{"podcast":{"title":"Grad School Femtoring: Inclusive Grad School Stories, Personal Development, and Productivity Tips for  First-Gen BIPOCs","slug":"grad-school-femtoring-inclusive-grad-school-stories-personal-development-and-productivity-tips-for-first-gen-bipocs-20584","podcast_index_feed_id":20584,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/RhhQsM37","website_url":"https://www.gradschoolfemtoring.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/7aa6f97b-c402-4bc4-88c4-e95fa121d9b8/f4529056-57a4-4c2c-bea2-668544537d87/3000x3000/updated-202021-2024-20grad-20school-20femtoring-20podcast-20logo-20cover-20art.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Grad School Femtoring, LLC","episode_count":378,"summary":"The Signal Award-winning Grad School Femtoring Podcast provides first-generation BIPOC students and professionals with conversations about graduate school and growth to help you sustainably achieve your goals. I’m your host, Dra. Yvette Martinez-Vu, a first-gen Chicana, mama, neurodivergent, and chronically ill grad school and productivity coach, consultant, author and speaker. For over fourteen years I’ve been empowering first-gen students of color along their personal and professional journeys, and I’m really excited to support you too. Listen every Friday to solo and guest episodes where you’ll be listening in on inclusive grad school stories. You'll also learn more about grad school and academic success, career and professional development, personal development and mindset, productivity and time management, social justice and community building, wellbeing and mental health, money and financial literacy, first-gen student of color experiences, and more! This podcast is a proud member of the Genuina Media network. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and share this resource with a friend.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-26T16:17:12.596703+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grad-school-femtoring-inclusive-grad-school-stories-personal-development-and-productivity-tips-for-first-gen-bipocs-20584"},"episode":{"title":"375: What Sustainable Productivity Looks Like During High-Stress Seasons","slug":"375-what-sustainable-productivity-looks-like-during-high-stress-seasons","published_at":"2026-06-05T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grad-school-femtoring-inclusive-grad-school-stories-personal-development-and-productivity-tips-for-first-gen-bipocs-20584/375-what-sustainable-productivity-looks-like-during-high-stress-seasons","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grad-school-femtoring-inclusive-grad-school-stories-personal-development-and-productivity-tips-for-first-gen-bipocs-20584","url":"https://www.gradschoolfemtoring.com","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/genuina.simplecastaudio.com/aa1399a4-dc5e-4a57-840d-0cb1caf5259b/episodes/8c8c1dc1-63ef-4433-a480-0e0bca2e5705/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=aa1399a4-dc5e-4a57-840d-0cb1caf5259b&awEpisodeId=8c8c1dc1-63ef-4433-a480-0e0bca2e5705&feed=RhhQsM37","summary":"In this episode of the Grad School Femtoring Podcast, I offer a more personal take on what sustainable productivity can look like during high-stress seasons. Drawing from my own experience navigating ongoing medical challenges within my family, I explore how stress, caregiving responsibilities, uncertainty, and limited capacity can affect our ability to function day to day. I discuss why chronic stress can make executive functioning more difficult, how to identify what is essential during challenging periods, and ways to reduce cognitive load without sacrificing your long-term wellbeing. I also share practical strategies for adjusting expectations, creating support systems, and approaching productivity with greater compassion so that you can sustain yourself through difficult seasons.","meta_description":"In this episode of the Grad School Femtoring Podcast, I offer a more personal take on what sustainable productivity can look like during high-stress seaso…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1243,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/grad-school-femtoring-inclusive-grad-school-stories-personal-development-and-productivity-tips-for-first-gen-bipocs-20584/episodes/375-what-sustainable-productivity-looks-like-during-high-stress-seasons/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grad-school-femtoring-inclusive-grad-school-stories-personal-development-and-productivity-tips-for-first-gen-bipocs-20584/375-what-sustainable-productivity-looks-like-during-high-stress-seasons.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}