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S1 E6 - Knowing When to Quit the PHD - with Mathy Silvakumaran
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‘Quitting doesn’t have to mean stopping the car and getting out - it can just be taking a different direction.’
Today's episode is with Mathy Silvakumaran - she's a writer, filmmaker and disability activist from Yorkshire, who is sharing her story of knowing when to quit her PHD.
In this episode we explore:
🧘🏽♀️The importance of taking time away to get clarity and headspace on a decision.
😣 How worrying you 'always quit things' can make you double down and stay somewhere against your better judgement.
🧭 Navigating the world as a disabled person and how lack of representation can be the driver for change.
🗣 How to talk about and repackage an experience after you've walked away.
🏫 The role of schools in teaching us it's okay to quit.
😭 How emotionally draining it can be to not know whether you want to quit, but still have to turn up and work.
🎨 How having 'nothing to do' can often lead you to the activities you really enjoy.
USEFUL LINKS
Mathy's website: https://www.sivamathys.com/
Knowing When to Quit - Instagram - @knowingwhentoquit
Podcast homepage - www.sarahweiler.com/podcast/
Editor - Johnny Hall / Music - Sarah Weiler / Artwork - Tom Pauling
This was recorded in Late 2020.
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