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Kate Tapper

Jun 184 min read

How to say No and beat the demons of overcommitment

Overwhelm is rife in academia, there is always way too much to do. The wonderful Kate Tapper is back helping us learn how to say no.

The Grateful Academic

Dec 5, 20234 min read

Surviving the End of Term Chaos: 6 Top Tips for Academics

For many of us working in academia the end of the term or semester is coming and whilst we may be starting to look ahead towards some well e

Dr Vikki Burns

Dec 3, 20223 min read

Guest Blog: Accepting where you are is the first step to getting where you want by Dr Vikki Burns

Dr Vikki Burns aka The PhD Life Coach, writes about self-acceptance and how we can learn to treat ourselves more compassionately.

Fabienne Vailes

May 5, 20225 min read

Guest Blog: The importance of compassion and self-compassion in education by Fabienne Vailes

The latest guest blog at thegfratefulacademic.com is all about compassion, from the wonderful Fabienne Vailes.

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