Surviving the PhD Journey
In this episode, Anna invites Sarah to discuss how she navigated her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology journey as a racially minoritised individual working on anti-racism research. Sarah had recently defended her thesis titled ‘Exploring How Aspiring Clinical Psychologists from Different Racial Groups Experience and Make Sense of their NHS Career Trajectory.’ They cover various topics, including The emotional impact, Flipping the script of success, How to survive difficult times, Mentorship, Setting boundaries, Change in perspective throughout the PhD, and Navigating not knowing as much as you thought you knew.
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Podcast Guests
Dr Sarah Atayero
Sarah Atayero is a British Nigerian clinical psychologist and a director of the BiPP Network. Sarah’s experience of working within NHS mental health services highlighted multiple challenges intersecting with her identity as a Black British woman. Consequently, Sarah’s clinical practice, research, and writing are centred on exploring how the colonial history of psychological theory contributes to racial inequalities in the psychology curriculum and mental health research and treatment. By addressing this past and discussing decolonisation in practice, Sarah hopes to educate and empower students, teachers, academics and clinicians to champion decolonisation and inclusion within psychology.
