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Alyssa D. Sokol, Ph.D.
Is Impostor Syndrome really an unsolvable problem?
When 'work-life balance' isn't the solution we're really seeking
In academia we talk about impostor syndrome and try to normalize it through relatability. While relatibility and support is an important part of surviving the PhD, I believe there is a very unique type of rut graduate students and. I created a blogging/sharing website where students can share anonymously their trials and tribulations throughout graduate school along with how they did or didn't get through them.
The most complicated relationship in your life: Love-Hate with your PhD subject
You might only conditionally love yourself
Trouble with authority figures
Mitigating passion, challenges, self-worth
My passion is clouded with self-doubt
Re-claim that confidence you probably had in High School
What is the script of your subconscious? Here lies the graveyard of limiting beliefs
The ridiculousness of our thoughts can sometimes be hidden in the mind and it isn't until you see them written out that you can acknowledge they are wrong
"She's right. I'll never be able to do this on my own"
Scared to take up too much space or be a burden
What's yours and what did you pick up along the ride?
The road to success is sometimes paved with self-sabotage
Procrastination Station
Breakups during Graduate School
"Let me tell you about this time when"
The Post-Quals Depression No One Tells You About
You thought you reached the local-peak of the mountain top only to come back down shortly thereafter
Hiding out: An effective yet very temporary solution
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