Academic Woman Amplified

Today's topic is how do you know if it's time to quit academia. More and more people are joining our coaching programs because they are trying to determine if academia is still right for them. So if you are a professor with a tenure track or full-time position and thinking about quitting, this episode is for you!    Listen in as I share ways to analyze what makes you want to quit and what you can do to improve your quality of life as an academic. It might be time to quit…or it might not. Let's figure it out together!   For full show notes visit scholarsvoice.org/podcast/176.   CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION: Our 12-week Navigate: Your Writing Roadmap® program helps tenure-track womxn and nonbinary professors with a disruptive perspective on their field to publish their backlog of papers so that their voice can have the impact they know is possible. Apply here! Cathy’s book, Making Time to Write: How to Resist the Patriarchy and Take Control of Your Academic Career Through Writing is available in print! Learn h

Our twelve-week Navigate program has concluded! To celebrate, I have invited Megan Evans as a guest speaker for this week’s podcast episode. Megan just graduated from the twelve-week Navigate program! Join me as I pick her brain about life before and after Navigate.   Megan is just starting her academic career and shares what made her decide to apply for Navigate. In addition, she candidly shares what her experience was like in the program and how the strategies she learned will benefit her future career goals.    If you are considering applying for the next cohort of Navigate, this episode is for you!    For full show notes visit scholarsvoice.org/podcast/174.   CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION: Our 12-week Navigate: Your Writing Roadmap® program helps tenure-track womxn and nonbinary professors with a disruptive perspective on their field to publish their backlog of papers so that their voice can have the impact they know is possible. Get on the waitlist here!  Cathy’s book, Making Time to Write: How to Resist

Academic mission statements are powerful tools that guide your career. It helps you set boundaries around your time, clarify your pipeline map, and qualify opportunities. But careers in academia last decades. How do you know when it is time to change your academic mission statement?   You will change and evolve throughout your career. It is common for professors to make pivots or shift focus. When this happens, aspects of your mission will also change. Embrace that change! Change is good. It means you are growing and developing as an academic. However, it is crucial to leverage that change and use it to revise your mission statement so that you can stay focused and keep your work impactful.   Today I discuss key moments in your academic career that call for a revision of your mission statement. I also discuss ways to identify if your current work aligns with your intentions as a professor. Is it time to adjust your mission statement? Listen in to find out!   For full show notes visit scholarsvoice.org/podcast

Do you blame “bad” habits for your clogged publication pipeline? Whether you struggle with avoidance, multi-tasking, or poor project management, our Navigate program is designed to help you make lasting changes to your writing process. The first step is to outline your current “bad” habits and what purpose those actions serve.   Today, I discuss “bad” habits. Most productivity advice says procrastination is a writer’s kryptonite. However, I look at procrastination differently. Every person has a different process and different writing needs. The way you work might serve you. And that’s okay! So let’s dive into how to distinguish a bad habit from a good one and make sustainable upgrades to our writing habits.   For full show notes visit scholarsvoice.org/podcast/173.   CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION: Our 12-week Navigate: Your Writing Roadmap® program helps tenure-track womxn and nonbinary professors with a disruptive perspective on their field to publish their backlog of papers so that their voice can have the i

The waitlist for Navigate is open! Dedicate part of your summer towards professional development, clearing your publication pipeline, and aligning with your academic mission. Did you know many Navigate members get the program paid for by their university? There is a way to get career-changing coaching at no cost to you!   Today, I share the secret to getting internal funding for professional development. Investing in your writing process, project pipeline, and time management skills will help you achieve your academic mission statement. Our Navigate program is designed to do just that! Listen in to learn how to get your university to help pay for the upcoming Navigate cohort in August.   For full show notes visit scholarsvoice.org/podcast/172.   CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION: Our 12-week Navigate: Your Writing Roadmap® program helps tenure-track womxn and nonbinary professors with a disruptive perspective on their field to publish their backlog of papers so that their voice can have the impact they know is poss

Are you ready to transition your publication pipeline from a theoretical list of articles you might write to a steady flow of published pieces?   If you use productivity apps and calendar tools but are still struggling to unclog your publication pipeline, this episode is for you!   Today, I talk about the four levels of publication planning. First, most academics engage with calendar-level productivity tools. While that is a great start, to truly be productive and have a flowing pipeline, you need to master all four of these core publication planning stages.   For full show notes visit scholarsvoice.org/podcast/171   CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION: Our 12-week Navigate: Your Writing Roadmap® program helps tenure-track womxn and nonbinary professors with a disruptive perspective on their field to publish their backlog of papers so that their voice can have the impact they know is possible. Check out the program details and get on the waitlist to be notified when the next cohort opens here. Cathy’s book, Making T

Coaching is a relatively new form of professional development for academics. If you have considered investing in a coach but are unsure if you are in the right career stage, this episode is for you.    Today, I sit down with one of our coaches, Gina. We discuss how coaching benefits different stages of an academic career. Whether you are only a couple of years in or mid-tenure, professional development is a powerful tool that can completely change the direction of your career. If you have ever considered coaching or are feeling overwhelmed, it’s time to make a change.   For full show notes visit scholarsvoice.org/podcast/170.   CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION: Our 12-week Navigate: Your Writing Roadmap® program helps tenure-track womxn and nonbinary professors with a disruptive perspective on their field to publish their backlog of papers so that their voice can have the impact they know is possible. Check out the program details and get on the waitlist to be notified when the next cohort opens here. Cathy’s bo

Make Gina’s birthday wish come true! Join us in San Juan, Puerto Rico for our Spacious Academic Writing Retreat this August 4-9, 2023. Get all the info, schedule a call, and hold your spot here.   CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION: Our 12-week Navigate: Your Writing Roadmap® program helps tenure-track womxn and nonbinary professors with a disruptive perspective on their field to publish their backlog of papers so that their voice can have the impact they know is possible. Get on the waitlist here! Cathy’s book, Making Time to Write: How to Resist the Patriarchy and Take Control of Your Academic Career Through Writing is available in print! Learn how to build your career around your writing practice while shattering the myths of writing every day, accountability, and motivation, doing mindset work that’s going to reshape your writing, and changing academic culture one womxn and nonbinary professor at a time. Get your print copy today or order it for a friend here! Want to train with us for free on your campus?

This summer, I am so excited to bring back something I promised I would never offer again… in-person writing retreats! After struggling through Hurricane María and COVID, it is finally time to get a group together face to face and create a magical writing moment.   In this episode, I share what makes writing retreats so unique. I also outline the details for the upcoming Spacious Writing Retreat in San Juan. Can’t make it this summer? No problem! Throughout this episode, I offer tips and tricks to create the perfect writing retreat wherever you spend your summer.    For full show notes visit scholarsvoice.org/podcast/169.   CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION: Look back on a previous podcast episode with Michelle Boyd. Michelle and Cathy discuss why writing retreats are so impactful to your writing practice. Listen here.  We’ve opened the waitlist for our next cohort of Navigate: Your Writing Roadmap®. Check out the program details and start your application process here. Cathy’s book, Making Time to Write: How

Think back to how you felt last September. Did you enter the fall semester feeling stressed, overwhelmed, and disappointed with your summer writing? More importantly, what if I told you this September could be different?   If you are ready to break the pattern of a binge-and-bust writing cycle, I have a solution.  In this final episode of the summer writing series, I remind you what September 2023 could look like if you take control of your writing practice, shift your mindset, and learn how to sustainably manage your time. We’ve opened the waitlist for our next cohort of Navigate: Your Writing Roadmap®. Check out the program details and start your application process here. For full show notes visit scholarsvoice.org/podcast/168.   CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION: Our 12-week Navigate: Your Writing Roadmap® program helps tenure-track womxn and nonbinary professors with a disruptive perspective on their field to publish their backlog of papers so that their voice can have the impact they know is possible. Apply he

If you’ve been listening to the podcast or watching my YouTube videos and are really curious about the Navigate program, this episode is for you!   In this episode, I go into all the nitty-gritty details of Navigate. I cover everything from the application process, to how the 12 weeks are structured, to what you will leave the program with. So tune in for detailed explanations of all the features of Navigate. I also answer frequently asked questions that might be holding you back from applying to join the summer cohort. We’ve opened the waitlist for our next cohort of Navigate: Your Writing Roadmap®. Check out the program details and start your application process here.   For full show notes visit scholarsvoice.org/podcast/167.   CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION: Our 12-week Navigate: Your Writing Roadmap® program helps tenure-track womxn and nonbinary professors with a disruptive perspective on their field to publish their backlog of papers so that their voice can have the impact they know is possible. Apply her

The summer is almost here! I know we are all looking forward to a break after the close of the semester. But so many of us in academia go into the summer with dreams of clearing our publication pipelines. We imagine full days of uninterrupted writing. But unfortunately, these lofty goals are usually unrealistic. In this episode, I go over 5 steps to creating a successful summer writing plan. First, I encourage you to lower your expectations. You are already overloaded dealing with final grades. Don’t push that energy into the summer. Every time you miss the impossibly high bar you set for yourself, it generates negative self-talk that damages your relationship with writing. Instead, my 5 step process builds a manageable writing schedule focused on attainable goals. Let’s get started. For full show notes visit scholarsvoice.org/podcast/166.   CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION: Our 12-week Navigate: Your Writing Roadmap® program helps tenure-track womxn and nonbinary professors with a disruptive perspective on their

Have you thought to yourself, “I’ve tried everything - there is nothing I can do to fix my writing process”? If you have read books, listened to podcasts, or paid for development programs and still struggle to clear your publication pipeline, this episode is for you!   In this episode, I talk about the difference between books, podcasts, and coaching programs for professional development in academia. I speak about common hesitations and obstacles that keep professors in a writing process that is unsustainable.   CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION: Our 12-week Navigate: Your Writing Roadmap® program helps tenure-track women and nonbinary professors with a disruptive perspective on their field to publish their backlog of papers so that their voice can have the impact they know is possible. Apply here! Cathy’s book, Making Time to Write: How to Resist the Patriarchy and Take Control of Your Academic Career Through Writing is available in print! Learn how to build your career around your writing practice while shatter

Are you looking forward to the upcoming summer break to catch up on writing? Many overwhelmed professors imagine the break between semesters as a chance to push through their publication pipeline. But avoiding rest by committing to full days of summer writing is unrealistic and unsustainable.   In this episode, I talk about what you can do to eliminate the binge and bust writing cycle while also honoring the energy that many of us get in the summertime around our writing. Get inspired by these simple ways to adjust your writing schedule that keeps you productive while allowing for the mental rest you need to be your most creative self. We’ve opened the waitlist for our next cohort of Navigate: Your Writing Roadmap®. Check out the program details and start your application process here. For full show notes visit scholarsvoice.org/podcast/164.   CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION: Our 12-week Navigate: Your Writing Roadmap® program helps tenure-track womxn and nonbinary professors with a disruptive perspective on thei

"If I change universities I will be able to publish more." This belief is a common misconception amongst academics who need help to clear their publication pipeline. But the problem isn't with the institution; the problem is with you and your mindset on writing.    In this episode, I share four core principles for building a sustainable writing practice. If you are struggling to publish articles and have considered changing universities as a potential solution, it's time to reconsider your mindset. Changing universities is not going to solve your writing and publication problems. Clogs in your pipeline are not caused by course load, service work, or research obligations. Without the proper coaching and arsenal of management tools, your writing problems will follow you to every institution you work for.    For full show notes visit scholarsvoice.org/podcast/163.   CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION: Our 12-week Navigate: Your Writing Roadmap® program helps tenure-track womxn and nonbinary professors with a disruptive

“$4,500 is too much to spend on professional development.” This is the sentiment we sometimes hear from our community members.     In this episode, I share with you a mindset shift that can help you see an investment in your professional development in a new light. If you want to do academia differently, if you want to disrupt the status quo, then receiving support and coaching is necessary. The pressure from institutions to do more and work harder is not sustainable for ongoing career growth, so how do you grow and develop as a scholar while maintaining your sanity and health? By investing in your professional development. Think of this investment not in relation to your salary, but in relation to your university’s budget. Compared to those budgets, $4,500 is a small investment that will drastically increase your total value and impact on the world. For full show notes visit scholarsvoice.org/podcast/162. CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION: Our 12-week Navigate: Your Writing Roadmap® program helps tenure-track womx

Are you exhausted? Do you ever feel like you simply cannot do, write, or create one more thing? You aren’t alone! As professors, we operate at 100% nearly all the time in all aspects of life. But here’s the catch: You can’t write from a place of exhaustion.    In episode 161, you’ll hear Cathy talk all about how operating under the very high standards that you have for yourself is exhausting, and how exhausted people have a hard time writing. She is going to talk about those high standards, how they lead to exhaustion, and therefore how exhaustion undermines writing. When you’re exhausted, your publication pipeline is going to suffer, so we’ll unpack how to operate at a healthy level and maintain that publication pipeline without giving up the rest you desperately need. We’ve opened the waitlist for our next cohort of Navigate: Your Writing Roadmap®. Check out the program details here and sign up for the waitlist to be notified when applications open:  https://scholarsvoice.org/navigate/  For full show notes

You didn’t become a professor by being lazy! Then why does it feel so hard to publish the amount of your work in line with your expertise? Maybe you just need to work harder? NO! You need to work differently.   In episode 160 of the podcast, I’m talking about the classic “what got you here won’t get you there” problem of successful academics who are trying to clear their publication pipelines. We’ve opened the waitlist for our next cohort of Navigate: Your Writing Roadmap®. Check out the program details here and sign up for the waitlist to be notified when applications open:  https://scholarsvoice.org/navigate/ For full show notes visit scholarsvoice.org/podcast/160. Continue the conversation: Our 12-week Navigate: Your Writing Roadmap® program helps tenure-track womxn and nonbinary professors with a disruptive perspective on their field to publish their backlog of papers so that their voice can have the impact they know is possible. Get on the waitlist here! Cathy’s book, Making Time to Write: How to Res

Do you feel like you’ve tried everything to write and publish to the level that you know you are capable of? It’s frustrating to be a high achiever and still not be able to figure this out! The reason that your publication pipeline is still clogged is that you are stuck with the “I’ve tried everything” mindset, where there is no room for growth. In this video, I coach you on how to break out of that mindset and trust yourself to be able to change. There is one key difference between shifting from that defeated mindset to one of change and growth, and I’ll walk you through how to implement that key change in this conversation. For full show notes visit scholarsvoice.org/podcast/159.   Continue the conversation: Our 12-week Navigate: Your Writing Roadmap® program helps tenure-track womxn and nonbinary professors with a disruptive perspective on their field to publish their backlog of papers so that their voice can have the impact they know is possible. Get on the waitlist here! Cathy’s book, Making Time to

We decided to do some episodes featuring clients who have worked with us in our programs who we really think embody the Scholar’s Voice spirit. When we at Scholar’s Voice were thinking about clients of ours that speak to the Scholars' Voice values, vision, and the experience of our programs, our guest on today’s episode, Stacey Anderson immediately came to mind. Dr. Stacey Anderson is an Associate Professor of English at California State University Channel Islands, where she also serves as Interim Chair of the English Department and Director of the Composition Program. Stacey has been one of our clients for a while, and we are honored she would join us on the podcast to share her career journey and experience within Scholar’s Voice. For full show notes, visit scholarsvoice.org/podcast/158. Continue the conversation: Our 12-week Navigate: Your Writing Roadmap® program helps tenure-track womxn and nonbinary professors with a disruptive perspective on their field to publish their backlog of papers so that thei