Natalie Whitaker, PhD, MLIS

I didn’t expect The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis to hit so hard.

@ThePhDPlace I finished my PhD thesis in May of this year and thought I would be able to just roll into working on developing into a book MS... I have not been able to open the document until this week 😆 definitely needed to rejuvenate

Productivity doesn't mean constant work. Take breaks, find balance, and allow yourself time to rejuvenate.

Missing #riding & #horses lately and came across this article that addresses the question of why more #women than men care for horses... for the #power: "Horses are a superstimulus for the dynamic of acquiring strength through influence." Thoughts? psychologytoday.com/us/blog/how-to…

saw videos that spawned new word, "Skibidi", ranted for 15 minutes to husband about how these videos of toilets w/ human heads fighting CCTV cameras head = current socio-political tensions. Best part? we were driving so he couldn't get away #skibidi #language #entrapment #words

@ChrisDavidGill Fear of intense night anxiety that attacks at bedtime if I don’t do the “thing”

How do you counter procrastination?

@PhD_Genie Auto-correct/spell check

What is the arch-nemesis of the academic?

“The most important theologian for my students is Taylor Swift” -Dr. Amir Hussain, #atla24 plenary— #theology #academic #library #religion #popculture #music

#Atla24 gets even better when Dr. Hussain responds to question with example of mid-century country singer Hank Williams & “reading” theology & understanding #faith/#religion in #music - #librarians #academichatter

Fantastic plenary from Dr. Amir Hussain for #Atla24 — wonderful presentation of value of interdisciplinary work for #academics, importance of librarians, & why Blake’s Great Red Dragon painting is best intro to the Bible for college students #theology #library #literature #art

In my research I have found there is often fluidity between anger and grief that is recognizable in real life situations. #anger #grief #emotions #literature

@noraraywrites Yes! Since finishing my PhD where I was primarily reading research (which I love but am a little burnt out at this point) I’m reading more modern fiction and it’s been great! Demon Copperfield was my last read.

Have you liked the last book you read?

@kimedieval 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 therapist gave me this as my assignment this week. It’s hard work!

@AngelJonesPhD Thank you for this. I hadn’t thought of my depression as grief for unrealized expectations. Although some from choice & some necessity, the loss of what I hoped & planned for still hurts as I try to figure out how to “pivot” & grow without losing self. My thoughts are with you ❤️

Vulnerable moment: I’ve been struggling a lot w/ depression lately & I’ve realized that it’s bc of grief. I’m grieving the loss of the romantic, personal, & professional life I thought I would have right now. Nothing I’ve planned has come to fruition and that hurts (1/2)

@ChrisDavidGill Reviewers who comment on personal life choices (that had nothing to do with my writing) in their critiques of my writing. Younger me was destroyed by someone I looked up to when they did this.

What is the hardest thing you have had to overcome as a writer?

@PhD_Genie “You aren’t gonna get pregnant, right?” -first PhD advisor

Write an academic horror story in six words or less, based on real-life experiences

@FromPhDtoLife Reworking different sections of my dissertation for a couple of different book proposals/draft manuscripts.

What's one professional goal you're excited about achieving in the next year? What do you think will help you do it?

@ChenxinLi2 Yes! That was my experience… although that was also 2020-21 for me and Covid was making it impossible to stay connected with my usual academic support system or push through my dissertation research because of the types of resources I needed…

Is it a general phenomenon that PhD students become petty, salty, and jaded by year 5-6? Asking for a friend.

@kemi_aa Pretty much the same as others: combination of teaching how to use AI as a tool rather than an answer, meetings with students in the brainstorming/development phase, reflective writing assignments.

Reading bk xiv of Ovid’s Met. Last night with Latin group & now Chaucer’s Troilus & Criseyde this morning for publication revision work. Always amazed at the consistent messaging concerning angry men when it comes to love #medievaltwitter #academic #literature #chaucer #ovid

@phil_lol_ogist You MUST be talking about Saint Louis University 😆

Seriously their lobby is *swanky*