1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Allan Johnson is Associate Professor in English Literature &amp;amp; Associate Dean (Doctoral College), Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.&amp;nbsp; Alongside this work he is also a mindfulness teacher and co-facilitator of The PhD Circle with Emma Brodzinski. &amp;nbsp; In this episode Allan shares his own “fork in the road” experience that led hime into his research topic. &amp;nbsp; Allan highlights the different phases within the doctorate and why some moments might feel more difficult than others. &amp;nbsp; He discusses how Campbell’s model of the Hero(ine)’s journey might help with managing challenges and maintaining motivation on the transformative journey of undertaking a PhD. &amp;nbsp; He finishes with a top tip that Star Wars fans will love! &amp;nbsp; You can connect to Allan here: &amp;nbsp; www.allankilnerjohnson.com https://www.instagram.com/allankilnerjohnson/ https://www.facebook.com/allankilnerjohnson https://twitter.com/thisisallan &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; For a transcript of this episode go to www.thephdliferaft.com If you would like to receive a useful weekly email from the PhD Life Raft you can sign up here for ‘Notes from the Life Raft’: https://mailchi.mp/f2dce91955c6/notes-from-the-life-raft The PhD Life Raft Podcast https://thephdliferaft.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/28988683/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/28988683