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It's great to see more projects launching on #AcademicMentalHealth
Over time we can look forward to learning from them and applying findings to our practices.
Today I'd like to look back on how we got to this point as many working and studying in unis don't know the history /1
Over time we can look forward to learning from them and applying findings to our practices.
Today I'd like to look back on how we got to this point as many working and studying in unis don't know the history /1
It's so important that #AcademicMentalHealth is being recognised more widely (in some spaces at least) but we need to acknowledge this hasn't come from nowhere and is rooted in a whole range of problems, prejudices and oppositions /2
Using my own work as an example, let's go back to the 90 and 00s when I was doing my PhD and postdoc on sensitive topics. I had no provision made for my own safety, or my participants. I kept asking for this. Minoritised scholars had written on this, but there wasn't much /3
I am going to tell you that you were lucky. You worked hard and you supported your mum when she needed you. But you were still lucky.
It's okay (and good academic practice) to acknowledge that even if we're really struggling that luck makes a difference. Always.
It's okay (and good academic practice) to acknowledge that even if we're really struggling that luck makes a difference. Always.
It took me much longer to make SL. Not because I wasn't smart, or hardworking. I was very sick. I miscarried three times. I had difficult pregnancies and births. I lost my home, pets and relationships. My department imploded (nothing to do with me). Luck, or lack of it, matters.
I've had more setbacks than most but I still have many privileges. I've faced discrimination and problems, and been very fortunate. If I can't differentiate between all these I'm a poor advisor to others seeking academic careers
