Mrs Mummy PhD®

About Mrs Mummy PhD®

This podcast is for ambitious mothers who refuse to choose between their careers and their families. Hosted by Dr Michelle Gibbs — a wife, Mama of 3, RD and Dr (the PhD kind) — the Mrs Mummy PhD® podcast is shaped by my own lived experience of navigating scholarly work, motherhood, identity, and seasons of change. And here's what I've learned: You don't have to sacrifice one for the other. You can design both. Through thoughtful conversations and reflections, this podcast invites you to get clear on what actually matters, make intentional decisions about your career, and build a life where impact doesn't require self-sacrifice. Rather than quick fixes or productivity promises, it offers perspective, permission, and a framework for designing a self-kind, family-friendly career you can actually thrive in. Because meaningful work exists alongside family life, not in opposition to it. If you're navigating intellectually demanding work (in academia or beyond) and want to advance your career without abandoning what matters most, this space is for you. Welcome to scholarly motherhood. One intentional milestone at a time. 🦋 So Mama, are you in? Fabulous! Let's begin... These are our journeys of becoming — and you’re welcome here.

Publisher

Host Dr Michelle Gibbs

Category

education · education · kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Apr 2023

Latest episode

26 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

153 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Oct 2026

   149. Why You Can't Be Present at Home, and How to Change That

   Perhaps you've been physically in the room with your kids lately more often than you're truly there... In this episode, I talk about why reclaiming presence at home matters so much as Scholarly Mamas®. I name what gets in the way, then make the case for where the real fix starts. I share my practical solution to this problem but if you’d like to do this work with support, I’d love you to join me in the Becoming Her Reset Cohort 2 kicking off 2nd January 2027. Remember Mama, these are ou...

2. 

   19 Oct 2026

   148. Seasons of Becoming: How to Lead Yourself Gently Through Every Chapter

   Nobody expects a rose to bloom in winter, yet I was expecting myself to run at full output in every season of motherhood, scholarship, and work. In this episode, I explore the seasons we Scholarly Mamas® move through, from the spring of new beginnings to the winter of rest, and why I believe each decade brings a new version of us. I share how radical acceptance helps us meet the season we’re in, why each season asks for something different, and a simple way to read your season, accept i...

3. 

   12 Oct 2026

   147: Welcome Back: The Art & Science of Doing Both!

   After a season away, we're back with a revolutionary concept that changes everything: you are allowed to make room for doing both! You don’t have to choose between your scholarly career and your family — but you do have to understand the strategy (the science) and give yourself permission (the art) to actually make room for both. In this episode, I share my own story of quiet burnout post-PhD, the breakthrough that shifted everything, and the practical framework that helped me move from relen...

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

3,460

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 59 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

64

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

68

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