S02E12 – Finding Individual Meaning in a Life of Adversity, An Interview with Doctoral Candidate Alex Uzdavines from Case Western University on His Experience with Familial Suicide, Overcoming Adversity, and transitioning from Community College to Doctora

Summary: In this episode of the Unlikely Academics Podcast, the Cohosts Tommy, Jenny, and Chris interview doctoral candidate Alex Uzdavines from Case Western University. In this interview, Alex shares his life experience dealing with the loss of his father to suicide in his youth and again his mother to suicide at the age of 19. Yet, Alex has overcome these challenges and continued his education, focusing on a wide area of scholarly topics landing in clinical psychology. Alex reflects on his experiences and how he coped with loss in finding his scholarly track leading to his career aspirations. This is an interesting and honest discussion of adversity as one grows in life and academia.