Growing Through Grad School

Growing Through Grad School is a podcast about personal growth and self-care in graduate school hosted by clinical psychology Ph.D. students Rebecca Miller, M.A. and Christian Mallett, M.S.  In this episode, Christian sat down with his colleague Maxwell Anderson, M.S., who shared tips on sleep hygiene and discussed the two-process model of sleep regulation.  Maxwell Anderson is also a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Howard University. Disclaimer: Views expressed in this podcast are of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the values of Howard University or the U.S. Navy.      Instagram:  https://instagram.com/growingthroughgradschoolEmail: [email protected]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjVU8Kt1fZ4cmr2FzIOGUeg?view_as=subscriberFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/growingthroughgradschoolTwitter: https://twitter.com/growinggradspod Music by: https://instagram.com/chrismallettmusicArtwork by: https://instagram.com/beckywiththegoodplants

Fifth year Clinical Psychology doctoral students Christian and Becky give an update on their past semester preparing their dissertation proposals while preparing to apply for internship.  They normalize the low feelings that can come through this process.  Becky shares tips for clinical psychology internship applications and interviews based on her experience just going through the process.  Christian and Becky end the episode with sharing their current intentions. Instagram:  https://instagram.com/growingthroughgradschoolEmail: [email protected]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjVU8Kt1fZ4cmr2FzIOGUeg?view_as=subscriberFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/growingthroughgradschoolTwitter: https://twitter.com/growinggradspod Music by: https://instagram.com/chrismallettmusicArtwork by: https://instagram.com/beckywiththegoodplants

Becky and Christian casually talk on a summer evening about current finances, future careers, and paying off student loans.  Episode includes an update of what we've been up to.  We will discuss budgeting in a future episode.   Instagram:  https://instagram.com/growingthroughgradschoolEmail: [email protected]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjVU8Kt1fZ4cmr2FzIOGUeg?view_as=subscriberFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/growingthroughgradschoolTwitter: https://twitter.com/growinggradspod Music by: https://instagram.com/chrismallettmusicArtwork by: https://instagram.com/beckywiththegoodplants

Rebecca and Christian take some time to reflect on take aways from the 4th year in their clinical psychology Ph.D. program and discuss their summer plans.   Instagram:  https://instagram.com/growingthroughgradschoolEmail: [email protected]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjVU8Kt1fZ4cmr2FzIOGUeg?view_as=subscriberFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/growingthroughgradschoolTwitter: https://twitter.com/growinggradspod Music by: https://instagram.com/chrismallettmusicArtwork by: https://instagram.com/beckywiththegoodplants

Becky and Christian discuss gender related topics in psychology and academia.  Christian discusses APA's Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Men and Boys.  Becky discusses APA's Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Girls and Women and APA's Guidelines for Practice with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People.  Becky also shares some compilations of reports of sexism in academic settings.  Becky and Christian discuss thier highs and lows and end the episode with a mantra on feeling grounded.   APA Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Men and Boys:https://www.apa.org/about/policy/boys-men-practice-guidelines.pdfAPA Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Girls and Women: https://www.apa.org/about/policy/girls-and-women-archived.pdfAPA Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People https://www.apa.org/images/transgender_tcm7-190173.pdf   Dr. Karen Kelsky's Crowdsourced Survey of Sexual Harrassment in the Academy https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1S9KShDLvU7C-KkgEevYTHXr3F6InTenrBsS9yk-8C5M/edit#gid=1530077352Dr. Julie Libarkin's list of sexual misconduct cases in academia:     https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CCfcCKmBqyrMbD6fEQ8Llt3eD9MpnUd5eVm2DaIrUKo/edit#gid=0   Instagram: https://instagram.com/growingthroughgradschoolEmail: [email protected]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjVU8Kt1fZ4cmr2FzIOGUeg?view_as=subscriberFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/growingthroughgradschoolTwitter: https://twitter.com/growinggradspod 

Becky leads us in a guided meditation on re-igniting passion for our work.  

Becky discusses the benefits of guided meditation. Instagram:  https://instagram.com/growingthroughgradschoolEmail: [email protected]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjVU8Kt1fZ4cmr2FzIOGUeg?view_as=subscriberFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/growingthroughgradschoolTwitter: https://twitter.com/growinggradspod Music by: https://instagram.com/chrismallettmusicArtwork by: https://instagram.com/beckywiththegoodplants

Becky talks with us about complimentary and alternative medicine.  Becky and Christian share their highs and lows and set their intentions.  We meditate on the mantra "I will never be perfect, and that is okay."  In line with the mantra, poet Neerali Patel gave us permission to share with you all her poem "Obsession with Perfection."  Neerali's poetry can be found on instagram at https://instagram.com/neerali__  Instagram: https://instagram.com/growingthroughgradschoolEmail: [email protected]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjVU8Kt1fZ4cmr2FzIOGUeg?view_as=subscriberFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/growingthroughgradschoolTwitter: https://twitter.com/growinggradspod  

Rebecca takes us through an insightful and honest processing of addressing underlying fears of failure.

Inspired by David Kuntz's book "Stopping: How to Be Still When You Have to Keep Going," Becky talks with us about how taking a break can enable us to come back to the work stronger.  She discusses how often we should stop and how to take an effective "stop-over.'