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  • Lessons on Balance: Preparing for My Dissertation Defense

    With about a month left before my dissertation defense, I am feeling something I did not expect to feel this late in the process: hope. The last few months have been overwhelming in ways I could not have predicted. There have been moments where the process felt unstable and uncertain, and I have had to…

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  • The Importance of Self-Care During the Dissertation Process

    🌿 Taking Care of the Person Behind the Dissertation Somewhere along the dissertation journey, I realized I had become a human doing instead of a human being. I was managing outlines, citations, deadlines, committee feedback, and life responsibilities all with a smile that said, “I’ve got this.” But underneath it, I was running on caffeine,…

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