The Ph.D. as Traumatic Experience, Part 1

In this episode, Tyll and Katharina talk to Jessica about her
experience of writing and defending her Ph.D. thesis and the severe
strain it put on her mental health. In this first part, Jessica
talks about why writing and defending her Ph.D. thesis was a
traumatic experience for her and what the completed thesis means to
her, but also about the conflicting demands that are inherent in
academic testing mechanisms in general and how they produce effects
that lead to mental health issues.