The Good Enough Professor Podcast
1) Half-Assed Self Care for Weary Academics
Social media makes self care look easy, beautiful, and unattainable. What if we could release the aesthetic of perfection and half-ass our self care instead? In this episode, we explore practical, l...Show More
2) Kaleidoscope Shift
What tiny shifts could create more spaciousness and satisfaction in your academic life? The breathing space between semesters is a great time to get a bird’s-eye view of your everyday life, on and of...Show More
3) Finding Presence with Liz Norell
A conversation with Liz Norell about her new book, The Present Professor: Authenticity and Transformational Teaching. We talk about why presence matters in our teaching, how trauma disrupts learning...Show More
4) Academic Grief with Chinasa Elue
A discussion with Chinasa Elue, grief researcher and grief coach, about the many ways that grief shows up in academic life. We talk about assuming that grief is present on campus and embracing the aw...Show More
5) What Could We Be Instead of Productive?
What could be possible for us if we let go of productivity as a goal? In this episode, I reframe productivity in terms of being rather than doing, consider the “Laziness Lie,” and daydream about alte...Show More
6) Creativity & Risk in Academic Life
A conversation about expansion, exploration, and honesty at mid-career with fashion professor Arti Sandhu. Arti’s Instagram @sideways_toupee is a playful personal project and a serious scholarly disc...Show More
7) Visibility & Vulnerability in the New Semester
Thoughts on the inevitable awkwardness of returning to campus and feeling a little too visible at the beginning of Fall semester. Find the Transcript for Episode 12, “Visibility & Vulnerability in th...Show More
8) Your Shadow Annual Report
In this season of institutional annual reports, let’s focus instead on our lived experiences of academic life this year. In your Shadow Annual Report, we’ll use the framework of empathy, embodiment, ...Show More
9) Expansive Leadership with Brooke Hofsess
An honest and hopeful conversation with Brooke Hofsess, artist, scholar, and leadership coach. We talk, laugh, and dream about re-making academia, the deep power of choice, the fun of chairing (reall...Show More
10) What To Do When You’re Overwhelmed
What would it be like to approach overwhelming times of the semester with self-compassion? How might we experience overwhelm differently if we supported our basic needs and gently questioned expectat...Show More