Dorinda Silva

The actual academic environment is complex and exigent for the human being and a balance between life and career is imperative. The huge demands of academia are the ideal conditions for burnout situations. Three years ago, Dorinda Silva face burnout and found strategies to cope it.

Self-respect, identification of impostor thoughts, take the responsibilities for her own decisions, understand cycles and have the patience to be herself were the key ingredients.

She now volunteers through her personal project “I AM - Independent Academic Mentor” where se give support to academic researchers and students to overcome similar challenges.