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The Millennial PhD: Creative Survival at Work & Beyond
A podcast about art, creativity, and radical humanity in motion. Featuring interviews with artists, creative entrepreneurs, phds, and career pivoters, I ask: What does creative survival look and feel like at work and beyond? Follow @themillennialphd on Instagram for updates and more content.
Episodes
41 episodes
Ep 41. On letting go + other end of year reflections
Mela talks top 3 creative lessons from 2022. PLUS, part II of the episode includes reflection questions for your own DIY solo retreat. Check in with yourself on your personal, creative, and social values heading into 2023.***Prefer your...
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Ep 40. The Power of Storytelling ft. Jessica Groves Chapman, PhD.
Jessica L. Groves-Chapman, PhD. is a storyteller and poet that uses neuroscience to demystify the stories of our lives, one line at a time. Jessica completed her PhD in neuroscience at the University of Georgia and was previously an Assistant P...
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Ep 39. Late Fall Check-in: “Be gentle with yourself”, and other Tips for Thriving during Seasons of Change
The days are getting shorter and the weather in the Northeast U.S. is getting grey. Mela talks through reorienting and reclaiming this season as a time of transformation - shedding what no longer serves us to make room for new growth. Plu...
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Ep 38. Environmental Sustainability & Entrepreneurship ft. SOL VAE founder Bridget Thorpe
Mela talks with Bridget Thorpe, the Founder of values-based brand SOL VAE. In this episode Bridget talks actionable tips to infuse environmental sustainability into your brand. If you've been missing our entrepreneurship focused episodes, this ...
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Ep 37. Empowerment, Healing, and Intimacy Work ft. Dr. Kimberly Rose Pendleton
Mela talks intimacy, affect, and embodied care with the incredible Dr. Kimberly Rose Pendleton, who shares her story of leaving academia and starting her own business as an intimacy coach (and so much more).If you're interested in creat...
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Ep 36. Collective Creative Wisdom + Happy One Year Anniversary to The Millennial PhD!
This ANNIVERSARY episode is jam packed with creative ideas and inspiration that hit home over the last year. We got us! And this gathering of collective creative wisdom showcases that.This episode features samples from:
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Ep 35. So you want to make documentary films ft. filmmaker Lisa Rideout
So often in academia we critique problematic depictions in the media; but, what does it look like to get on the other side and create new representation? Filmmaker Lisa Rideout talks about her journey leaving academia to make documentary films....
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Ep 34. Stop Asking Permission to Follow Your Dreams
If you've ever asked yourself: Do I deserve to have dreams so big? Am I good enough?Am I allowed to fight for the life I want to live? This episode is for you.So often we g...
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Ep 33. From Brain Scientist to Multimedia Creative, ft. Dr. Christine Koh
Ready to make room in your life for clarity and inspiration? Dr. Christine Koh talks about her journey from brain scientist to multimedia creative (+ the host of the awesome Edit Your Life podcast)...
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Ep 31. We need to talk about "quiet quitting"
What is quiet quitting? What does it mean to set boundaries in our work and personal lives? Is there such a thing as anticapitalist work practices? Is quiet quitting one of them? Love it or hate it, the phrase "quiet quitting" is firmly in the ...
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Ep 30. Student Loan Debt Relief + Building Toward Financial Freedom ft. Cindy Zuniga-Sanchez from Zero-Based Budget
Breaking down student loan debt relief + methods for building toward financial freedom. Cindy Zuniga-Sanchez from Zero-Based Budget talks about her journey becoming a lawyer, paying back over $200,000 in student loan debt, and eventually launch...
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Ep 29. End of Summer Affirmations + Season 3 Launch
The season is changing and the transition into fall is upon us. Wrapping up summer goals, projects, and activities and preparing for busy autumn can be challenging. In this episode we talk through some affirmations for this moment of transition...
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Ep 28. Setting summer intentions: Breaking the hyper-productivity mindset (BONUS Episode! )
What's the deal with SMART goals? How can we challenge the idea that our worth lies in our productivity and re-imagine new pathways forwards? What does strategic planning with a community-care mindset look and feel like? Mela wraps up Season Tw...
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Ep 27. What Does Success Mean? ft. artist + entrepreneur Kyle Georgina Marsh
What does it mean to be a "successful" academic? A "professional" dancer? A "deserving" consumer of fitness education?Artist, entrepreneur, and former academic Kyle Georgina Marsh talks with Mela about breaking down and re-contextualizi...
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Ep 26. Making Room for Creativity in Academia ft. music historian & DJ Alex La Rotta, PhD.
What does it look like to build alternatives within academia? In this episode I talk with music historian and DJ Alex La Rotta, PhD about readjusting expectations for what academia can look and feel like for our generation. Great conversa...
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Ep 25. Healing from/in the academic space
In this episode Mela talks about processing the academic years that's ending & shares affirmations for those who are leaving and those who are staying.-Email Mela at themillennialphd@gmail.com or DM me on Instagram
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Ep 24. Bridging academia and art(ivism) ft. visual artist Dr. Angélica Becerra
Creative joy and revolution is the name of the game. In this episode, artist and scholar Angélica Becerra talks with The Millennial PhD about bridging academia and the arts and building space for resistance in both.Angélica is a Latinx ...
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Ep 23. Is it time to quit academia? ft. special guests Carlos & Omar
Here it goes, the age old question...or the brand new question on everyone's mind: Is it time to quit academia?Whether you think the Great Resignation is more of a reshuffling or a revolution, academia is experiencing a major shift, wit...
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Ep 22. Professional Pivot into Marketing ft. Alyssa Wells
Who knew the transition from academia to marketing could be...fun? Alyssa Wells talks about her transition into marketing work at game company, Sporcle. She also talks us through strides some corporate environments are making to create mo...
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Episode 22
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Ep 21. Becoming a Creative Freelancer in 2022 ft. Fitgi Saint-Louis
Have you been dreaming of launching a freelance career or side hustle? Not sure where to start or what it entails? Want to jump in but the little voice in your head is telling you, "no, not you"? It's time to hear from someone who is doing it a...
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Ep 20. 5 Life Skills I Learnd As A Dancer
This week's solo episode explores the amazing life skills I picked up over a decade as a professional dancer AND how they apply to your next creative venture. Don't sleep on the capacity the arts have to teach us soft and hard skills in life th...
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Ep 19. What is consulting? ft. consultant Dr. Moira Kyweluk
What is consulting? How do you get started? What kinds of skills will you use? What options are available? In this episode we solve this greatest of mysteries by discussing, what even is consulting? Dr. Moira Kyweluk talks us through her proces...
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Ep 18. How to Start a Creative Business in 2022
Is entrepreneurship calling your name? Have you always been creative? Thinking about ways to turn your creative passions into a business? This episode is all about tangible, actionable starting tips to get you from big idea to getting your work...
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Ep 17. Launching a Values-Driven Business (+ notes on moving abroad) ft. Dra. Yvette Martínez-Vu of Grad School Femtoring
Are you interested in starting a business while making an impact for the communities you care about? Dra. Yvette Martínez-Vu maps out her journey leaving academia and launching Grad School Femtoring, which provides services for first-gen studen...
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