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Podcast: Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD
Episode: Design Your Life After a PhD: Ashley Jablow on Career Clarity, Regret, and Reinvention
Description: What if your time in grad school wasn’t wasted—but the foundation of a life you’re just beginning to design?
This week on Beyond the Thesis with Papa PhD, Ashley Jablo—career coach, strategist, and founder of Life Design School—joins us to talk about reinventing your path after academia. From her own journey through government layoffs, business school pivots, and career uncertainty, Ashley shares how to move from shame and regret to clarity, purpose, and creative momentum.
We break down her 4-step Life Design framework—Discover, Define, Imagine, Iterate—and explore tools you can use ri...