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How To Become Successful In Life: 5 Things To Start Doing Now

September 26, 2022 · Personal Growth & Wellness, PhD & Beyond

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Everyone wants to become successful in life, including Scholarly Mamas®. Here’s a unique take on “success” from a purposeful Scholarly Mama® and 5 things you need to do now to achieve it!

How To Stay Motivated And Make Your Dreams A Reality

August 1, 2022 · PhD & Beyond

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“How do you stay motivated for so long?” must be the number one question I get asked, after “how on earth do you balance it all?” Staying motivated is essential for achieving your goals but how do you stay motivated over a long period of time e.g when doing a PhD? Well let’s dive in and find out!

6 Key Reasons Why Dads Should Prioritise Self-Care

June 18, 2022 · Love, Family & Lifestyle

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Self-care has become the new buzzword. The internet and social media are inundated with self-care messages. As busy Mamas, it’s great that we don’t have to look far for reminders about the importance of self-care. But what about Dads? Don’t they need to practice self-care too? In this blog post, I want to talk about why it’s important for Dads to prioritise self-care this Father’s Day.

Feeling Overwhelmed? 3 Helpful Tweaks for Scholarly Mamas Balancing It All

May 12, 2022 · Love, Family & Lifestyle, Personal Growth & Wellness, PhD & Beyond

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Are you an ambitious, Scholarly Mama wearing many hats but feeling overwhelmed trying to balance them all? Here are 3 helpful tweaks.

The Unconventional Truth About Being A Mum of Boys

March 27, 2022 · Love, Family & Lifestyle

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As a mum of boys, do I face a unique set of challenges? I don’t know. But I do know that my journey as a mum of three boys has taught me that in motherhood, the challenges we face are less to do with managing boyhood itself and more to do with our perceptions of managing boyhood. So if you are new to the world of being a mum of boys and you’re willing to challenge your thinking about how hard your journey might or might not be based on your assumptions, then this blog post is for you!

8 Practical Ways To Give Your PhD Meaning Beyond Academia

March 13, 2022 · PhD & Beyond

Does my PhD have meaning? We all ask ourselves this question at some point on our journey through academia. If you don’t feel like your PhD has real meaning beyond the degree itself, here are 8 purposeful ways to find it.

5 Best-Kept Secrets For Thriving In Marriage As A Black Couple

February 4, 2022 · Love, Family & Lifestyle

As Scholarly Mamas®, we wear many hats. We are mothers and scholars but many of us are also navigating marriage/relationships outside of all of that. Black couples, in particular, face many challenges in their journeys of love and marriage. With so many marriages ending prematurely in divorce, we wanted to share our 5 best-kept secrets for thriving in marriage as a millennial black couple. We believe that if you get the foundations of marriage right, everything else will fall into place. If you want the inside scoop on making your marriage work, this post is for you!

Growth and Transition: Life-Changing Inspiration From The Garden

January 15, 2022 · Personal Growth & Wellness

Updated 11.6.23: In a previous blog post, I shared my two focus words for the new year 2022. At the time, those two words were ‘growth and transition’. It’s funny how those two words are still so relevant today. Perhaps…

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Hello, New Year 2022! I’ve Got These 2 Words For You

January 1, 2022 · Personal Growth & Wellness

2021 was an interesting journey. So with this in mind, I have decided to come up with two words for the New Year 2022, that will thematise my focus for this year and guide my decision-making in this new chapter of my life. Read this blog post to find out more!

A Purposeful Scholarly Mama Life: The Remarkable Power Of Intention

October 1, 2021 · Personal Growth & Wellness

If there is one very important thing that I previously underestimated on my journeys of becoming my whole self, it’s the remarkable power of intention. Read this post to find out how you can intentionally pursue a Scholarly Mama life of purpose.

Back-to-School 2021: A New Welcome Woe Dichotomy

September 4, 2021 · Love, Family & Lifestyle

Back to school 2021 is finally upon us, and it presents a new and interesting dichotomy. Is it a time for celebration or trepidation? Here are 8 reasons why back to school 2021 could be either or both for PhD Mamas.

How to Navigate the Juggle Struggle as a Scholarly Mama: 10 Essential Mindset Shifts

July 25, 2021 · Personal Growth & Wellness, PhD & Beyond

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As someone who has had all my kids in academia, I understand the need to navigate the juggle struggle purposefully. In this post, I wanted to share 10 essential mindset shifts that have helped me navigate my marriage, motherhood, and PhD journeys, plus everything else in between.

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You’ve been trying to do it all — be the perfe You’ve been trying to do it all — be the perfect scholar, the present mama, the one who “proves them wrong.”

But experience has taught me that overachieving is not the same as thriving. It’s often survival mode in disguise leaving you on the brink of burnout.

But you can trade hustle for alignment. You don’t have to earn or prove your worth — you already have it within you. You don't have to just survive this journey, you can thrive without sacrificing what matters.

Swipe through the slides for a timely truth check. Remember Mama, these are our journeys of becoming 🦋

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“Balance” is a beautiful word… but a terribl “Balance” is a beautiful word… but a terrible standard.

For purposeful @scholarlymamas, life isn’t about keeping everything perfectly weighted — it’s about honouring the seasons as they ebb and flow, clarifying priorities, and remembering that you are allowed to matter in the mix.

Forget chasing balance. Let’s talk about rhythms, integration, and just being enough.

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If you’re a Mama doing a PhD, you’re going to If you’re a Mama doing a PhD, you’re going to want to listen to this episode with Dr Blessing Adeniyi from @thephdrace 

If you’ve listen to it, share your top highlights in the comments! 

If you haven’t yet, listen to Episode 118 on the @mrsmummyphd podcast! 

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Two Mamas with PhDs, one brutally honest conversat Two Mamas with PhDs, one brutally honest conversation about what it really takes to run your own PhD Race...

Dr Blessing Adeniyi from "The PhD Race" @thephdrace just completed her PhD in Sustainability Management while working full-time as a wife and Mama – and she's sharing the mindset shift that changed everything.

This isn't about surviving the juggle struggle; it's about discovering how motherhood can actually become your academic superpower.

If you've ever been told to 'wait until the kids are older' or felt guilty for wanting both intellectual fulfillment AND present motherhood, this conversation will hit differently.

Ready to rewrite the rules? New episode of the Mrs Mummy PhD® podcast is live – link shared in stories! 🎧✨

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If this sounds like you, Mama, you’re in the rig If this sounds like you, Mama, you’re in the right place! 

Subscribe to the podcast (link in bio) or join my email list and let’s help you finish well without sacrificing what matters! 

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In this raw and honest moment from the podcast, Dr In this raw and honest moment from the podcast, Dr Milensu Shanyinde @workacademicmum opens up about the invisible weight so many mothers in academia carry—but rarely speak about.

Juggling her PhD and work life, navigating pregnancy and raising two young daughters during a global pandemic, Milensu talks candidly about the guilt, the overwhelm, and the internal tug-of-war between ambition and motherhood.

If you’ve ever felt stretched too thin, questioned your choices, or wondered if you’re doing enough—this episode will hit home for you.

Listen to the full guest episode on the Mrs Mummy PhD® podcast for more on Milensu’s journey, the lessons she learned, and the quiet strength behind her success. 

Tune in to also find out the one thing she wish she had while she was navigating PhD life and motherhood simultaneously. 

What I really love about her story isn’t only how she was able to see her PhD through to completion while juggling all the things, but also how she managed to land the leadership role of her dreams in her post-PhD era. 

Listen to the Mrs Mummy PhD® podcast wherever you get your podcasts! Tune into my IG stories for a fun bonus clip from the episode!

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Mama, don’t be distracted by doubters👇🏽

…because your journeys of becoming and purposeful outcomes will always speak for themselves, even if you’re also a Mama!

You’ll have a quiet, peaceful confidence about you that speaks volumes 🗣️

You see, for me, delayed was never denied because I knew there was no ‘standard way’ of navigating a PhD journey. Being a Mama before I began this journey and growing our family further during my PhD enhanced my journey in ways I can never explain… it was definitely not a hindrance or barrier to my success. 

Was it harder? You bet! 

Did it take me longer? Yes, it did. 

Would I do it again? I’m not sure 🤔 

But was it impossible? Clearly not!

What I realised, is that I had to hold the belief in who I was and get clear on my why, because I was enough and so are you! You are more than your PhD.

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I nearly quit my PhD more than once... Not becaus I nearly quit my PhD more than once...

Not because I couldn’t do the work—but because I was exhausted, isolated, and felt like no one understood how hard it was to keep holding it all together.

These five truths could’ve saved me so much guilt, self-doubt and second-guessing.

Swipe through if you’re:
– Juggling all the things and writing your PhD thesis during nap times
– Wondering if you’re too behind to finish
– Feeling like both a horrible Mama and PhD student who is always in survival mode

If this sounds like you, you are not broken. You’re just juggling a whole lot alone—without the village/support you deserve.

💬If this hits home, DM me 'WELL' and let’s get you connected, refocused, grounded again, and back on track—without burning out.

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