Has your career become a struggle for you?
If you are like I was a few years ago, you can relate to at least one (but most likely more) of these things:
- You worry that your work isn't good enough and find writing to be a struggle.
- You experience anxiety-inducing imposter syndrome.
- You are exhausted by stress and secretly worry that it will never go away.
- You long to rediscover pleasure in your writing and think that if you only had more time, this might happen.
- You want to be able to enjoy evenings, weekends, and holidays and not constantly be thinking about work.
- You could use some extra emotional support as you write your book, article, or grant proposal.
- As a woman, person of color, and/or queer person, you worry that the odds of a successful career in academia are stacked too heavily against you.
You might think that careers in academia are supposed to be difficult and that stress, anxiety, and overwhelm will always be present given how much you need to do to succeed (or even stay employed!).
This doesn’t have to be your experience. Academic careers can be full of ease. They can be joyful. They can even be (mostly) fun.
