Self-Compassionate Professor · Danielle De La Mare, PhD

165. Just checking in

April 26, 2023·12 min·1 clip

Danielle Delamar confesses she's having an off week and wants to check in with listeners.

This episode is a personal check-in from host Danielle Delamar, who runs a career wellness podcast for academics. Delamar shares her current state without a formal guest or structured topic. She openly states she is having an off week and lacks a major topic to present. Delamar reveals she is feeling super tired and experiencing pressure in her head. She explains her husband just had surgery, increasing her responsibilities as the family point person. Her current tasks include picking up the kids, ensuring dinner is on the table, and managing bedtime routines. She mentions her group coaching program is starting all its sabbatical meetings, which inspired this check-in format. The episode focuses on navigating personal strain while maintaining professional and caregiving duties. A key insight is her attempt to perform necessary family tasks from a place of rest rather than stress. The episode normalizes the experience of not having productive or interesting content to share professionally. It highlights the challenge of balancing sudden caregiving demands with one's own wellness. Delamar models vulnerability by broadcasting her off week instead of hiding it. The tone is intimate, conversational, and reflective, resembling an audio diary entry. The style is unstructured and meandering, driven by immediate personal experience rather than prepared material. Listeners seeking a raw, authentic glimpse into a host's real-life challenges would appreciate this episode. Those preferring highly produced, topic-driven, or guest-interview content might find it too slight.

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