Mastering anxiety-free academic writing with Dr. Catriona Ryan

Welcome back PostdocTransformer,

this is a long time coming... I've been wanting to cater my audiences' needs this way!

It's simple - when you are afraid to finish your degree or even end the #postdoc with grace- you're not in the right head space to think about your #PostdocTransformation.

A lot of my DMs are about, "if only I could finish this degree, but I feel paralyzed about....", so I reached out to Dr Catriona Ryan (Senior Fellow HEA) , founder of #ScriptorCube, and she said yes!

So, drum roll, in this episode of the #PostdocTransformation Show, #LinkedIn Higher Education Top Voice and TEDx speaker Dr. Catriona Ryan, founder of ScriptorCube, shares anxiety-free academic writing and creative research strategies with you.

Researchers across various universities benefit from her stress reduction techniques to boost creative thinking and self-compassion in academic writing.

She indicates the impact of #AI tools like #ChatGPT on academic integrity and emphasizes the importance of mindfulness and longhand writing.

The conversation extends to entrepreneurial strategies for #PhD students and the role of self-compassion in overcoming academic challenges.

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Some highlights of this episode:

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[00:15:53] Dr. Catriona Ryan: Eleonore, that is amazing. Thank you so much for sharing that because, unfortunately, that is the typical example of so many academics, exactly what you just described there, that there is this issues with perfectionism, you know, people setting standards up too high for themselves because of fear and anxiety. But I always say, to early stage researchers because in the first few weeks of my PhD. I made a promise to myself that I would take on two projects.

[00:16:19] The first project was the excitement of the PhD and I love that and all the enjoyment that goes with that But the second project is even more important practicing self compassion, building my relationship with myself. that will transform the experience of the PhD, your relationships with people around you, your supervisor, the more you're able to practice self awareness and, deal with internalized negative voices, the more confident you will be.

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[00:16:47] My confidence grew quickly through practicing self compassion. there's a practice called the Five Senses Exercise, name five things you can hear, five things you can see, it's about getting back into the present moment, if I was going to define self compassion, it's this, anything that you can do to help yourself, to make the process easier, because from moment to moment, we're always giving ourselves messages about how we feel about ourselves, But that conscious effort of doing that is how we build more self trust, and it will make a huge difference. So I absolutely agree with you, that this is what early stage researchers need, tools to practice self compassion so they can deal with when the hard times comes. And also with decision making, not only within the PhD, but beyond the PhD as well.

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