Welcome to the Public Health Joy podcast, the safe space for real and honest conversation about what building a public health research career is really like: the challenges, the triumphs, and all the lessons we learn along the way. I’m your host, Dr. Joyee, a Public health researcher, PhD survivor, and entrepreneur. In today’s episode, I’m sharing the story of transforming failure to joy on my PhD journey and how I got over to the other side. This is where research meets relationship and together, we will find our Public Health Joy!   Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:00 My first attempt at a PhD 13:00 My greatest failure 14:00 My next move 18:00 My 2nd attempt at a PhD 20:00 My lupus diagnosis 23:00 My dissertation and COVID-19 25:00 Finding my greatest joy 27:00 Failure is not final 28:00 How I Got Over If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, rate and, leave a review!  For more transcripts, show notes, and more visit: https://joyeewashington.com/podcast/