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Figure Out Your Life with Toya TAuthor: Toya T, PhD
Figure Out Your Life explores the experiences of a Black Woman Phd on a journey for the answers to life's problems. Join Toya T weekly to learn tips and strategies for dealing with life situations, from navigating microaggressions in the workplace to shooting your shot in the DMs. If you're looking for unfiltered advice, or a good story, Toya T is there for you. Language: en Genres: Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Personal Journals, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Figuring Out How to Reinvent Yourself After a Life Pivot
Episode 63
Wednesday, 8 July, 2026
It's my birthday month, y'all, and I'm celebrating with a deep, personal episode on reinvention. I'm unpacking my own major career pivot — leaving the classroom after years as an educator to become an education policy specialist — and tracing my journey from adjunct professor to PhD to my role at the state Department of Education. I also get into other life transitions I've been through: becoming a homeowner, financial ups and downs, watching my parents retire and shift roles (and my own shift into a caregiving role), and the emotional weight of changing identities. The heart of the episode: four strategies I use for reinventing yourself after a life pivot — Know yourself — your passions, skills, and values Envision what's next — manifest and plan your future Find your community — accountability partners and support systems Be authentic and intentional — about your image and how you show up I close things out with a spirited, humorous take on Yung Miami's "Spend That" and the discourse around it, tying it back to authenticity and calling out double standards.
