Writing Club – Graduate Students

Not being in this alone has been the most helpful aspect of the program for me

January 18, 2019

“[Fellow Writing Club member], you inspire me. I look forward each day to seeing your check mark up there. I know if you can do it, so can I. Not being in this alone has been the most helpful aspect of the program for me. Isolation was not working. I, too, need to strike better …

this has been one of my best investments to date

January 18, 2019

(In response to a post about the next Writing Club.) “Oh good, I was just going to post inquiring about this! I will be signing up—this has been one of my best investments to date. As one who gives support to others as part of my job, I should have recognized the importance of finding …

This writing group has really helped me

January 18, 2019

“Thanks to everyone! This writing group has really helped me…in the past I would have just allowed one day to slide into the next with no progress. Now I have a group of peers with similar challenges who need me to commit to making progress just as they are! Thank you!”

I’ve come to realize how much I now enjoy writing and thinking

January 18, 2019

“Recently I’ve come to realize how much I now enjoy writing and thinking. Sometimes I feel that I can’t wait to come back to my desk for more writing, and I just want to put everything else aside. I hope this feeling will not fade away.”

I signed up to renew today

January 18, 2019

“I signed up to renew today. It’s been great to share both successes and struggles with people who REALLY understand.”

Thanks for all the positive feedback

January 18, 2019

“Thanks for all the positive feedback that you gave me, it really helps to read that at the start of the day and feel some support.”

it feels good to be in the groove

January 18, 2019

“…it feels good to be in the groove and have someone to tell about it. Thank you for this program! I really had doubts that 30 minutes would be enough time to accomplish anything, but I found that it helped prevent me from feeling completely overwhelmed.”

It really helped me to ease my anxiety

January 18, 2019

“I feel good about doing the anxiety exercises and reading the positive self statements and ways of thinking to end procrastination. It really helped me to ease my anxiety before starting again today.”

thanks everyone for your words of support

January 18, 2019

“thanks everyone for your words of support. they mean the world to me! one of the things I recently started writing was the acknowledgements section of my diss and you are all there. it’s unreal how much these groups have helped me move forward.”

If it weren’t for this writing club

January 18, 2019

“If it weren’t for this writing club, I would never have gotten back to this paper.”