by Dr. Cara | Oct 22, 2025 | Dissertation Coaching
As a Ph.D. student, are you concerned about your mental health? The journey of a dissertation can often feel astonishingly solitary, a terrain where the weight of stress, anxiety and daily worries can create a profound sense of isolation. The modern world carries its...
by Dr. Cara | Apr 13, 2023 | Dissertation Coaching, Dissertation Writing Tips
Ah, writer’s block – the bane of every doctoral student’s existence. There are times when no matter how hard you try to make progress on your dissertation, the words just don’t seem to flow, and your mind feels as blank as a newly formatted...
by Dr. Cara | Mar 2, 2023 | Dissertation Apps, Writing
I once asked a young dissertation writer whether her suddenly greying hair was due to ill health or personal tragedy; she answered: “It was the footnotes.” Joanna Russ As a graduate student, you know that research, writing, and formatting can be a real...
by Dr. Cara | Feb 10, 2023 | Dissertation Coaching
Completing a doctorate degree is extremely challenging for anyone, but it can be especially difficult for students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Increasingly, I have dissertation coaching clients coming to me for extra support after receiving a...
by Dr. Cara | Oct 7, 2022 | Dissertation Coaching
For those of us involved in academia, autumn is truly the start of the new year. Think about it. January isn’t really the best time to start anew. In the northern hemisphere, the colder, darker months can leave us feeling lackluster and depressed. On top of that,...
