You've probably been told you have two choices: stay in academia and hope for flexibility, or leave for a 9-to-5 job in industry. There's a third one nobody talks about, and it's a lot more fun.
In this episode, I talk with Marie Gasper-Hulvat, a tenured art history professor at Kent State and the founder of Soulstar Attunement. She also created the Ivory Tower Inner Fire Summit, a free online event for academics who are disenchanted and want a livelihood that sustains them.
When Marie asked online whether anyone else felt caught between academia and the woo, hundreds of people answered. Then, 740 signed up for her first summit.
Now Marie is hosting a second round of the Summit, and this one is focused on the "vow of poverty" that faculty take, even if they don't realize it.
You'll hear us gab about:
🐦🔥 Why so many academics keep parts of themselves closeted and masked at work
🐦🔥 How Marie teaches a full course load and runs a business, and why finding a supportive co-working community changed everything
🐦🔥 Why "abundance" is almost heretical in faculty meetings, and how the scarcity stories in academia keep us small
🐦🔥 What's happening at the summit (Oct 9–11): 24 pre-recorded presentations, live Q&A panels, hot-seat coaching, and a fabulous community of people like you
🐦🔥 Why "nobody's going to pay me for that" is usually a story, not a fact
Register for and access the Ivory Tower Inner Fire Summit here: https://ivorytowerinnerfire.com/2-summit-registration?am_id=paulina2538
Resources Mentioned: Ivory Tower Inner Fire Summit, Oct 9–11 (free to attend, or get your VIP pass for extra goodies): https://ivorytowerinnerfire.com/2-summit-registration?am_id=paulina2538
Soulstar Attunement (Marie's business): https://soulstarattunement.com/
Flow Club (the online co-working space Marie mentions): https://in.flow.club/?inviteCode=marie698
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01:45 - Teaching art history 100% online
03:30 - Founding Soulstar Attunement and human design
06:45 - Are academics open to woo?
08:00 - The Venn diagram post that started it
09:45 - Academics with PhDs who read tarot
12:00 - Wanting a livelihood that sustains you
14:30 - Marie's group programs and offers
18:00 - Doing both: Flow Club co-working
20:15 - How the summit came together
23:00 - Who the summit is for
27:00 - Summit schedule, VIP pass, and gifts
29:30 - Changing the story you tell yourself
31:30 - The third option beyond academia or corporate
33:30 - Scarcity versus abundance in academia
35:15 - How to register (it's free)
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