A peek at my bookshelves
My favourites
Do you know the excitement of browsing other people's bookshelves? Well here is an invitation to browse mine! Below is a list of all my favourite books that have been amazing sources of inspiration when it comes to creating a meaningful, creative, and fulfilling academic career and life.
The books I shared are those that I genuinely love to read and re-read.

Favourite books on my bookshelves
- The No Clubby Linda Babcock, Brenda Peyser, Lise Vesterlund, Laurie R Weingart
- The Coaching Habitby Michael Bungay Stanier
- The Gift of Imperfectionby Brené Brown
- The Artist Wayby Julia Cameron
- The Right to Writeby Julia Cameron
- Light Is the New Blackby Rebecca Campbell
- The Alchemistby Paulo Coelho
- Chill and Prosperby Denise Duffield-Thomas
- Untamedby Glennon Doyle
- Counter-Narratives and Organizationby Sanne Frandsen, Timothy Kuhn, and Marianne Lundholt (!)
- Big Magicby Elizabeth Gilbert
- Lift as You Climbby Viv Groskop
- The Big Leapby Gay Hendricks
- Working Identityby Herminia Ibarra
- The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Upby Marie Kondo
- Steal Like an Artist (trilogy)by Austin Kleon
- Cassandra Speaksby Elizabeth Lesser
- Making Time to Writeby Cathy Mazak
- Winteringby Kathrine May
- Playing Bigby Tara Mohr
- Break the Good Girl Mythby Majo Molfino
- Slow Productivityby Cal Newport
- Do Lessby Kate Northrup
- Money: A Love Storyby Kate Northrup
- Couples That Workby Jennifer Petriglieri
- Laziness Does Not Existby Devon Price
- The Art of Extreme Self-Careby Cheryl Richardson
- Succulent Wild Womanby Sark
- The Slow Professorby Barbara Seeber and Maggie Berg
- Restby Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
- The Soul of Moneyby Lynne Twist
- Juliet's School of Possibilitiesby Laura Vanderkam
- The Top Five Regrets of the Dyingby Bronnie Ware

Who am I?
I'm an associate professor in organization and management studies and an academic coach who has guided many women in academia to clarify their academic profiles, replacing self-doubt and setbacks with excitement, purpose, and productivity. My coaching approach is enriched by the principles of Women-Centered Coaching developed by Dr. Claire Zammit.
What am I all about?
I focus less on traditional masculine approaches such as goal setting and pushing through, and more on nurturing female values like community, connection, process, and creativity. I believe that to enact change in our lives, we must work with intention, shift our mindsets, and enhance our practices. From my own experience – having navigated through near-burnout twice as a post-tenure academic – I am passionate about helping others craft the academic careers they've dreamed of.
I've successfully secured over 1 million euros in research funding, served as head of a section, been involved in professorial recruitment, published consistently, and still found joy and time with my family, friends, and hobbies outside academia, such as yoga, nature walks, arts and crafts, writing poetry, and yes, indulging in the guilty pleasure of Netflix!
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