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Dr Tendai's PhD journey is intriguing, beginning as a short-gap plan to remain in South Africa and blossoming into a PhD in Sociology with a focus on masculinity and refugees' livelihood. Faced with funding challenges, combining work and studying and the outbreak of COVID-19, no challenge was insurmountable for Dr Tendai in his journey towards attaining his PhD. This episode is different from others, as it contains golden nuggets that will help you navigate your PhD journey. I was joined by a co-host who brought a new perspective and insight from our host. Be sure to listen and share with others.

In this episode, Dr Chinwe shared her PhD experience, highlighting how she combined childcare and family with her PhD work. Her love for learning spurred her interest in pursuing a PhD and nothing could stop her from achieving her dreams. She narrated how she secured admission into her PhD program after many attempts and how the first two years were marred with limited progress in her PhD work due to pregnancy and childcare. She advanced rapidly when her baby turns one year. She has advice for young women aspiring to enrol for a PhD.

Bold, ambitious and daring, Dr Eyitayo Owolabi, with her meagre savings and a promise of a teaching assistantship, relocated to South Africa to pursue a master's degree in Nursing in 2015. On getting to South Africa, she quickly realised her promise of a teaching assistantship position could barely cover her subsistence, leaving her to find resources to cover her rent, data collection and other needs or give up. How did she navigate this funding challenge? Listen to her share her story, challenges and many wins on my PhD experience podcast. Dr Eyitayo bagged her PhD in 2019 and is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Arizona State University, United States. Listen and share!

As someone who has always dreamed of becoming a professor, Dr. Emmanuel wasted no time deciding to pursue his Ph.D. He was intentional about his choices before, during, and after his Ph.D. He shared with me how his journey started, the never told before grit and graft stories underlying his many successes. One exciting thing about this interview is the openness of Dr. Emmauel in laying out what it takes to be a successful researcher and academic. 

In this interview, Dr Melissa Omino shared her journey towards bagging a PhD while providing insightful advice to prospective PhD students on how to navigate the journey.

In this interview, Dr. Emeka reflected on his Ph.D. journey,  what made him so successful, and the challenges he faced. This episode has so many nuggets and wisdom for Ph.D. and early career researchers. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. 

“One of the things that hurt me the most was people; instead of congratulating me on finishing my Ph.D., all they kept saying was now that you have completed your Ph.D., when are you bringing your husband home.” Dr Oluwaseye sat with me to discuss how she navigated societal pressure to get married before getting into a Ph.D. program. Take a listen.

We have a culture of violence tolerance. We have internalized dangerous societal norms that we must unlearn. In this episode Dr Femi offered solutions on how we can address dangerous social norms or what I called sexual double standard. Take a listen.

Dr Oluseye reflected on her PhD journey on my PhD_experince_podcast. She spoke about how she managed to secure funding, the challenges of being lonely and a migrant, the need for family and social support, developing a good rapport with your supervisor, and emotional maturity.

Dr Oluwaseyi recounted her post-PhD experience, laying out what's needed to succeed and the challenges she has had to overcome. Listen and share.

Dr. Seyi Somefun is a prolific social demographer and an avid researcher. She shared her Ph.D. experience with me, focusing on what worked for her in securing funding, completing her thesis, and attending numerous international conferences. Her story is unique, and I am sure it will inspire you.