“There’s a certain amount of humility that comes with being 30 years old and a graduate student. The stipend is paltry, the housing less than prime,” writes Hinda Mandell. Like many graduate students, Hinda knows where to find cheap or, better yet, free food. The best place to shop free is at her parents’ home, [...]
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What do ABD’s want from their parents? Unconditional food
Posted in academic, children, coaching, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, family, relationships, tagged ABD's, food, graduate students, parents, support on August 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
How to Deal with Others Invested in Your Dissertation Process, Part III
Posted in academic, boundaries, courage, criticism, demands, discipline, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, family, fears, goals, life, mental toughness, relationships, self-care, Smart Tips, writing, writing, dissertation, tagged demands, dissertation, fears of scrutiny and criticism, focus on what you want, hard choices, parents, relationship, self-care, writing on February 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Writing a dissertation brings with it many hard choices. Often those hard choices directly impact relationships. One dissertation client told his parents that he can’t talk about his dissertation with them—not when it’s going well and not when he’s stuck—because he feels that it opens him to too much scrutiny. But he’s always ill at [...]
