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Blog/podcast giving you a voice to improve #AcademicMentalHealth. VoA team: @DrMarissaKate|@EKing_Sci|@zjayres|@drdanielranson|@nolan_syreeta|@samanthastrong.

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๐Ÿ”œ๐Ÿ“ 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 #AcademicChatter

๐Ÿ”œ๐Ÿ“ 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 #AcademicChatter
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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ“ New blog Itโ€™s Also Okay Not to Talk About Your Mental Health by Anonymous "As long as weโ€™re talking to someone, we donโ€™t have to talk to everyone." voicesofacademia.com/2025/01/10/itsโ€ฆ #AcademicMentalHealth #AcademicChatter

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๐Ÿ”œ๐Ÿ“ New blog on Friday Doing a PhD with OCD by Isabelle Berrow Isabelle Berrow "It was not until my Undergraduate that my OCD shifted for the worse" #AcademicMentalHealth #AcademicChatter

๐Ÿ”œ๐Ÿ“ New blog on Friday

Doing a PhD with OCD by Isabelle Berrow <a href="/BerrowIsabelle/">Isabelle Berrow</a>

"It was not until my Undergraduate that my OCD shifted for the worse"

#AcademicMentalHealth #AcademicChatter
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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ“ New blog Doing a PhD with OCD by Isabelle Berrow 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/doiโ€ฆ #AcademicMentalHealth #AcademicChatter

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๐Ÿ”œ๐Ÿ“ New blog on Friday Returning to your PhD studies following a Bereavement by Hema Chaplin Dr Hema Chaplin "I think taking the decision to step away from something that is having a negative impact on your mental health is commendable" #AcademicMentalHealth #AcademicChatter

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Returning to your PhD studies following a Bereavement by Hema Chaplin <a href="/HemaChaplin/">Dr Hema Chaplin</a>

"I think taking the decision to step away from something that is having a negative impact on your mental health is commendable"

#AcademicMentalHealth #AcademicChatter
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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ“ New blog Returning to Your PhD studies Following a Bereavement by Hema Chaplin "Self-care and self-compassion are often the first things to fall to the wayside when you are in survival mode, but it is so important to look after yourself" voicesofacademia.com/2025/02/07/retโ€ฆ

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๐Ÿ”œ๐Ÿ“ New blog on Friday Breaking Barriers: My Higher Education Journey as a Disabled and Neurodivergent Student by Alexandra Wilson-Newman "This is [also] a call-to-action for a more inclusive and compassionate educational environment for all" #AcademicMentalHealth

๐Ÿ”œ๐Ÿ“ New blog on Friday

Breaking Barriers: My Higher Education Journey as a Disabled and Neurodivergent Student by Alexandra Wilson-Newman

"This is [also] a call-to-action for a more inclusive and compassionate educational environment for all"

#AcademicMentalHealth
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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ“ New blog Breaking Barriers: My Higher Education Journey as a Disabled and Neurodivergent Student by Alexandra Wilson-Newman "... Iโ€™ve felt a compounding theme of accessibility challenges and systemic ableism throughout my university journey" voicesofacademia.com/2025/02/21/breโ€ฆ

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๐Ÿ”œ๐Ÿ“ New blog on Fri From Burnout to Breakthrough: A Scientist's Yoga Storyby Stรฉphanie Blockhuys "Letโ€™s foster a culture of self-care and strength in academia - one where everyone can flourish and shine brightly in their pursuit of knowledge and innovation" #AcademicChatter

๐Ÿ”œ๐Ÿ“ New blog on Fri

From Burnout to Breakthrough: A Scientist's Yoga Storyby Stรฉphanie Blockhuys

"Letโ€™s foster a culture of self-care and strength in academia - one where everyone can flourish and shine brightly in their pursuit of knowledge and innovation"

#AcademicChatter
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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ“ New blog Emerging from Burnout: A Scientistยดs Yoga Story by Stรฉphanie Blockhuys "Planning even short-term tasks caused intense stress and became impossible, as my brain seemed to lose the capacity to filter and digest information" voicesofacademia.com/2025/03/07/emeโ€ฆ #AcademicChatter

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๐Ÿ”œ๐Ÿ“ New blog on Friday Exploring mindfulness methods for thriving in uncertainty in academia by Sarah Jane-Potts@SarahJanePotts2 "... I can face these challenges with more calm, composure and courage when using mindfulness techniques during my day" #AcademicMentalHealth

๐Ÿ”œ๐Ÿ“ New blog on Friday

Exploring mindfulness methods for thriving in uncertainty in academia by Sarah Jane-Potts@SarahJanePotts2

"... I can face these challenges with more calm, composure and courage when using mindfulness techniques during my day"

#AcademicMentalHealth
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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ“ New blog Exploring mindfulness methods for thriving in uncertainty in academia by@SarahJanePotts2 "These techniques arenโ€™t a silver bullet, but they provided me with new methods for grounding myself and reframing my perspective" voicesofacademia.com/2025/03/21/expโ€ฆ

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ“ New blog Losing a Parent: Guilt and Learning to Forgive Myself by Amanda Nicholson Amanda Nicholson "Thereโ€™s no easy solution or single best way of coping when a loved one has a terminal illness" voicesofacademia.com/2025/05/10/losโ€ฆ #AcademicMentalHealth #AcademicChatter

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๐Ÿ”œ๐Ÿ“ New blog on Friday Silent Battles: The Mental Health Impact of Sexual Harassment in Academia by Anon "My experience... highlights the urgent need for structural changes in our educational institutions" #AcademicMentalHealth #AcademicChatter

๐Ÿ”œ๐Ÿ“ New blog on Friday

Silent Battles: The Mental Health Impact of Sexual Harassment in Academia by Anon

"My experience... highlights the urgent need for structural changes in our educational institutions"

#AcademicMentalHealth #AcademicChatter
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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ“ New blog Silent Battles: Enduring Sexual Harassment in Medical School in Africa by Anonymous "I felt alone, torn between the need to succeed and the shadow his presence cast over my life" voicesofacademia.com/2025/05/16/silโ€ฆ #AcademicMentalHealth #AcademicChatter

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๐Ÿ”œ๐Ÿ“ New blog on Friday Completing a doctorate after the onset of a chronic illness: Finding a new way of being by Stacey Anwin "Living with chronic illness has shown me how to have compassion for myself" #AcademicMentalHealth #AcademicChatter

๐Ÿ”œ๐Ÿ“ New blog on Friday

Completing a doctorate after the onset of a chronic illness: Finding a new way of being by Stacey Anwin

"Living with chronic illness has shown me how to have compassion for myself"

#AcademicMentalHealth #AcademicChatter
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๐Ÿ”œ๐Ÿ“ New blog on Friday Navigating Anxiety in an Experimental Lab: Personal Growth and Peer Support by Janaky Sunil "Like most students, I commenced my PhD program without much idea of what was to come" #AcademicMentalHealth #AcademicChatter

๐Ÿ”œ๐Ÿ“ New blog on Friday
Navigating Anxiety in an Experimental Lab: Personal Growth and Peer Support by Janaky Sunil

"Like most students, I commenced my PhD program without much idea of what was to come"

#AcademicMentalHealth #AcademicChatter
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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ“ New blog Navigating Anxiety in an Experimental Lab: Personal Growth and Peer Support by Janaky Sunil "... research is fraught with ambiguity, where failed experiments and disproven hypotheses are common" voicesofacademia.com/2025/06/13/navโ€ฆ #AcademicMentalHealth #AcademicChatter

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๐Ÿ”œ๐Ÿ“ New blog on Friday Help! Universities Won't Commit! Why Fixed-term Contracts are Harmful to Mental Health by Anon "research reveals that around two thirds of University Research Staff in the UK are employed on fixed-term contracts" #AcademicMentalHealth #AcademicChatter

๐Ÿ”œ๐Ÿ“ New blog on Friday

Help! Universities Won't Commit! Why Fixed-term Contracts are Harmful to Mental Health by Anon

"research reveals that around two thirds of University Research Staff in the UK are employed on fixed-term contracts"

#AcademicMentalHealth #AcademicChatter