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Dr Gina Holmes

I support researchers and doctoral students who are exhausted, overwhelmed, and done with pretending.I don’t offer magic bullets or mindset platitudes. I offer clear-sighted structure - sanity-saving tools - honest encouragement - fierce clarity - and, always, kindness - Because in the world of academia, those things are radical. Get regular updates, offers and help from my DocDates emails.

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Hey Reader. Dropping into your inbox today (thanks for having me, by the way) with a chance for you to (a) help me raise funds for a fantastic cause and (b) get a quick fix for your thesis. I don't think I've told you before, but I put 2% of everything I earn from this business into my 'giving' pot. I then regularly pass that on to the charity of my choice. It's a key value of mine and it's important to me. Like many of us, they're either full-speed-full-on, or asleep :) Greyhound Gap is the...

Hey Reader. Let’s talk about making mistakes today. No, really, keep reading. It’s not about you! Just after I graduated from my first degree - in my mid-twenties, I was offered and accepted a PhD scholarship at the same university. It was a topic consequent to my undergraduate dissertation, working with people I loved, and it seemed too good to be true. (There is a lesson there, btw: if it seems too good to be true, it probably is. Anyway, I digress) Eighteen months in, I was still wading...

Hey Reader. I hope your week is going well. I’ve had a mix of emotions this week, but it's mostly been a joyous time. A couple of my 1:1 clients (hi, you!) are nearing the end of their Get Progress! packages with me, and witnessing their progress over the last few months has been an absolute delight. I'm thrilled to congratulate them as they finalise their theses and plan their submissions. Their studies are now in a solid, logical format and ready to be shared with the examiners. What a...

Hey Reader. How was your Easter? Did you get a break? We spent a couple of weeks away and had some fun with the kids. It was good to have a change of scenery. I also turned some really exciting ideas into reality. It's been a while since that has happened for me. That change got me thinking - so here’s my take on it for you: Competing priorities > swirling scramble > confusion > stress OR Targets > space > capacity. Here’s the breakdown: When we get caught up in all the ‘have to do’s and they...