How you respond to the challenges commonly encountered in graduate school and ensuing careers impacts your motivation, productivity, health, and well-being. In this course you will learn: to recognize and rephrase negative self-talk and impostor fears; communicate more clearly and assertively with advisors; build supportive mentoring; handle (difficult) feedback; calm stress and overwhelming feelings; and boost resilience. Structure: NIH webinars and facilitated small discussion groups will provide vital individual support and help implement learned skills in daily life. This is a two-part series to be offered in both winter and spring, which progressively builds foundational well-being awareness with practical tools for sustainable impact on health and work habits.
1 units · Satisfactory/No Credit
How you respond to the challenges commonly encountered in graduate school and ensuing careers impacts your motivation, productivity, health, and well-being. In this course you will learn: to recognize and rephrase negative self-talk and impostor fears; communicate more clearly and assertively with advisors; build supportive mentoring; handle (difficult) feedback; calm stress and overwhelming feelings; and boost resilience. Structure: NIH webinars and facilitated small discussion groups will provide vital individual support and help implement learned skills in daily life. This is a two-part series to be offered in both winter and spring, which progressively builds foundational well-being awareness with practical tools for sustainable impact on health and work habits.
Offered in Winter 2027, Spring 2027 at Stanford University.