The Practice of Realignment, or, Getting Unstuck – Staying on Track in Grad School Series

In this session, we present a process for graduate students to use to realign quickly and gracefully when you have found yourself off track or feeling misaligned from your goals. In the prior sessions, we have discussed building practices to increase self-awareness, get organized, find motivation and take consistent action, but even with all this in place, life will throw you curveballs that make you feel disoriented, off track, or even stuck. Progress is not linear.
We hope that the strategies we share will help you to shift your mindset and behaviour to quickly realign when you find yourself slipping into old habits, and to gracefully pivot when life throws you a curveball and you find yourself unable to maintain your routine, whether that be for your academic work, self-care, or whatever goal you are working on.
In this session you will:

Understand what misalignment and realignment is
Reflect on your experience of getting off track, stuck, or “hooked”
Learn steps to take to help you get back on track
Learn strategies to “unhook” through managing your thoughts, emotions and behaviours
Consider the importance of recovery and self-discipline for realignment
Understand that recommitment is a daily practice
Consider recruiting a support team and learn about resources
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