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Back to SearchE44 - From PhD to parenthood: on identity, becoming unapologetic and letting go of control (With Dr Lauren A. Mason)
Episode 44
What happens when you try to build a career and a family at the same time?
In this episode, I’m joined by Dr Lauren Mason - research scientist, higher…
7 hours ago
E43 - From vague goals to real life: A seasonal reset (and what I'm learning along the way)
What if the problem isn't that you're bad at goals... it's that the way we're told to set them is kind of broken?
In this solo episode, I'm sharing ho…
2 weeks ago
E42 - Freelance career after leaving academia: freedom, insecurity and finding balance
Episode 42
In this second part of my conversation with scientific writer and science communicator Sónia Gomes Pereira on Moms, Mats, and Manuscripts, we move be…
4 weeks ago
E41 - Academia wasn't worth my life: Leaving academia, not-so-alternative careers and redefining success
Episode 41
In this episode of Moms, Mats, and Manuscripts, I’m joined by scientific writer and science communicator Sónia Gomes Pereira to talk about the moment…
1 month, 1 week ago
E40 - Leaving academia without burnout (with Dr Ana Amaral)
Episode 40
The story of our today's guest, Ana Amaral, challenges the typical "I left academia because I burned out" narrative. With a biochemistry PhD, postdoc…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
E39 - I thought I'd be further ahead by now
Episode 39
Four years into self-employment, almost two years of this podcast... and instead of feeling settled, I’ve been sitting with a lot of mixed emotions.
I…
2 months, 1 week ago
E38 - When you're ambitious but exhausted: a gentle approach to goals
Episode 38
Struggling with New Year’s resolutions, goal setting, or motivation as a PhD student, academic, or ambitious parent? In this solo episode of Moms, Ma…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
E37 - New Year, new podcast (kind of)
Episode 37
Welcome to the new chapter! In this solo episode of Moms, Mats, and Manuscripts, I share what’s changing on the podcast in 2026 and my vision for the…
3 months ago
E36 - (S3E16) Starting a family in academia: a conversation on fears, ambitions and the myth of perfect timing (with Dr Asya Martirosyan)
Season 3 Episode 36
In this honest and beautifully chaotic episode, Dr Asya Martirosyan joins me once again for a vulnerable conversation about starting a family in acad…
4 months, 1 week ago
E35 - (S3E15) Science, startups, and sanity: finding balance while wearing many hats with Dr Asya Martirosyan
Season 3 Episode 35
In this episode of Moms, Mats, and Manuscripts, Ksenia sits down with Dr Asya Martirosyan to explore the highs and lows of life in academia, the pres…
5 months ago