The Be Your Own Best Boss programme

Are you a PhD student or early career researcher who feels stuck in a cycle of overwhelm, procrastination, overwork, and beating yourself up? Do you find that whatever you try, you end up leaving things to the last minute and then feel guilty that you're not more on top of things? Do you find that you're working constantly but still not achieving your goals and feeling like you should be doing more?

You need my Be Your Own Best Boss programme!

Coming soon!

An online self-paced course called How to Be Your Own Best Supervisor.


This unique course is a "choose your own adventure" designed to get you moving when you're struggling. 


 Choose the thought that is holding you back and get a video and worksheet to support you through it.


Get the support you need, when you need it, and make it all feel a little bit easier. Sign up below to be among the first to hear when the course is available!

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What is the Be Your Own Best Boss programme?

It's a three month online group coaching programme for PhD students and post docs. You will learn how to be your own best boss so that you can support yourself to achieve your goals without beating yourself up.


You will learn practical skills to help with planning, time management, and task monitoring, as well as softer skills like how to reduce imposter syndrome, be more self-compassionate, and manage procrastination.



What does the programme include?


  • Four 2hr content-filled online workshops
  • Nine 1hr online group coaching sessions
  • A complete ebook on How to be your own best boss, with reflective questions and activities
  • Access to a Slack community
  • Private work-along YouTube videos
  • Bonus - access to any other university workshops that are running during the three month (more details soon)!





How much does the programme cost?


The entire programme is £300 for three month's access. This is payable in advance by bank transfer.


I'm going to be honest here. I know this is a chunk of cash for people early in their academic career but there is a huge amount of value here. I want you to compare the size of this investment with the amount it would cost if you take 1-2 months longer to complete your PhD or to secure your next post doc contract. It works out about £3.40 per day :)

When does the programme run?


It starts at the beginning of April 2024. The sessions are going to run on  Wednesdays, at different times of day to accommodate timezones (I've had enquiries from the UK, US, Australia and Thailand so far, so we're covering a good chunk of the world!) You'll get the book before the start and then there'll be sessions every week until the end of June.