Managing your Mental Health during your PhD: A Survival Guide by Zo? J. Ayres (E

Description: Managing your Mental Health during your PhD by Zoë J. Ayres This book explores the PhD experience as never before and provides a "survival guide" for current and prospective PhD students. The book investigates why mental health issues are so common among the postgraduate population, going beyond the statistics, looking at lived experience of both the author and as well as current PhD students, who have found balancing mental wellness with the PhD endeavour challenging.The author discusses tips and tricks she wished she had known at the start of her PhD process for managing mental health, such as managing imposter feelings, prioritising workload, and self-care strategies to help others throughout their own journey.The book goes beyond typical mental health discussions (where the focus for improving mental health is placed on PhD students to become "more resilient") and explores some of the often unspoken environmental factors that can impact mental health. These include the PhD student-supervisor relationship, the pressure to publish, and deep systemic problems in academia, such as racism, bullying and harassment. Finally, the book is a call to action, providing tangible improvements from the authors perspective that university institutions can make to ensure that academia is a place for all to thrive. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Back Cover This book explores the PhD experience as never before and provides a "survival guide" for current and prospective PhD students. The book investigates why mental health issues are so common among the postgraduate population, going beyond the statistics, looking at lived experience of both the author and as well as current PhD students, who have found balancing mental wellness with the PhD endeavour challenging. The author discusses tips and tricks she wished she had known at the start of her PhD process for managing mental health, such as managing imposter feelings, prioritizing workload, and self-care strategies to help others throughout their own journey. The book goes beyond typical mental health discussions (where the focus for improving mental health is placed on PhD students to become "more resilient") and explores some of the often unspoken environmental factors that can impact mental health. These include the PhD student-supervisor relationship, the pressure to publish, and deep systemic problems in academia, such as racism, bullying and harassment. Finally, the book is a call to action, providing tangible improvements from the authors perspective that university institutions can make to ensure that academia is a place for all to thrive. Author Biography Zoë Ayres (PhD) is an analytical scientist by background, with a PhD in electrochemical sensor development. After spending several years as a postdoctoral researcher in academia post-PhD, she now works in industry as a Senior Scientist. Additionally, Zoë is a mental health advocate, spurred on by experiencing mental illness herself during her PhD. Her advocacy work focuses on improving mental health in research settings, primarily focusing on PhD mental health. She raises awareness of the common issues PhD students face through various campaigns and initiatives, and can be found under the handle @zjayres on Twitter. Table of Contents Part I: Defining The Problem.- Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Challenging Perceptions - What is mental health anyway?.- Chapter 3: Setting the Scene - Understanding the PhD Mental Health Crisis.- Part II: Mindset Matters.- Chapter 4: Self-Care: Without you there is no PhD.- Chapter 5: Not another yoga session - University Wellbeing programs and why they so often miss the mark.- Chapter 6: "Ill read it later" and other lies we tell ourselves – Managing Expectations and Guilt.- Chapter 7: Why you earned it – Fighting the Impostor.- Part III: Environmental Stressors.- Chapter 8: Dismantling the Ivory Tower – Systemic Issues that Might Impact your Mental Health.- Chapter 9: Perhaps its not you its them: PhD Student-Supervisor relationships.- Chapter 10: Publish or Perish – On the Myth of Meritocracy.- Chapter 11: The High-Walled Rose Garden: Understanding there is life outside the academy.- Part IV: Seeking Help.- Chapter 12: Thriving, not just surviving. Feature Provides tips and tricks on mental health management Explores environmental factors that impact mental health Examines the research culture we work in Details ISBN3031141938 Short Title Managing Your Mental Health During Your PhD Publisher Springer International Publishing AG Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 3031141938 ISBN-13 9783031141935 Format Paperback Subtitle A Survival Guide DOI 10.1007/978-3-031-14194-2 Edition 1st Imprint Springer International Publishing AG Place of Publication Cham Country of Publication Switzerland Pages 199 Publication Date 2022-09-15 UK Release Date 2022-09-15 Illustrations 1 Illustrations, black and white; XIX, 199 p. 1 illus. Author Zoë J. Ayres Edition Description 1st ed. 2022 DEWEY 378.155 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 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