vulnerable PHD DIARIES vlog: productivity, gratitude, reflection, & winning a big award?!

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ธ.ค. 2024

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  • @AlyssaGharmalkar
    @AlyssaGharmalkar 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I just got accepted into the masters program in Jewish Studies at IU Bloomington!! I've been watching your videos for months and feel so lucky and excited to start in the Fall

  • @MaddieMettler
    @MaddieMettler 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Super huge congrats on the award! Your passion and talent for teaching really comes through in your vlogs! I really related to this video, especially you reflecting on your breakdown. I too have a YT video of a breakdown about grad school (I think it's literally called "should I quit grad school") after SEVERE burnout 1.5 years into my program. But looking back on that person, I am in such a better place and such a different person, student, researcher, and engineer. I am so glad at this point that I stuck it out because it did get better.

    • @SarahFischerVlogs
      @SarahFischerVlogs  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much 🥹 it can be tough, but it’s always so refreshing to look back and see how much we‘ve grown 😭

  • @katokat-19
    @katokat-19 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I so look forward to these vlogs every week!! I love hearing about your phd journey including the day-to-day stuff and the bigger reflections. Makes me feel in community as I work on my own

  • @AcidLovingZillenial
    @AcidLovingZillenial 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I know I'm like a year late to this vlog (I follow you daily on Insta but I don't watch your vlogs in order lol). But in case you see this, I just wanted to say, thank you so much for uploading your "meltdown / breaking down" video a few years back. I completely understand why you privated it as it was obviously a very vulnerable time for you, but I'm also thankful that I was able to see it. I find that grad students tend to euphemise their feelings when they talk about getting too anxious, burnt out, doubting themselves, thinking of giving up... Like they'll say they went through it, but idk why it always seems to me that a lot of people experience those feelings in a milder way and are still able to keep it under control. When I went through moments like this in the past, I felt like I let it get to me way too much, that I was getting way too messed up over it, that I couldn't keep it together like I saw or perceived others did. And I remember seeing your video and feeling like "Oh, there are actually brilliant grad school / PhD students who do experience those emotions as strongly as I do !". At the time I felt like I failed even in the way I was dealing with it, like not only did I feel bad and lost, I also "failed" in the sense that I "let it" really damage my self-esteem. Which amounts to punishing yourself twice, right !? It fed the imposter syndrom I had at the time, the part of me that thought that if I was getting myself in such a state, then it was a sign that pursuing a reasearch master's and a PhD really wasn't for me. But seeing you go to similar mental places reassured me so much because it helped me see that other people, probably a lot actually, do go to quite dark mental spaces in high stress situations, and it's okay, and we can get over it, and it's a consequence of exterior factors like living and working conditions, as well as emotional and self-esteem wounds, rather than a sign of one's inadequacy in those spaces.
    Happy to say that I'm doing so much better nowadays and on my way to find funding for a PhD ☺
    Forever grateful for all the people in the world who have the courage to show true vulnerability online, always helps me understand and care for myself better, as well as nourrish my empathy and understanding of humanity 🩷
    (probably because I'm on the autism spectrum and sometimes struggle to understand other people's feelings if I don't witness it or hear/read a description of it 😅)

  • @lfiz983
    @lfiz983 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Congratulations on the award!! Teachers make or break the college experience, you should be so proud of being a great one. Not wanting it enough to go through the bullshit is such a relatable phd feeling, but the moments like those make it worth it

  • @bpal5644
    @bpal5644 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Congratulations. You deserve it! I learn so much from your channel and I’m in a completely different discipline to you. You should feel proud about your teaching ability 😊

  • @socuteboom
    @socuteboom 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Congratulations!! 🎊🍾🎉 you’re an inspiration! Thank you for sharing your journey with us 💕

  • @KristenMcK
    @KristenMcK 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Congratulations!!!!! So excited for you, what a well deserved award. It seriously feels like academia is fueled by imposter syndrome. It's normal to have all of the emotions and I am sending you the best vibes for fellowships and teaching jobs.

  • @yasminamartin5318
    @yasminamartin5318 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    so excited for you and your award, that is huge!!!

  • @maryap8821
    @maryap8821 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Congratulations, Sarah!! Your dedication to teaching and your topic shines through constantly in your vlogs. I know how easy it is to doubt ourselves in academia, but let this award be a sign that you're on the right path, despite the hardships.

  • @jadareyes6553
    @jadareyes6553 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    hi sarah

  • @sarahbestPhD
    @sarahbestPhD 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Congratulations on winning the award! 🎉 your passion for teaching is so inspiring, and the award is well-deserved!

  • @ichi_e
    @ichi_e 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Congratulations!! Happy for you. 🎉
    When are you due to submit your dissertation? 🌙💜

  • @darinapetrovsky8450
    @darinapetrovsky8450 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Congratulations, Sarah! That is amazing. Life is such a rollercoaster!

  • @raijaynehearse
    @raijaynehearse 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Congratulations!!! Amazing job. I love your vlogs so so much. Literally my favourite vlogger. Have a great week. xx

    • @SarahFischerVlogs
      @SarahFischerVlogs  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Omg the best compliment! 😭❤️

  • @cierra6553
    @cierra6553 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Congratulations, Sarah! That's so awesome

  • @itsBipsWorld
    @itsBipsWorld 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Congratulations!! So happy for you.

  • @lilianapachon-cortes9172
    @lilianapachon-cortes9172 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Congratulations on the award!!! 🎉🎉🎉

  • @gpvrielle
    @gpvrielle 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Congrats, Sarah!! That's amazing!

  • @malabikakoley8432
    @malabikakoley8432 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Congratulations Sarah! You deserve it! 💕

  • @erikaskrika
    @erikaskrika 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Congrats again! You worked so hard on the award application! 🥳

  • @TheTexasgirl1996
    @TheTexasgirl1996 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Congratulations!!

  • @Parnersful
    @Parnersful 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    'Put on some Lo Fi Girl' - never a truer word spoken by a PhD student 😂

  • @constantparadox
    @constantparadox 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Congratulations on your award!