Most dissertation advice assumes that you:
think and progress linearly with consistent, predictable energy
naturally sustain focus on one defined question or topic
initiate tasks easily and transition between them smoothly
somehow already have impeccable project management skills
That's why most dissertation advice simply
does not work when you have ADHD –
and leads to instead of productivity.
SHAME
You're not imagining it.
Writing a dissertation with ADHD
is very, very hard...
You sit down to write but can't focus, leaving you anxious, overwhelmed, and incredibly frustrated.
You're reading the literature, taking the notes, having the ideas – then struggling to remember any of it.
Some days you can write 15 pages in one sitting, but others you toil for 4 hours on one paragraph, making consistent and predictable progress feel out of reach.
That perfect plan you made on Monday? Useless by Wednesday.
You know you're smart. So you don't know why you can't seem to translate your thoughts into the clear, organized, academic prose your committee expects.
You're feel exhausted all the time, but also feel like you've done nothing and gotten nowhere.
You constantly feel behind, and worry you're disappointing everyone around you. You know what you need to do. You just can't seem to do it.
I get it – because I've been there too.
I thought I knew how to write. Then I got to the dissertation,
and all my old strategies (and coping mechanisms) no longer worked, which led to sheer panic.
I had to rebuild my writing process from the ground up.
After years of trial and error, I finally stopped trying to fit myself into someone else's mold and started developing flexible project management systems around the way I think. These new systems got me further than my old ways ever could have.
Now, as an academic writing coach, I help other grad students with ADHD develop their own personalized writing systems:
ones that actually work for them — and get the work done.
Yes, you can finish your dissertation
with confidence instead of shame
with clarity instead of chaos
with creative energy instead of exhaustion
And doing so will give you the skills & confidence
to finish the next thing, too.
HOW IT WORKS
We schedule our first session and start clearing the path between where you are and where your work needs to go.
Step 3 - Get it done
We schedule our first session and start clearing the path between where you are and where your work needs to go.
I'll put together recommendations based on our conversation for a coaching package, along with pricing. You'll review everything and we'll decide together how (or whether) to move forward.
Step 2 - Build a plan together
I'll put together recommendations based on our conversation for a coaching package, along with pricing. You'll review everything and we'll decide together how (or whether) to move forward.
Tell me about your project, where you're stuck, and where you want to be.
Step 1 - Schedule a call
Tell me about your project, where you're stuck, and where you want to be.
Here's how we get started
What can I help you with?
Final Editing & Formatting
Help me get my thesis or dissertation ready for submission by checking the text for clarity/flow, correct spelling and grammar, and proper formatting.
My Thesis/Dissertation
Help me make meaningful progress on my thesis or dissertation in a way that aligns with how I think and gets me to the finish line.
My Thesis/Dissertation Proposal
Help me turn my ideas into a clear and focused research proposal.