TW: Divorce, sexual assault and suicidal ideation. In this episode of Voices of Academia, Emily chats with recently-submitted PhD Candidate, Jessica Marshall (@JessicaMarshall), who opens up about the friendship, partner, family and identity losses she experienced during her PhD. This episode touches on the difficulties of finding work-life balance during a PhD, Jess’s difficult experiences with family, health and sexual assault during her degree, the impact these experiences have had on her life, why she believes she doesn’t belong in academia and how this has led to her future career goals. Key topics: Finances Isolation Some unhealthy reasons for pursuing academia Trauma Parental divorce Family secrets – Identity collapse Suicide Sexual assault Imposter syndrome Putting on the mask Choosing carefully who you open up to Jess founded a science party business during her PhD, switching to developing merch during Melbourne’s epic COVID lockdown - My Mini Scientist Jess doesn’t have Twitter but you can follow her on Instagram The full transcript of the podcast is available here. For mental health support, please contact your GP or use the appropriate support for your country at https://checkpointorg.com/global/ Recorded 23/10/2020. Sound: Mindset and Hard Sell by Ketsa is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, available through Free Music Archive. If you’re interested in being interviewed, we’d love to hear from you. Please submit this brief form. You can find out more about Voices of Academia and other personal stories at @academicvoices or our website.

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