25. Casual Conversations: Why you’re not broken - With Alison Miller, PhD

Welcome to the PhD Survival Guide Podcast! After our short little hiatus, I am proud to announce that we're back and we're starting strong with a brand new Casual Conversations episode with Alison Miller of The Academic Writers Space! In this episode, we spoke to Alison, who has well over 20 years of experience mentoring students and mentors alike in the academic setting, about various topics such as finding out how to work in a way that works, understanding compatibility in academic work, navigating the inner critic, and so much more. Join us in this insightful conversation and as always, we hope you enjoy the episode!

Dr. Miller:

Alison Miller is a clinical psychology PhD and entrepreneur who has opened two academic businesses from the ground up, First, in 2000, Alison founded The Dissertation Coach, a coaching and consulting company dedicated to the success of graduate students and faculty. Alison is also the author of Finish Your Dissertation Once and For All: How to Overcome Psychological Barriers, Get Results, and Move on with Your Life, published by the American Psychological Association. Alison recently sold The Dissertation Coach to focus on her newest business endeavor, The Academic Writers’ Space (TAWS), an online coworking community designed for graduate students and academic writers to get real work done in a supportive, kind, and nurturing environment. Connect with Alison and TAWS:

Instagram: @theacademicwritersspace

TikTok: @theacademicwritersspace

YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/TheAcademicWritersSpaceTAWS

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheAcademicWritersSpace

Learn more about TAWS: https://www.theacademicwritersspace.com/

Sign up for a free week of TAWS! https://www.theacademicwritersspace.com/free-week/

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