Tag: mental health

• We are Three!

  Beatha Coaching is three years old! I officially launched the practice on 1st October 2022 after twelve years in academia as PhD candidate, RA, and TF Lecturer. When I set up the practice I had a handful of academic clients (some of whom are still with me!) and my freshly minted coaching certification. Three years…

  francescayoungkaufman

  October 1, 2025

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  academia, Burnout, coaching, Higher Education, mental health, stress, wellbeing, working with a coach, writing

• September Newsletter

  Autumn with Beatha Coaching Well, it’s been a while. Summer feels like it’s already fast receding in the rear-view mirror with cool winds and rain arriving here in Scotland and the leaves starting to change colour. It has been a long hot couple of months though, I hope you survived it and found ways to…

  francescayoungkaufman

  September 1, 2025

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  academia, coaching, Higher Education, mental health, wellbeing, working with a coach, writing

• June Newsletter

  Burnout in academia AND 24 hours to claim early bird on the Summer Coaching Programme Dear friends, It’s hard to believe we are half-way through the year, but this weekend marks the summer solstice and all that that entails – heat, light, endless nights, and the imperceptible beginnings of our shift away from the sun.…

  francescayoungkaufman

  June 17, 2025

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  academia, Burnout, coaching, health, Higher Education, mental health, self-care, stress, wellbeing, wellness, working with a coach, writing

• May Newsletter

  updates and AI Anxiety in Academia workshop Dear friends It has been a mad couple of months. Even though I have officially left academia, it turns out I am still operating within the norms of the HE calendar. I feel as though I just finished the spring semester and am wrapping up the last of…

  francescayoungkaufman

  May 18, 2025

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  academia, Burnout, coaching, Higher Education, mental health, stress, wellbeing

• February Newsletter

  Dear friends last night I spotted the first blossoms on a local cherry tree, and this morning a cluster of daffodils in a sheltered area of the park. Spring is (finally) upon us. How has the winter been for you? Are you welcoming the longer days and milder weather? Or do you feel like you…

  francescayoungkaufman

  February 21, 2025

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  academia, books, Burnout, coaching, creative-writing, Higher Education, imposter-syndrome, mental health, poetry, stress, wellbeing, working with a coach, writing

• January Newsletter

  Launching Mind-Body-Movement on Beathacoaching.org Dear friends, it’s the end of January, and Storm Éowyn is currently blowing across Scotland as a little reminder that winter isn’t over quite yet. Nonetheless, there are snowdrops starting to flower in sheltered corners of the garden, and the evenings are noticeably lighter. We have passed the darkest months, and…

  francescayoungkaufman

  January 24, 2025

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  coaching, health, mental health, mindfulness, wellbeing, wellness, writing, yoga

• December Newsletter

  Slow Writing Club launches, and new members calendar for Jan-Mar 2025 Dear friends… And here we are, just a few weeks away from the end of the year and a real rest. Over on Substack recently I have been thinking about the effect that seasons, weather, and time have on my writing and on my…

  francescayoungkaufman

  December 3, 2024

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  academia, coaching, Higher Education, mental health, stress, wellbeing, workshops, writing, writing-tips

• November newsletter

  All the freebies! Dear friends, As the weather gets colder and darker I think we all have to fight the urge to turn in on ourselves. It feels like that atavistic urge to hibernate and stay safe through the long dark months could so easily take over. But I know from experience that less daylight…

  francescayoungkaufman

  November 8, 2024

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  academia, Burnout, coaching, Higher Education, mental health, stress, writing, yoga

• /1 August 2024

  Dear friends Booking now open for Burnout Rewire… When I started Beatha Coaching in 2022 I launched on a single focus: burnout. I had seen so much (and experienced so much) in academia – truly amazing women (and men) with fantastic brains, top notch qualifications and experience, full of passion and empathy, getting crushed by…

  francescayoungkaufman

  August 1, 2024

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  Burnout, health, mental health, self-care, work-life-balance, working with a coach, writing

• Practice updates

  News from Beatha Coaching Dear friends Welcome to updates from Beatha Coaching, my new look newsletter. For a while now I have been wondering what to do with the blog space on Beathacoaching.org. When I started my practice in 2022 I was writing here regularly, but since November my primary writing space has shifted to…

  francescayoungkaufman

  July 15, 2024

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  coaching, mental health, wellbeing, working with a coach