Life calls on us to grow in all sorts of ways. Read on to ensure that you’re ready to respond to the call—

Things won’t always go your way, or work out the way you’d hoped. So, how can you get through these hard times?

Remember the saying: Action is the antidote to anxiety. Once you’ve started, you're back in the game, and that's a win in my book.

What are Executive Function Skills? Your executive function (EF) skills are sometimes described as the conductor of your brain, and I...

When I was writing my dissertation, I stumbled upon two tools that proved invaluable in helping me finish my dissertation. I want to...

It is only by being your true self that you can find your people. The act of being your true self is a magnet that draws others toward you.

How to show up in class prepared, confident, and ready to get the most out of your educational experience.

If you’re not sure what to do, or if you’re just starting out, pick someone else's way of doing things and just follow that for a while.

There is not only one right way to write this essay and even these successful essays are not perfect—you don't have to be either.

In today’s post, I want to revisit the idea of thesis because there’s really so much to say about it. If you missed my first post on...

I’m currently reading Laura Vanderkam‘s Tranquility by Tuesday. I’m a longtime fan of hers—I follow her blog and I’m pretty sure I’ve...

If you’ve taken a college-level writing course, chances are you’ve heard the term thesis. But do you have a good understanding of what...

What can you do when you don’t feel like doing anything? Or when time simply doesn’t allow for deep, focused work on your project? My...

I once read that Lorne Michaels has said, “Saturday Night Live doesn’t go on because it’s ready; it goes on because it’s 11:30 pm on a...

If you want to get it done, you have to write it down. I am a very visual learner--when people tell me their names, it often goes in one...

Feeling stuck with your writing? Next time you're stuck, try one of these quick practices to get the words flowing again! Go for a walk...

What baseline self-care activities do you need to do so that you can do your best writing? As a graduate student and, later, as a...

As a professor, I was all about making academic rules explicit to make them accessible to everyone. It’s hard, if not downright...

This is a follow-up from my last post where I introduced the idea of foundational activities and how they can help with writing. If you...

I've been thinking recently about the phenomenon of "writer's block," and how I don't think "writer's block" need exist for anyone. ...