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STEMdentity

STEMdentity

By: Anna Hodshire
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What happens when you went into STEM to change the world and you find that you’re instead just trying to not drown in emails and meetings? Welcome to STEMdentity with your host Anna Hodshire, PhD. Anna had 5 jobs in 5 years after grad school. This experience along with building up her own support team helped her to go from feeling disconnected from how she thought science was supposed to be to finding her Why and her own unique STEMdentity. She now is growing and learning in a faculty position in a field completely outside of her training. This podcast dives into the many pressures that take away your focus, time, and creativity and offers concrete actions and tools for you to grow into your most creative, fun, impactful STEMtastic self. Join us and find your STEMdentity that the world needs. What we do is challenging. Let’s talk about how to be ok.Copyright 2026 Anna Hodshire Hygiene & Healthy Living Personal Development Personal Success Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Science
Episodes
  • Why does your identity matter at work?
    Jan 8 2026

    We are all scientists, engineers, and artists, and we can use this innate curiosity and creativity to keep pointing ourselves towards the life we want. We all know about frameworks like growth mindset, but sometimes it’s easy to get lost in the flurry of work pressures and before you know it, work feels stagnant and the farthest thing from magical.

    In this episode, I dig into core values versus limiting beliefs, growth mindset, and how we can apply tools to move towards the jobs and careers we want.

    Want to work with me? I’d love to do a free, 30-minute intro Work Audit call with you to discuss your top blockers at work and start to come up with actionable steps towards your most STEMtastic STEMdentity. Schedule by clicking here!

    Loving this but listening while on your dog walk/commute/cleaning/etc? Want to have key notes for each episode? Grab them for free here!! Want to get science hits and pod recaps in your inbox every few weeks? Sign up here for our newsletter, Science Hits and Podcast Blips! I promise to keep these short and fun!

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    Song of the week: Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen - live in London

    https://youtu.be/YrLk4vdY28Q?si=J6UkDSgLWdoKIic_

    If you loved this episode:

    1. Give a follow and share with a friend! Let’s build a community of badass, heart-centered STEM pros!
    2. Follow me on Instagram at @STEMdentity & feel free to DM me anytime with questions or ideas for future episodes!

    Music by @excess_sass - I’d love a follow!

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    41 mins
  • Know when to hold them, know when to fold them: 5 STEM jobs in 5 years
    Jan 7 2026

    Five jobs in five years was a whole lot and a complete life-changer all in one. In this episode I walk through how each job came about and highlight some of the key lessons I took away from each one. This episode is all about putting sampling and ikigai (episode 1!!) into practice.

    Want to work with me one-on-one? I’d love to do a free, 30-minute intro Work Audit call with you to discuss your top blockers at work and start to come up with actionable steps towards your most STEMtastic STEMdentity. Schedule by clicking here!

    Loving this but listening while on your dog walk/commute/cleaning/etc? Want to have key notes for each episode? Grab them for free here!!

    Want to get science hits and pod recaps in your inbox every few weeks? Sign up here for our newsletter, Science Hits and Podcast Blips! I promise to keep these short and fun!

    Song of the week: In the Fall by Future Islands & Katrina Ford https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e50VztTH2M

    If you loved this episode:

    1. Give a follow and share with a friend! Let’s build a community of badass, heart-centered STEM pros!
    2. Follow me on Instagram at @STEMdentity & feel free to DM me anytime with questions or ideas for future episodes!

    Music by @excess_sass - I’d love a follow!

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    52 mins
  • What if you don’t know what you want to be when you grow up?
    Jan 6 2026

    What if you’re in your STEM career path (school, first job out of school, nth job….) and you don’t feel like you’ve found a job that lights you up? Or like you mostly like your job but something(s) is missing?

    This is so normal AND we can actively start moving ourselves towards jobs and careers that let us shine at what we love. In this episode, I go over techniques for starting to figure out what makes you light up at work.

    Loving this but listening while on your dog walk/commute/cleaning/etc? Want to have key notes for each episode? Grab them for free here!! Want to get science hits and pod recaps in your inbox every few weeks? Sign up here for our newsletter, Science Hits and Podcast Blips! I promise to keep these short and fun!

    Song of the week: Blender by Inna True, https://youtu.be/1Mf_FlKb1PE?si=SgbRKTUPG4CbZ2yd. This song is a banger, dance it out!!

    Want to work with me? I’d love to do a free, 30-minute intro Work Audit call with you to discuss your top blockers at work and start to come up with actionable steps towards your most STEMtastic STEMdentity. Schedule by clicking here!

    If you loved this episode:

    1. Give a follow and share with a friend! Let’s build a community of badass, heart-centered STEM pros!
    2. Follow me on Instagram at @STEMdentity & feel free to DM me anytime with questions or ideas for future episodes!
    3. Music by @excess_sass - I’d love a follow!

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    45 mins
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