Why Doctoral Students Silently Give Up

Break The Proposal Trap Workshop: ⁠⁠https://qualscholars.kit.com/a846c7f948⁠⁠ You did not wake up one morning and decide to quit your dissertation. You missed one deadline, waited until you had better news for your chair, and kept waiting until weeks turned into months. In this episode, Dr. Lacy explains how one missed deadline can turn into four months away from your dissertation. She breaks down how shame keeps doctoral students silent, why calling yourself lazy hides the support you actually need, and how one student went from almost leaving her program to finishing her entire dissertation six months later. If you have been avoiding your chair or wondering whether it is too late to come back, start here.