In this post I reflect the ways in which we normalise and internalise potentially harmful levels of stress in academia, and how many of us are led to believe that if we’re not stressed we’re not doing our job right.
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An anonymous academic recounts their encounters with stress and anxiety towards the end of their PhD.
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An anonymous contributor shares the positives and negatives of working in academia with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
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6 March 2014, The Guardian Higher Education Network. I was invited to comment on academia and mental health for this article.
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Mental health in academia can be a complex and sometimes contradictory issue. On the one hand, doing a PhD and being an academic in your chosen field means you have the opportunity and the privilege not only to pursue a very specific personal interest but also that you have the influence to shape the area […]
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Reflections on anxiety, on its relationship with academia, and why we need to learn to value ourselves.
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