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I don't even know how to write this post. My hands are shaking. I defended yesterday. Passed with minor revisions. I'm Dr. Now. Dr. Me. Dr. Someone who spent 6 years of her life on a project that's finally, finally, FINALLY done. 🎉🎉🎉🎉 The defense was terrifying. Two hours of questions. Two...

I was done. DONE. Finished Chapter 5. Wrote the conclusion. Formatted the bibliography. Celebrated with wine and takeout and a full night's sleep for the first time in months. 🍷 Then my advisor read it and said: "This is great! But I think you need one more chapter connecting your findings to...

ABD. Dissertation on gender representation in 19th-century literature. Was making good progress. Then... nothing. Two weeks of nothing. Complete blank. Writer's block so thick I can't even open the document. 📄 I sit down. I stare. I open social media. I stare some more. I make tea. I reorganize...