Immerse yourself in this book featuring 12 truly touching stories in which students share their very different journeys, challenges and small victories. They discuss their first experiences in research, parenthood, professional identity—in short, everything that shapes life in graduate school. More than just a collection of stories, it also offers tips and reflections to fuel a thoughtful discussion about well-being and perseverance.
This book can be downloaded free of charge.
This book was presented during the Journées de transfert de connaissances sur la santé mentale étudiante, organized by ISMÉ in March 2026.
A panel featuring individuals who were students when the book on this topic was written. Several of them are now professors:
- Bianca B-Lamoureux, professor at TÉLUQ University.
- Zina Kharchi, Ph.D. in Education
- Marie-Pier Forest, professor of mathematics education at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
- Xavier St-Pierre, a doctoral student in education at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
⏱️ 47 minutes
Note: As agreed with Journée SME participants, questions and interventions from the audience do not appear in this recording. These sequences were cut out of the video.
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