Dear Grad Student

Grad School with Bipolar Disorder: Flexibility, Finding Support, & Academic Instagram

May 31, 2021 Elana M. Gloger, M.S. Episode 38
Dear Grad Student
Grad School with Bipolar Disorder: Flexibility, Finding Support, & Academic Instagram
Show Notes

In this episode of Dear Grad Student, Elana chats with incoming 2nd year PhD student, Kimberly Fiock, about doing grad school with Bipolar Disorder. They discuss Kimberly's journey to diagnosis, how Bipolar disorder uniquely affects her grad school experience, her upcoming wedding (she's married NOW!), and how she learned about her needs, advocated for herself, & got the support she needed in grad school. Plus, we discuss her *amazing* academic Instagram account and Elana convinces her to get on Academic Twitter!

Find Kimberly on her *new* Academic Twitter account

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Music provided by: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod
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