Why You Keep Checking Your Email (Even When You Don’t Need To)
You sit down to do deep work—write a paper, prep a lecture, plan your research.
But before you know it, your fingers are on autopilot.
📩 Inbox. Refresh. Scroll. Click.
It’s time to become the ringmaster of your inbox
You lack boundaries around your inbox, and this is one of the top reasons that you are a flustered professor who only seems to have one mode: spread thin. You open your email inbox for a quick check—maybe just to confirm a module code, or see what time a meeting starts, fast-forward two hours, and...
Why you’re avoiding theory (and what to do about it)
You’re holding back on publishing your best ideas because theory feels scary to you. That’s the truth I’ve learned from clients, writing groups, and, if I’m honest, my own experience in academia.
Stop treating your great ideas like neglected houseplants
You’ve got a brilliant idea—maybe even five. But nothing’s happening. I’m talking about the ground-breaking research centre, the important article, or the amazing life-changing impact project.
End of Year Planning & Celebration Party
Women in academia, it's time to do the one thing you always skip: Celebrate Yourself… as we wrap up 2024 with my annual online planning party (it's free to attend).
Ready to stop dreaming about quitting academia for a cafe job?
At a work Christmas party, I met a woman who exuded confidence and ease, which surprised me—until I realised she wasn’t an academic but worked in HR. It got me thinking…
10 boundary mistakes
Boundaries are something many of us socialised as women struggle with (we have to be helpful and nice, right?). However, clear boundaries are essential for maintaining well-being and protecting against burnout.
Burnout and our addiction to thinking
Does your brain run a mile a minute to the extent that it feels really hard to switch it off? And when you try, it wants to continue its train of thought? If this is you, read on…
How FOMO is Fuelling Your Overwhelm
We all know that fear of missing out—FOMO—can drive us to say yes to too much. FOMO sneaks into almost every corner of academic life...
Academic minimalism: focus on what matters most
Let's be clear: you don't need to do it all to succeed in academia. In fact, doing everything is precisely what will hold you back...
Email hacks
Here's quick email hacks I use to reduce overwhelm whilst catching the important stuff...
8 ways your people pleasing is getting in the way of your goals
Read on to find out eight ways your people-pleasing is getting in the way of your goals!
Reframing failure
Have you ever felt really awful after getting a rejection or a perceived failure? Then, keep reading.