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  • You’re invited! Post-PhD group

    I’ve been pondering starting a post-PhD coaching/support/discussion group and I’m ready to set a time and give it a go. So… Tuesday, 6 August 2013,…

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  • Needs inventory

    Needs, necessities, non-negotiables. These have come up a few times in my coaching calls with others. One woman realized she needed to take a “vacation”…

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  • Jo VanEvery, Academic Coach, Transition Q&A

    Jo VanEvery earned her PhD in sociology from the University of Essex. She’s now an independent academic coach and research facilitator. Find her online at…

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  • Elevator pitch

    My coaching class homework from last week was to come up with elevator pitches for possible coaching niches. It’s a great assignment, because it really…

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  • Working on it

    My life’s changed a great deal over the past year. In mid-June 2012 I received my diploma, my PhD in history from the University of…

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  • Kyla Reid, Research Facilitator, Transition Q&A

    Kyla Reid earned her PhD in philosophy from the University of Sydney. She’s currently a research facilitator in the Faculty of Public Affairs at Carleton…

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  • Chris Peterson: “And then the rest of my life began”

    Like many academics, I spent my young adult years postponing many of the small things that I knew would make me happy, including reading novels…

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  • Signature strengths

    I’ve been reading positive psychology books the past couple of months. I love the focus on helping people improve their lives, and agree that a…

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  • Rachel Mueller-Lust, Coach and Wedding Celebrant, Transition Q&A

    Rachel Mueller-Lust earned her PhD in psychology from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She began her career as assistant professor of psychology at Oberlin…

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  • Will Deyamport, III, Instructional Technologist, Transition Q&A

    Will Deyamport, III, earned his Ed.D. in educational leadership from Capella University. He’s an instructional technologist for Hattiesburg Public Schools. Follow him @peoplegogy. What did you…

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