡 #AcademicMentalHealth #ItzikThoughtLoop
December 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
sitzikbs.bsky.social
Imposter syndrome is common in early research. Comparing your work to others is easy, but building skills takes steady practice and real feedback. Honest conversations with mentors can help untangle doubt from progress. 💡 #AcademicMentalHealth #ItzikThoughtLoop
December 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
sitzikbs.bsky.social
Imposter syndrome is common in early research. Comparing your work to others is easy, but building skills takes steady practice and real feedback. Honest conversations with mentors can help untangle doubt from progress. 💡 #AcademicMentalHealth #ItzikThoughtLoop
December 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
sitzikbs.bsky.social
Ever question if your research ideas are “good enough” or if you’re just missing something obvious? Building confidence often starts by talking openly with mentors and peers. What helps you break out of the imposter mindset? 💡 #AcademicMentalHealth #ItzikThoughtLoop
December 4, 2025 at 5:23 AM
drdevroy.com
#PerformancePsychology
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September 29, 2025 at 10:03 PM
drmarissakate.bsky.social
Preparing for my event with PhD students at the University of Sydney next week.

Also printed these postcards from my art collaboration with some important reminders.

My message: Your mental health is more important than your thesis.

@thephdplace.bsky.social
#AcademicMentalHealth
Colourful postcards with reminders for PhD students
September 23, 2025 at 4:02 AM
philosop-her.bsky.social
#FirstGenPhD #ImposterSyndrome #WorkLifeBalance #AcademicMentalHealth #Conferencing #Research #PhDefense #Thesis #Dissertating #PhDProposal
August 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
drmarissakate.bsky.social
Telling employees to do laundry, cleaning or floss their teeth to manage stress when they are facing potential redundancy is appalling.

Feeling for all of my colleagues at the University of Technology Sydney.

#AcademicMentalHealth

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Uni staff told to 'wash delicates' for stress management as 146 courses suspended
The University of Technology Sydney is suspending more than 100 courses as it prepares for a controversial redundancy program to save $100 million.
www.abc.net.au
August 18, 2025 at 5:37 AM
petraboynton.bsky.social
While institutions make a big thing about #AcademicMentalHealth and #wellbeing, very often there's no specific responsibility for pastoral roles or dedicated spaces.

So nobody has control over where support is provided. Often it's not even a room. Particularly not in shared/open plan offices.
June 13, 2025 at 7:22 AM
drmarissakate.bsky.social
"For me, success is getting seven to eight hours of sleep every night, having a little bit more balance, going to Pilates class twice a week... Take your annual leave. Don't feel guilty about it."

Loved this recent chat with Vikki Wright!

#AcademicMentalHealth

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3.31 Protecting your mental health during your PhD with Dr Marissa Edwards
Podcast Episode · The PhD Life Coach · 07/04/2025 · 1h 7m
podcasts.apple.com
April 22, 2025 at 3:01 AM
thedumbbanshee.bsky.social
We need to stop whispering about depression, anxiety, and impostor syndrome in academia.

Unrealistic expectations & silence don’t make it easier—honest conversations do.

You belong here. Your mental health matters.

#AcademicMentalHealth #PhDStruggles #EndTheStigma #YouBelongHere
April 13, 2025 at 1:50 AM
drmarissakate.bsky.social
New work laptop stickers 💗

@academic-chatter.bsky.social
@thephdplace.bsky.social

#AcademicTwitter
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A laptop covered in bright stickers
April 3, 2025 at 2:27 AM
iremsenman.bsky.social
doing a PhD: 30% research, 70% fighting invisible brain demons.

ironic how much I love my project, yet getting out of bed feels harder than climbing everest.

anyway, brains are weird. be kind — to yours and to others’.

#PhDStruggles #AcademicMentalHealth
March 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
zjayres.bsky.social
New Voices of Academia blog: Exploring Mindfulness Methods for Thriving in Uncertainty in Academia by Sarah-Jane Potts ✍️

"the unending challenge of completing every task to a high standard within the timeframe can be exhausting."

#AcademicMentalHealth

voicesofacademia.com/2025/03/21/e...
Exploring Mindfulness Methods for Thriving in Uncertainty in Academia by Sarah-Jane Potts
Over my last decade in academia, I have been given many opportunities to work on cutting edge science and engineering projects in a field that brings me great excitement and joy. However, despite t…
voicesofacademia.com
March 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
the-scienceos.bsky.social
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#scienceOS #partnership #AcademicMentalHealth

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March 20, 2025 at 6:52 AM
theoreticalwzrd.bsky.social
Tonight at #APSSummit25, I am running APR-EV10:1: Mental Health Roundtable in Marriot Marquis Northwest at 6:00pm-7:00pm! Many of us are feeling a lot of anxiety and depression especially now with the state of the world. Come find support and community! #AcademicMentalHealth
March 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
drmarissakate.bsky.social
"I can't do a good job ethically and morally. I don't want to teach any more. I am so sad about it. I grieve for it."

theconversation.com/they-eat-sna...

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@academic-chatter.bsky.social
‘They eat snacks during class and swing on chairs’: the worrying, sexist behaviour of some young men at uni
Researchers have been reporting a disturbing rise in sexist, misogynist behaviour from school students. But what is happening in Australian universities?
theconversation.com
March 13, 2025 at 3:42 AM
petraboynton.bsky.social
For anyone interested in #AcademicMentalHealth note how this area is deeply political and yet many trainers, experts and speakers hired by institutions knot themselves into a pretzel to avoid appearing political, or mention or challenge what is causing or worsening mental distress in universities.
February 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
zjayres.bsky.social
Just migrating Voices of Academia here, from X. Please give us a follow at @voicesofacademia.bsky.social
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February 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
zjayres.bsky.social
🚨📝 New Voices of Academia blog

Doing a PhD with OCD by Isabelle Berrow

"Days would pass by where all I had done was cry and hide myself away, punishing myself for how I felt."

voicesofacademia.com/2025/01/27/d...

##AcademicMentalHealth
Doing a PhD with OCD by Isabelle Berrow
Write a sentence. Delete it. Write a sentence. Delete it. Why isn’t it good enough? What am I missing? Maybe I need a break – go downstairs, get a drink. Turn the light off, check the door’s …
voicesofacademia.com
January 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
anabastos.bsky.social
A follow up of my path to finding out I'm an #ADHDer, mental health, navigating the school system and academic career as #neurodivergent, and of course the need for more #inclusion #DEI #DEImatters #AcademicMentalHealth
Interviewed by the amazing Birgit Pfeiffer for @cdfunileipzig.bsky.social
anabastos.bsky.social Ana Bastos @anabastos.bsky.social · Oct 25
When I decided to openly disclose my #ADHD 1/2 year ago, early career scientists started asking me for tips & how did I reconcile (undiagnosed) #ADHD with a science career. It’s been a long learning journey and some of it is laid out here: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#ADHDAwarenessMonth 🧠🌶️🌈
How I’m learning to navigate academia as someone with ADHD
Discovering how my brain works has helped me to better understand how to find equilibrium between my academic career and my well-being, says Ana Bastos.
www.nature.com
January 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
zjayres.bsky.social
Latest Voices of Academia blog 📝

It’s Also Okay Not to Talk About Your Mental Health by Anonymous

"The lying about being fine became so exhausting on top of everything else ...the unintended effect was that I became even more isolated."

#AcademicMentalHealth

voicesofacademia.com/2025/01/10/i...
January 11, 2025 at 10:29 AM
zjayres.bsky.social
🔜📝 New blog on Friday

It's Also Okay to Not Talk about Your Mental Health by Anonymous

"I also wished that people who genuinely wanted to help would have just asked me what I needed"

#AcademicMentalHealth
www.voicesofacademia.com
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January 8, 2025 at 10:43 PM
petraboynton.bsky.social
I'd say rather than peer support being ineffective, it's more that a lot of research on this topic (and #AcademicMentalHealth generally) is patchy, some of it poor, so can't be used to inform practice. Expecting peer led interventions to solve complex problems and systemic harms is also unrealistic
January 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM