'You get the context, but also help me actually do something with it.' Empathy isn't enough on its own. Neither is strategy without it. If you're unsure whether coaching is for you, that uncertainty is worth a conversation. Book a call. #academicskyuk #AcademicSky #Academia #Lecturer

No emails after 7pm. One work-free weekend day. Protected writing time. These are reasonable boundaries. Then you feel that tension between what you want to do to uphold your boundaries, and what you think you should do as a good academic. I've created a free workbook that addresses this tens

I'll take a break after this deadline. How many times have you told yourself that lie? The deadlines never stop. The break never comes. Do you want to learn how to take breaks without guilt? Book a call. https://www.rfr.bz/b03b53b

If you can't sleep properly. You can't focus on the work you used to love. You can't remember the last time you felt genuinely excited about research. And you're asking yourself: 'How can I progress in my academic career without breaking?' DM me. I can help you work it out

Most academics have tried things before. A workshop. A week of good intentions. Things that made sense and dissolved by week three. The difference is working through what's driving the behaviour, not managing the symptoms.

I work with academics to help them manage the endless treadmill of competing demands so that they can reconnect with their identity and purpose. DM me to discuss, I'd love to help. Packages start from £499 (payment plans available).

What do you need to say no to so you can keep saying yes to what matters? Sleep? Your research? Time with your family? Those aren't negotiable. Everything else is. Download my new workbook (link in comments) to understand why your boundaries keep failing, and what you can do instead.

When you first chose this career, what were you hoping it would give you? Rather than what you wanted to achieve. Think about what you wanted your working life to feel like. Take two minutes to answer, then compare it to your working life right now. What small step can you take towards this

The constant noise of academic life - emails, meetings, admin - drowns out the thinking time your research actually requires. When was the last time you had space to think deeply? Ready to create that space again? DM me to start the process.

This ladder. This is academia. You didn't choose to get on it. You just kept taking the next logical step. PhD. Postdoc. Lecturer. Senior lecturer. . . But there may come a point when ask how to keep climbing without breaking, and whether you actually want what is at the top. DM to discuss

"Just knowing you are there has been helpful." Not every session. Not weekly check-ins. Just having someone who knows your situation and doesn't need briefing from scratch. Academia has plenty of colleagues. Not many spaces to think without it feeling risky.

A few years ago, a new lecturer was almost in tears at the prospect of this huge pile she had to read, of all the decisions, the volume and the deep sense of responsibility. It was all a bit overwhelming. Here are the things we chatted about captured in an article. #AcademicSky #PhDSky #Lecturer

This ladder. This is academia. You didn't choose to get on it. You just kept taking the next logical step. PhD. Postdoc. Lecturer. Senior lecturer. . . But there may come a point when ask how to keep climbing without breaking, and whether you actually want what is at the top. DM to discuss

Most of us never try to push back on deadlines. The assumption is that deadlines are fixed and saying no will mark you out as difficult. Sarah tested that assumption. If other people's deadlines are running your diary, that's worth looking at. DM to discuss.

Do you see time or feel it? This piece on time-space synesthesia made me think how differently we all experience time mentally. And whether the visual grid of a Teams calendar has quietly reshaped how we conceptualise it... www.popularmechanics.com/science/a712... #AcademicChatter #AcademicSkyUK

Every yes to someone else is a no to yourself. Your research. Your sleep. Your family. You can't keep doing this. Free workbook: learn to say no without guilt by rebuilding what 'good academic' actually means. [Link in comments]

I work with academics to help them manage the endless treadmill of competing demands so that they can reconnect with their identity and purpose. DM me to discuss, I'd love to help. Packages start from £499 (payment plans available).

Have you noticed how academic life shrinks your world? First weekends disappear. Then evenings. Then lunch breaks. Eventually, even your shower time belongs to work thoughts. Time to expand your world again - shall we talk? https://www.rfr.bz/be7abc0

'I've got a terminal disease,so I can stick my neck out' What this says about the conditions, should give us all pause. This is an Australian story but the pressures it describes are not uniquely Australian. #AcademicSkyUK www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...

'I haven't taken a weekend off in months' We tell ourselves next week, month, semester will be different. But this job isn't designed for breathing space. Can you remember the last time you felt rested? #academicskyuk #PhDSky #LTHE #Professor #academicskyuk

LinkedIn for Academics: I have loved giving this webinar to over 70 academics. I have made a free recording available. Learn specific strategies for academics, and get a bank of resources to support your networking. Get the webinar via the link in comments .

Have you noticed how academic life shrinks your world? First weekends disappear. Then evenings. Then lunch breaks. Eventually, even your shower time belongs to work thoughts. Time to expand your world again - shall we talk? https://www.rfr.bz/b5c2632

'You get the context, but also help me actually do something with it.' Empathy isn't enough on its own. Neither is strategy without it. If you're unsure whether coaching is for you, that uncertainty is worth a conversation. Book a call. #academicskyuk #AcademicSky #Academia #Lecturer

This is a striking and sobering piece. Underneath all of the unrest in the sector are people who still, despite everything, care deeply about their students and their work. www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/he-has... #AcademicskyUK #HigherEdSky #UKHigherEducation

You know you can't keep going on like this year in, year out. What are you waiting for? That downtime never comes. If you want to make a change to how things are, then now is the time to do it. Book a call and start that change. #AcademicSkyUK

The moment of realising something was off, feeling lost in the fine details and yearning for the bigger picture, is one I recognise from working with academics at exactly that crossroads. The path described is a lovely story of someone matching their work to what mattered to them. 👏

The peer review figure is most striking in this study. Academics are already stretched, and peer review sits on top of everything else, often as invisible, unrecognised labour. If AI is filling that gap it's worth asking why, and whether the system has asked too much of too many people for too long.

Every yes to something unsustainable is a no to something that matters. What are you saying no to without realising it? This workbook helps you see these exchanges clearly, then rebuild your definition of "good academic" so boundaries don't contradict your identity. (link in comments

The gap between what brought you into academia (curiosity, knowledge, teaching) and what keeps you awake at night (metrics, admin, emails) grows wider every year. Next year could be different - DM to discuss.

If you can't sleep properly. You can't focus on the work you used to love. You can't remember the last time you felt genuinely excited about research. And you're asking yourself: 'How can I progress in my academic career without breaking?' DM me. I can help you work it out

What’s your approach to LinkedIn? Mindless scrolling or intentional strategy. My free LinkedIn for Academics webinar shows you how to use the platform purposefully without adding another overwhelming task to your day. Download the full recording (plus worksheets) using the link in the comments.

Something felt off when Jo came back from maternity leave. She couldn't quite name it. Was it the role? The hours? Not being sure she wanted to catch up with her career in the same way? Sometimes that feeling is worth paying attention to. DM to discuss.

Hello to all my new connections. I'm Wendy. I work with overwhelmed academics to help them escape the endless treadmill of competing demands so that they can reconnect with their identity & purpose. Packages start from £499.

Every yes to someone else is a no to yourself. Your research. Your sleep. Your family. You can't keep doing this. Free workbook: learn to say no without guilt by rebuilding what "good academic" actually means. [Link in comments]

It is a hard truth is that academia runs on our sacrifice. Our weekends. Our health. Our families. They don’t measure these things, it’s up to you. When did you last run a report on your own wellbeing? Book a call to get started https://www.rfr.bz/bb93cf9

The ladder gets harder as you climb. More responsibility. More demands. More unpaid overtime. What if the question isn't 'how do I progress without breaking?' What if it's 'do I want where this is taking me?' If you're asking that question, DM me. I can help you work it out.

Do you want to leverage linkedin as an academic? Access my free webinar recording and resources on the link in comments. Katie: "After the webinar, I feel inspired to reflect on how LinkedIn might be useful to share a narrative of what I want to be known for."

I've been there twice myself during maternity leave; staring at emails, navigating funding deadlines, and publication timelines that wait for no one. If you're planning parental leave or recently returned, I offer coaching packages designed specifically for academics. DM to discuss.

I work with academics to help them manage the endless treadmill of competing demands so that they can reconnect with their identity and purpose. DM me to discuss, I'd love to help. Packages start from £499 (payment plans available).

Your boundaries keep failing because they fight your identity. You don't need better tactics. You need to rebuild what "good academic" means. Free 20-min workbook: https://www.rfr.bz/be472d4

Imposter syndrome thrives in a culture where the work is never finished and the standards are always rising. Of course you feel inadequate, that's how the system functions. If you are ready to separate your worth from ever changing academic standards, then book a call https://www.rfr.bz/b2fd

This ladder. This is academia. You didn't choose to get on it. You just kept taking the next logical step. PhD. Postdoc. Lecturer. Senior lecturer. . . But there may come a point when ask how to keep climbing without breaking, and whether you actually want what is at the top. DM to discuss

LinkedIn for Academics: I have loved giving this webinar to over 70 academics. I have made a free recording available. Learn specific strategies for academics, and get a bank of resources to support your networking. Get the webinar via the link in comments .

If you're doubting whether you belong in your academic role, or wondering if you're good enough, this is for you. Ready to feel like you belong in the career you've worked so hard for? Book a call. (link in comments)

Penny arrived at Easter on empty. Head still at work, guilt about the inbox, unable to switch off or actually rest. She wasn't burned out. She was doing everything that landed on her desk and calling it a career. Easter just gave her enough stillness to notice.

Hello to all my new connections. I'm Wendy. I work with overwhelmed academics to help them escape the endless treadmill of competing demands so that they can reconnect with their identity & purpose. Packages start from £499.

No emails after 7pm. One work-free weekend day. Protected writing time. These are reasonable boundaries. Then you feel that tension between what you want to do to uphold your boundaries, and what you think you should do as a good academic. I've created a free workbook that addresses this tens

That voice telling you "just one more hour of work" will never be satisfied no matter how much you give. The first person you need to learn to say no to is yourself. Book a call to get started: https://www.rfr.bz/becca5b

What’s your approach to LinkedIn? Mindless scrolling or intentional strategy. My free LinkedIn for Academics webinar shows you how to use the platform purposefully without adding another overwhelming task to your day. Download the full recording (plus worksheets) using the link in the comments.

I work with academics to help them manage the endless treadmill of competing demands so that they can reconnect with their identity and purpose. DM me to discuss, I'd love to help. Packages start from £499 (payment plans available).