Season 1: #6 - Katie Rose Guest Pryal, Blue Crow Books

Topics Discussed in this Episode:Katie’s insights on higher ed that have come from her journey in the academy.How she has put her law degree to use through good decision-making and negotiation.How working her way through school taught her time management, discipline, and the importance of daily work.The mental health challenges she faced in graduate programs in creative writing, law school, and a PhD in English.The challenge of developing a relationship with a psychiatrist while in the itinerant space of graduate school.The high rates of depression and anxiety for law school students.The lack of a focus on good self-care and study habits in graduate school.The problems with a culture that rewards overworking and a “whoever gets to the lab first wins” mentality.The limitations and drawbacks of disability accommodation processes for staff and faculty in higher ed.The challenges of doing emotional labor in the academy.The difference an emotionally supportive environment can make for graduate students.The importance of being able to bring your whole self to the work we do in the academy.Resources Discussed in this Episode:Katie Rose Guest PryalLife of the Mind, Interrupted: Essays on Mental Health and Disability in Higher EducationThe Freelance Academic: Transform Your Creative Life and CareerEven if You're Broken: Essays on Sexual Assault and #MeTooKatie’s column, “The Public Writing Life,” at The Chronicle of Higher Education Katie’s column at Women in Higher EducationDisability Acts magazineBlue Crow Publishing, LLCMusic Credits: “Come Right Here” by Tendinite, licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 CC-BY-NC-ND license.