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Where personal development meets Social Justice: I’m an EdUPreneur, Advisor and Guide. Many students and friends seek my life advice, counsel and coaching with numerous life dilemmas. I have spent over 20 years guiding people into clarity and action. I am no therapist or psychologist but I am a PhD kind of Professor Dr. This PodCast is “Dr. Sethi’s” commentary on life dilemmas with a focus on social justice (mostly for college aged folks). I share food for thought and action. Some episodes are more like guided reflections or meditations. Bring your journals and journey with me. Please subscribe & if you’d like to thank me for this service, send your support to https://www.paypal.me/GayatriSethi

Gayatri Sethi


    • Apr 22, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 14m AVG DURATION
    • 129 EPISODES


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    it sucks right now

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2020 9:40


    Everything is a lot right now. Traumas are real. Stress is overwhelming. Owning up to how we are really feeling.

    Corona time Reflections

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2020 12:11


    Thoughts & reminders. Permission to be extra compassionate.

    Managing Projects

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 11:37


    Writing? Editing? Designing? Preparing for exams? Advice & suggestions for managing. *originally intended for alt college folks now shared widely * originally intended for alt college folks now shared widely

    Honoring Labor

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2020 17:13


    How do we acknowledge privilege and respect the intellectual and emotional labor of “we got us”? An invitation to further reflection and action.* originally intended for alt college folks now shared widely

    self reflection

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2020 15:14


    A tool for journaling and self assessment * originally intended for alt college folks now shared widely

    Personal Statement Advice

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2019 9:42


    After you draft your personal statement, here are a few tips for revising.Originally created for ALT College community

    learning mode

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2019 9:37


    New job? New project? Suggestions and advice.* originally intended for alt college folks now shared widely

    Quit? stay?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2019 13:34


    Graduate school/ job adjustments and struggles. Some advice.*originally intended for alt college folks now shared widely

    motivation? purpose?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019 10:52


    What/ who motivates you? Statements or purpose? Reflection prompts. Created for ALT College community.

    Rejection? Acceptance.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2019 16:59


    How to keep applying & put down the fear of rejection? A few tips & ideas. * originally intended for alt college folks now shared widely

    Show up

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2019 12:48


    How to care & show up - an honest reflection* originally intended for alt college folks now shared widely

    academic flow

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2019 15:49


    Setting intentions for academic year - stay mentally strong & socially connected. Advice & tips.Originally created for ALT College community

    Dear Academics of Color

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2019 24:50


    A love letter & plea to disrupt and practice solidarity for our collective wellbeing

    Rebalance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2019 13:01


    What does work-life balance mean? Debunking myths about balance. How about striving for wellbeing?

    Mindful breath

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2019 4:57


    Mindful breathing - a few ideas & tips

    Breathe

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2019 9:57


    Managing stress & overwhelm: three tools & a challenge

    Femtoring & Mentoring

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2019 16:40


    What is fem/mentoring? How to be mentored and how to mentor. A feminist liberatory spin on mentoring.Please do not use without attribution. PayPal.me/GayatriSethi

    Feeling behind?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2019 4:56


    Affirmations for when capitalism & competition have us feeling behind in life.Originally created for ALT College community

    Academic Honesty - Enoughness

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2019 19:42


    Academia can be heartbreaking and damaging to our sense of self. Imagining alternatives. Please do not cite without permission. Paypal.me/GayatriSethi

    Holding Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2019 19:54


    How do we hold space for each other? Ideas: Listen, show up in honesty and offer validation. Try: I believe you.(Art by @frizzkidart)

    Academic Honesty - Struggle

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 25:33


    I struggled. Truth be told, I am trying to unlearn toxic behaviors I learned to succeed and cope in academia.Please do not cite without permission. PayPal.me/GayatriSethi

    Academic Honesty - Achievement

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 36:26


    Telling the truths about my college journey - what does it really take to get into elite universities? What does it cost us to do well or succeed at these institutions? please do not cite or use without permission. PayPal.me/gayatrisethi

    Boundaries

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2019 22:33


    What are boundaries? How do we set them? Why do we need them? Reflections.

    Successful failure

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2019 17:58


    Reflections on what it means to fail or succeed. Questions and inquiries for us to ponder. Embracing the learning as we navigate the spectrum between failure and success.

    Satisficing Uncertainty

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2019 14:46


    Taking action and trying new things in our job/ career in the face of uncertainty. PayPal.me/GayatriSethi Please do not cite without permission

    Moving On

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2019 14:42


    How do we know we are done & it’s time to leave oppressive situations, work or programs? We deserve to be valued. If you received some value from this offering, https://www.paypal.me/Gayatrisethi

    Resilience

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2019 15:03


    What might resilience mean for us?

    After you apply

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2019 13:39


    Waiting for your acceptance letters? Some ideas & suggestions. If you received value from this offering, please https://www.paypal.me/GayatriSethiOriginally created for ALT College community

    Decluttering ourselves

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2019 11:04


    Clearing out our mental & emotional space

    Interviewing hacks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2019 11:50


    How to prepare for the upcoming interview. Originally created for ALT College.

    Set intentions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2019 10:11


    Setting intentions & practices to stay motivated* originally intended for alt college folks now shared widely

    Healthy Academic?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2018 5:26


    Let us practice self care to avoid burn outOriginally created for ALT College community

    End of Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2018 16:31


    Taking stock & resetting at the end of year & winter break

    Brave On

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2018 9:26


    Encouragement for braving on! Let us keep going & bring the change.

    Faking It?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2018 8:32


    We can’t fake it until we make it. Integrity is needed. (Apologies for background noise & sound quality)

    Connecting

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2018 14:27


    Networking & outreach* originally intended for alt college folks now shared widely

    Self Compassion

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2018 13:55


    Practicing compassion and deep care with ourselves

    Overwhelmed?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2018 15:18


    How to manage our overwhelm when we are inundated and overloaded? Ideas.

    Visioning

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2018 10:20


    What’s next? Try visioning creatively. Created for ALT College community.

    What’s next?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2018 10:19


    If we are trying to figure out next steps after college/ school?Originally created for ALT College community

    Therapy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2018 15:13


    Seeking and giving support to cope and heal

    Healing Our traumas

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2018 11:17


    Healing retreating caring for ourselves & each other through the trauma (esp. this news cycle); Group Hug (art by women’s artist group Rajasthani)

    I am Flawsome

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2018 7:00


    Practicing self love & affirming our imperfect selves

    I Matter

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2018 8:37


    Affirmation for today: I matter. You matter. Pass it on.

    People Matter

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2018 12:33


    Happiness - reorienting & shifting from individualistic to collective decision-makingArticle mentioned: https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/9/4/17759590/happiness-fantasy-capitalism-culture-carl-cederstrom

    Personal Statement Hacks

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2018 18:08


    How to write authentic personal statements? Hacks and advice. Note: If you listen & use this channel, please ensure that you join the Patreon.com/AltCollege or send a donation to paypal.me/GayatriSethiOriginally created for ALT College community

    De-Stress the Overwhelm

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2018 9:31


    Overwhelmed? Stressed out? Deadlines? Obligations?

    Flip the Script

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2018 15:28


    Rewriting & revising our narratives, stories & scripts.

    Managing the Application Process

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2018 19:10


    How to stay organized and encouraged throughout the application processOriginally created for ALT College community

    Grad School Application logistics

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2018 18:58


    How to decide where to apply, criteria for choosing, asking for recommendations etc.Originally created for ALT College community

    Gap Year plans

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2018 17:09


    What’s a gap year? Ideas & planning. Originally posted to ALT College

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