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About Nat ☀️
Nat ☀️ (@life_and_sunshine) is a Personal blog creator on Instagram, also filed under Travel. The account has 75,102 followers and 1,756 published posts. Recent posts average 15,519 likes and 179 comments, an engagement rate of 17.51%.
With 75.1K followers, Nat ☀️ is a micro creator by the common 10,000 to 100,000 definition. Set against 1,017 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 74 followers per account Nat ☀️ follows. Nat ☀️ carries Instagram's verified badge and uses an Instagram professional account. Flinque files Nat ☀️ under Personal blog, with Travel as a secondary category.
The Instagram bio for Nat ☀️ runs to 23 words across 5 lines. The bio tags #PhD. The latest activity Flinque has on record for Nat ☀️ dates from September 2025.
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1,756 Posts
Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Nat ☀️, 6 are carousels, 3 are videos and 1 is a single image. That mix leans toward carousels. Nat ☀️ has built a substantial archive of 1,756 posts. Against the audience, that is roughly 43 followers for each post published. Nat ☀️ also keeps 10 story highlights on the profile. All 10 carry captions, averaging 167 words each. The captions are written mainly in English. Words that recur across them include really, it’s, science, back and maybe. The captions tag #phd, #science, #biology, #chemistry and #phdstudentsofinstagram.
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I can see how I’ve grown up so much too! 👵🏼 I got rid of my glasses 🤓 I did SOOO much science 👩🔬 I’m a Doctor now 🎓 and I think I look so much more confident than I did before my PhD 🤩
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Even if the PhD drained me (and it did) 🪫 I wouldn’t change it for the world 🌎🌍🌏 It’s made me into the wonderful, smart, beautiful person that I am today 😍 and I’m not implying I wasn’t all those things before 😉 I just feel like I am MORE so now 😊
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I had a lot of fun trying to find a pre-PhD picture of me btw 😂 Soooo many memories 🤯😂 Anyways!! I do hope this post resonates with you! It really put some things into perspective for me!! 😊😊😊
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#phd #newme #phdproblems #beforeandafter #evolution
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Does anyone else feel like this? 🙋🏼♀️ Or am I alone in still trying to find myself back after finishing my PhD 1.5 years ago 👀 Maybe I’m just horrible at getting over it 😂 Or haven’t taken the time to do so properly?? 🙈 Most likely it’s a bit of both 🤪 but it’s fine I’ll get over it one day….. I hope 😳
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#phd #detox #doctor #dialysis #trauma
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We spend a lot of time talking about the challenges we face 🤓 which is completely fair and what keeps these accounts so real 😍 which is honestly something I love about scientists 💗 and I wanted to bring some positivity and love back into the community 🤩 Not to romanticize, just to remind and remember why science is so fun! 🥳
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I hope this post can bring a little bit of joy to your day 👩🔬 because I know how hard, long, and draining days in science can be 🫠 it’s nice to think about how cool it actually is that you’re doing what you’re doing 🧬 and that we live in a world where we can study so much 😍 It’s just fantastic isn’t it?!
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#phd #science #lovescience #scienceiscool #scienceisfun
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This is probably a very biology related question 😅 but maybe it’s also applicable in other fields! 👩🔬 Let me know! 😊 I also know there are several ways to prove causation with just data alone using techniques like Mendelian randomization and such 🤓 but I guess that’s still different than a true mechanistic study 😅
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I’m very curious what your guyses opinions are gonna be 😃 let’s talk more in the comments 🤩
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#biology #mechanism #phd #science #opinions
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But that wasn’t what the hiring people found most necessary for my role 🤓 They really wanted someone who could think critically and design and carry out good experiments 👩🔬 and if there’s something a PhD teaches you it’s how to design a good experiment 😎 So yea! I gotchu on that 🤩
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#phd #scientist #chemist #chemistry #biology
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I have been enjoying this little break I’ve been taking though 😊 I’ve just needed some time to chill and clear my head 🧘🏼♀️ which I think I’ve been quite successful at! 😃 so hopefully that means I can get back into the swing of making science related content for you all 💃🏼 sound like a plan??
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#mondaychill #chilling #relaxed #takingabreak #phds
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Switching subjects in science is still hard! 🥵 I had A LOT of learning to do when I first started 👩🔬 Especially in this subject area that I knew very little about 😅 But I did know how to do science and research 🤓 and I realized that that was a skill I really brought to the table 😊 and it was easy to apply even in a new subject area 😃
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And now that I’ve learned a lot about my new subject area and a lot of the wet skills too 👩🔬 I really feel at home in it 😊 I mean… there’s still things I’m learning 📚 but it seems like less of a mountain to climb 🏔️ Now I know the operational side of things too I can also more easily find my way to the right people to talk to 😃 which makes doing my experiments just that much easier and more fun 🥳
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#analyticalchemistry #scientists #chemistry #biology #experiments
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I may or may not have talked A LOT about my project over the years 😂 like a lot a lot 😅 but a PhD can be really all consuming 😰 and what better outlet than by venting to your best friend 🤭 Like all the time 😅 for years and years 😂
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And now she’s basically the second most expert of T cells, triglycerides, and transcriptomics 🤩 and that’s so wonderful!! 🥰 I wouldn’t want anyone else being my alternate expert 💕 maybe I should put her as corresponding author on my articles 😂
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#phd #phdstudentsofinstagram #phdstudentlife #science #phdlife 💕
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I say this because I get this comment a lot “Don’t you worry you’ll be late to life events if you do a PhD?” 🤔 Who says all life events have to happen in your late 20s early 30s? 🤨 and why isn’t a PhD considered one of these “life events”? 🧐 If it’s something you really want to go for, do it! Be proud! 🤩
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And if those “life events” are something you truly want, that’s great too! 😁 It’s not always easy to combine with a PhD but it is possible! 😊 It just takes some planning and organizing 😃 So don’t let fear hold you back if a PhD is something you really want to do 😊 You’re on the right path if you chose it 🥰
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#phd #passmeby #regrets #regretnothing #noregrets
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But now that I’m finished with my PhD 🎓 my energy is slowly being returned to me 🔋 and I feel like going out and meeting friends is fun again 🤓 Almost like time went backwards 😂 when I was younger I felt older and now that I’m older I feel younger 😁
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And my energy did not come back immediately after my PhD finished 😅 I really thought it would 😇 But that’s not how it works… it takes time to start to feel good again 😊 and have energy again 🪫 but I’m excited to share that you will get there!! 🤩 Better days are coming!!
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Nat ☀️'s engagement
Nat ☀️'s engagement rate on Instagram is 17.51%, over 6%, more than 6 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 6 followers. Likes outnumber comments by roughly 87 to 1, with 15,519 likes and 179 comments on an average post, so most reactions are taps rather than replies.
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Who is Nat ☀️?
Nat ☀️ (@life_and_sunshine) is a Personal blog creator on Instagram, also filed under Travel. Nat ☀️ carries Instagram's verified badge and uses an Instagram professional account. The Instagram bio for Nat ☀️ runs to 23 words across 5 lines.
How many followers does Nat ☀️ have?
Nat ☀️ has 75,102 followers on Instagram (75.1K). Set against 1,017 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 74 followers per account Nat ☀️ follows. Nat ☀️ has built a substantial archive of 1,756 posts.
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Nat ☀️'s engagement rate on Instagram is 17.51%, over 6%, more than 6 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 6 followers. Likes outnumber comments by roughly 87 to 1, with 15,519 likes and 179 comments on an average post, so most reactions are taps rather than replies.
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Flinque files Nat ☀️ under Personal blog, with Travel as a secondary category. Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Nat ☀️, 6 are carousels, 3 are videos and 1 is a single image. The 10 recent Instagram captions Flinque holds for Nat ☀️ repeatedly use the words really, it’s, science, back and maybe. Nat ☀️'s captions carry hashtags such as #phd, #science and #biology. Nat ☀️ writes those captions mainly in English. The bio tags #PhD. Nat ☀️ keeps 10 story highlights, which open with a free Flinque account.
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