Hello to my favorite people. Welcome to Love and Bean! Please make yourself right at home and explore my graduate school blogs. Love and Bean is all about finding helpful advice about graduate school and undergraduate mindfulness, fitness, and whatever else my mind comes up with. Above all, I hope you find these blog posts about college and grad school is inciteful as well as entertaining. Take a look at my blogs that cover all of these wonderful topics. I hope you find what you are looking for. Also, please reach out to me if you have any suggestions. I know that many of the topics that I discuss are fairly common in the grad school community, but I may not cover all of them. If there is a specific subject that you would like me to cover, reach out to me. My email is benswaringen@yahoo.com.
Latest from the Blog
Make the Most out of Monday in Grad School
Mondays in grad school can feel overwhelming, but they can also set the tone for a focused and productive week. By starting with a mindset reset, choosing one small win,…
Don’t Be Ashamed to Ask for Help in Grad School
Grad school is hard, but can be easier if you aren’t afraid to ask for help. This will help make things easier and may even help to provide an “aha”…
Dating a Grad Student
I wrote a blog post a few years ago about Dating a Law Student (link here), and it turned out to be a bit of a success. By success, I…
Post grad school burnout
Guys, I have to admit that I am burnt out. Post grad school burnout has hit me hard and it is not fun. I know this is a pretty common…
Take Time After Grad School
Take time to just be a normal person after grad school. You did it. You accomplished so much and deserve to rest!
ChatGPT written blog post on mental health
Today, I wanted to try something out that I haven’t ever done before…using ChatGPT to blog for me. I wanted to see how it would perform given a prompt. So,…
Get a PhD in What?
So you read my blog for the past few years and now you are asking yourself” What should I get a PhD in?” This is totally normal after being convinced…
Life After Grad School
Life after grad school involves some very interesting things. Transitioning into the real world has been such an eventfully/stressful/exciting time. I have spent, I believe, about 24 years of my…
Talk about your mental health
Story time! So this past weekend, I went to visit my parents and hang out with my brother and his girlfriend as well as my niece and nephew. It was…
Don’t write for perfection
Today, we are going to focus on the subject of writing. This topic actually popped in my head while I was on a walk and I wanted to share with…
Post PhD Depression
Hello everyone! It’s been a few weeks since I updated you on life events. Life has been really crazy these past few months, with moving, finishing my PhD, and starting…
I finished my Doctorate
Hello everyone. It has been quite a long time since I have posted, but I promise that I will update more. I have had the craziest life changes in the…
Furthermore, if you are a graduate student looking for someone to peer review a paper that you have, either for a class or journal, email me at benswaringen@yahoo.com. I have a substantial amount of experience and would be happy to help out. Do not hesitate to reach out to me.
**If you or someone you know is suffering from mental health issues, I highly recommend that they seek help. Online–Therapy.com or TalkSpace.com are great ways to reach out to a licensed therapist and get the help needed. Therapy has 100% helped me and I know it can help you.
