Hello Reader, I know that you have been considering your summer break for some time. Especially now that you're in the flurry of ending the term. Part of what you look forward to in the summer, in addition to resting, is the real possibility of moving your writing projects along for tenure and/or promotion. In this environment, moving projects along for tenure and promotion has become particularly challenging. In this environment, your ability to publish becomes more urgent. A colleague of...

Hello Reader, Dear friends, In this week’s episode of The Mindful Academy, I sit down with coach and creative advocate Chris Mitchell to explore what it means to sustain a vibrant creative practice—especially when it competes with the demands of academic or institutional work. Chris shares insights from her own career path—from art school to running a family business to supporting artists with professional development—and how her coaching practice helps creatives develop structure within...

Hello Reader, This week on The Mindful Academy, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Anna Clemens, founder of the Researchers’ Writing Academy—and someone who is truly changing the game when it comes to how academics write and publish. Anna’s story is refreshingly real. Like so many of us, she hit walls in grad school—but writing became her joyful space. That love of writing, paired with her drive for clarity and structure, led her to create a powerful and supportive writing framework for...