121. "I Met Myself": How PhD Motherhood Became a Path to Self-Discovery with Dr Nonhlanhla Dube a...

This week on the podcast, I’m joined by an incredible guest: a Zimbabwean-born academic, content creator, and mother - Dr Nonhlanhla Dube (a.k.a. Dr Noni) - whose path to a PhD took her across continents, through two undergrad degrees, a prestigious scholarship, and finally, a research post in the Netherlands.


We talk about:

• How rejection redirected her toward purpose
• What it was really like finishing a PhD as a new Mama
• Why she’s now showing up on TikTok to help others find joy in academic writing
• And what she wishes more people actually said out loud about being a Mama in academia

Whether you're deep in your PhD or just figuring out how to hold it all together as a parent in academia—this one is for you.


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