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Are you ready to finish your dissertation so you can move on with your life?

Who is this for?

You are o-v-e-r the dissertation.

You are at the end of your rope and running on fumes. You are juggling multiple competing roles in life. You want to finish, but you’re feeling overwhelmed, confused, or just burned out on the whole process.

You are ready to do the work and get it done.

You have the dream to finish and move on to that next opportunity, but can’t seem to find time to write. You know what you need to do, and are ready to start taking action. You just need some help staying accountable.

Here’s What You’ll Get Inside the Breakthrough Program

Unleash your potential with On-Demand Coaching.

Your journey to getting your doctorate doesn't need to be riddled with self-doubt and imposter syndrome. The Dissertation Breakthrough program brings you expert coaching from Master Certified Life Coach, Dr. Amy Boyd. Her on-demand sessions will empower you to conquer your insecurities and master your mindset around the dissertation writing process. Let's turn the daunting into doable, together!

Connect and Grow With Like-Minded Women

Isolation can be a doctoral student's worst enemy. With our program, you won't have to face your dissertation journey alone. Our private community is filled with other women writing their dissertations and working towards their doctorates, all ready to support, inspire and learn together. It's your village of empowerment and inspiration!

Boost Productivity with Pomodoro Writing Cafe

Stay motivated and accountable to your writing goals with the Guided Sessions in our Pomodoro Writing Cafe. Whether you're a night owl or an early bird, our virtual writing space is open 24/7. Engage in productive work cycles, make the most of your breaks, and turn your dream dissertation into reality.

Navigate Your Challenges in Weekly Community Group Check-In Calls

In our weekly Community Group Check-in Calls, you get to work through your challenges with a coach and your colleagues, celebrate wins, and proudly announce your goals. It's a space designed to boost your morale, bolster your commitment and keep you moving forward. We understand that tackling a dissertation is challenging - and were not meant to do hard things alone. Our Dissertation Breakthrough program is here to ensure that you don't have to.

Just Imagine…

  • Taking focused and consistent action steps to help you meet and exceed your writing goals so you can complete your dissertation!

  • Finally seeing the finish line in the near future and having a plan to get there!

  • Overcoming procrastination by making the absolute most out of small pockets of time, making time work for you, not against you!

  • Having like-minded women also completing their dissertations supporting you, encouraging you, and keeping you accountable to meeting your writing goals!

Choose the option that works best for you

COMMUNITY

Dissertation Breakthrough Community &
Group Coaching 12-Week Program

$997

  • Private Online Community for Support

  • Breakthrough Group Coaching Weekly to help manage your mindset around the dissertation writing process released weekly for 12-weeks

  • Weekly Community Check-In Calls led by coaches in Zoom

  • Access to the Pomodoro Writing Cafe, open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day (co-writing space)

  • Live Weekly Coach-Led Coffee Talks held in our Private Community

  • Monthly APA Writing Lab

  • Monthly Open Life Coaching with Dr. Amy

  • Bonus 1: PhD Wellness Summit Recordings

  • Bonus 2: Empowered Virtual Writing Retreat in February 2024 Videos

  • Bonus 3: Dissertation Planning Tool Kit

"This program has been one of the best things I’ve ever done. The healthy healing of toxic mental habits has changed my life. I finished my dissertation by working on it in small amounts of very focused time every day. I did this huge, hard thing because you were by my side and ahead of me."

-Dr. Paula Larsen Mamani

Program Alumni

"Even more important than the writing progress I have made was the shift in my mental and emotional feelings around my work. I was finally able to let go of some of the guilt I had been carrying around for years."

-Dr. Kristie Ellison
Program Alumni

"The mutual support of women pursuing their PhDs to work, share, grieve, encourage, and celebrate has been a special and powerful partner in the journey to finish the PhD."

-Dr. Kristen Downs

Program Alumni

"For the first time I feel confident knowing that I will finish!"

-Future Dr. Karen LindenProgram Alumni

PRIVATE COACHING + COMMUNITY

Private Coaching Intensive with Dr. Amy 90-Days

$4,997

For scholars who have a deadline to meet and would like intensive 1:1 support in addition to the Dissertation Breakthrough Community

ONLY 3 SPOTS OPEN

  • 1:1 Private Coaching with Dr. Amy Boyd Twice Per Week for 90 Days

  • Unlimited Support with Dr. Amy through Voxer

  • Unlimited Email Support

  • Private Online Community for Support

  • Breakthrough Group Coaching Weekly to help manage your mindset around the dissertation writing process released weekly for 12-weeks

  • Weekly Community Check-In Calls led by coaches in Zoom

  • Access to the Pomodoro Writing Cafe, open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day (co-writing space)

  • Live Weekly Coach-Led Coffee Talks held in our Private Community

  • Monthly APA Writing Lab

  • Monthly Open Life Coaching with Dr. Amy

  • Bonus 1: PhD Wellness Summit Recordings

  • Bonus 2: Empowered Virtual Writing Retreat in February 2024 Videos

  • Bonus 3: Dissertation Planning Tool Kit

  • Bonus 4: Onboarding Deep Dive Session

  • Bonus 5: ‘Think Like a Phinisher’ Writing Resistance Deep Dive Workshop Recording

PRIVATE COACHING + COMMUNITY

Dissertation Breakthrough Intensive 8-Months

$497/month

For scholars who would like weekly private accountability coaching, the Dissertation Breakthrough Community, and more intensive small group support

ONLY 10 SPOTS OPEN APPLICATION REQUIRED

  • 1:1 Private Weekly Coaching with a Write the Damn Dissertation Coach

  • Unlimited Coach Email Support

  • Unlimited Access to Coaches in Our Private Online Community

  • Private Online Community for Support

  • Breakthrough Group Coaching Weekly to help manage your mindset around the dissertation writing process released weekly for 12-weeks

  • Weekly Community Check-In Calls led by coaches in Zoom

  • Access to the Pomodoro Writing Cafe, open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day (co-writing space)

  • Live Weekly Coach-Led Coffee Talks held in our Private Community

  • Monthly APA Writing Lab

  • Monthly Open Life Coaching with Dr. Amy

  • Bonus 1: PhD Wellness Summit Recordings

  • Bonus 2: Empowered Virtual Writing Retreat in February 2024 Videos

  • Bonus 3: Dissertation Planning Tool Kit

  • Bonus 4: Onboarding Deep Dive Session

  • Bonus 5: ‘Think Like a Phinisher’ Writing Resistance Deep Dive Workshop Recording

Join today and have immediate access to…

  • The Pomodoro Writing Cafe, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Join us for a guided session or a free swim!

  • Weekly Community Check-In Calls led by a Write the Damn Dissertation Coach!

  • On-Demand Orientation, and Coaching with Dr. Amy Boyd on Creating milestone goals, Creating your 30-day plan, How to automate your writing habit, and How to manage your mind around the dissertation project.

  • Introduce yourself to the community and say Hello inside our Circle Community and connect to a support system of other women writing their doctoral dissertations.

We've helped students in over 160+ universities

and here are some of them

450+

Number of Scholars we've helped
through our paid programs

160+

Number of Universities represented by our clients

16,000+

Number of Scholars to have participated in our workshops

Client Love Notes

DR. ANDREA RAMIREZ-CRISTOFORO (MARCH 2021 COHORT; DEFENDED JUNE 2022)

Dr. Amy's program provides you with a community which helps you feel supported and can really make a huge difference! The tips that they provide on how to organize and how to process your thoughts and feelings are wonderful tools that can continue to be used!

DR. SAMANTHA STREAMER VENERUSO (OCTOBER 2020 COHORT; DEFENDED MARCH 2022)

Sometimes the journey to your degree seems long and lonely. Surrounding yourself with a community of women who can share the ups and downs with you--particularly a community with the support and resources like the Write the Damn Dissertation Team--is a huge key to success.

DR. BETTY PARKER SELLMAN (OCTOBER 2021 COHORT; DEFENDED APRIL 2022)

Dr. Amy's program was invaluable as it gave me a community of understanding and supportive women pursuing the same goal. It also added fun, humor, pertinent teachings for personal and professional growth, and encouragement at pivotal moments in the process. Thanking God for meeting all of the amazing future Doctors whom I never would have otherwise had the pleasure of connecting with.

DR. SHERLYN HARRISON

I AM SO grateful I made the investment in myself.

This program has changed how I think about things. I've changed a lot of habits, and being very deliberate about my time. It has been a life-changer and I am grateful.

DR. LAUREN MCMAHON

This program has not just influenced my writing, but has helped me develop a lifestyle that will help me be successful in life!

The sense of community has been the most important part for me. I feel like I have a safety net between me and the abyss. If I fall into it, I know I won't fall forever, and the climb back out won't be a long one.

DR. PATRICIA BLOODWORTH

Awesome Program!

Providing structure to complete tasks, improving my thinking--effectively dealing with destructive and paralyzing thoughts, silencing the "mean girl" within, providing a means to be a part of a "sisterhood"--priceless! I have made great gains on my Literature review, embraced an effective course of action for working on my dissertation, and I adopted a systemic method for controlling my thinking.

DR. YVETTE MORRELL

I wrote more in 30 days than I had in two years, and I am set for my final defense this spring!

In January of 2020 I spoke to my chair and my husband and made the decision that I had enough. I was going to bow out gracefully... I felt totally defeated and like a failure...This program has not only helped me make incredible progress on my dissertation, but I am more assertive at work. I no longer look at obstacles as problems... I am so glad I took the leap of faith with Dr. Amy a year ago. I have made huge gains in my dissertation, my professional life, and my personal life.

DR. MICHELLE MERTIC

DR. VICKI PATTISON-WILLITS

DR. CHRISTA MYLIN

DR. AMBER KELLY

DR. JANELLE JENNINGS-ALEXANDER

DR. DAMELE ELLIOTT-HUBBARD

DR. ANGIE MAY (MARCH 2021 COHORT; DEFENDED APRIL 2022)

This group gave me exactly what I needed when I needed it most! I felt so completely discouraged. I had no idea that there were other women out there, just like me, who had gotten stuck in their journeys too. Once I knew I wasn't alone, saw their struggles and wins firsthand, I finally let myself believe I could see this through...and I did!

DR. CARLA CLEMENTS (JANUARY 2022 COHORT; DEFENDED JUNE 2022)

The last 6 months have been an amazing journey with my program sisters. I am in awe of the progress that has been accomplished by the participants. This program was a godsend for me. I will be forever grateful.

"Another semester would have cost twice as much money... My dissertation is now complete and I am scheduled to defend in November"

Amy taught me to silence the inner mean girl and that what I'm doing is the good stuff. Another semester would be twice as much money. Since I met Amy four months ago, I've fully completed two chapters, and I've updated the other three. This is more work than I have done in the last five years. My husband has an inoperable brain aneurism and we are now working through our bucket list. You have given me time, and for that I will always be grateful.

DR. SHANNA FRASER

DR. ERICA DAVID

This program has been critical to my success!

I have found community here, purpose, guidance, and direction. Everything has changed. I am writing, I am grounded, I am confident. When I hit a wall, I have the tools to work through it. I can see the way out. Thank you Amy, for everything!

Take control of your doctoral journey with a more confident, connected, and
constructive dissertation experience.

Enroll today to take the first step towards a finished dissertation.

COMMUNITY

Dissertation Breakthrough Community &
Group Coaching 12-Week Program

$997

  • Private Online Community for Support

  • Breakthrough Group Coaching Weekly to help manage your mindset around the dissertation writing process released weekly for 12-weeks

  • Weekly Community Check-In Calls led by coaches in Zoom

  • Access to the Pomodoro Writing Cafe, open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day (co-writing space)

  • Live Weekly Coach-Led Coffee Talks held in our Private Community

  • Monthly APA Writing Lab

  • Monthly Open Life Coaching with Dr. Amy

  • Bonus 1: PhD Wellness Summit Recordings

  • Bonus 2: Empowered Virtual Writing Retreat in February 2024 Videos

  • Bonus 3: Dissertation Planning Tool Kit

"This program has been one of the best things I’ve ever done. The healthy healing of toxic mental habits has changed my life. I finished my dissertation by working on it in small amounts of very focused time every day. I did this huge, hard thing because you were by my side and ahead of me."

-Dr. Paula Larsen Mamani

Program Alumni

"Even more important than the writing progress I have made was the shift in my mental and emotional feelings around my work. I was finally able to let go of some of the guilt I had been carrying around for years."

-Dr. Kristie Ellison
Program Alumni

"The mutual support of women pursuing their PhDs to work, share, grieve, encourage, and celebrate has been a special and powerful partner in the journey to finish the PhD."

-Dr. Kristen Downs

Program Alumni

"For the first time I feel confident knowing that I will finish!"

-Future Dr. Karen LindenProgram Alumni

PRIVATE COACHING + COMMUNITY

Private Coaching Intensive with Dr. Amy 90-Days

$4,997

For scholars who have a deadline to meet and would like intensive 1:1 support in addition to the Dissertation Breakthrough Community

ONLY 3 SPOTS OPEN

  • 1:1 Private Coaching with Dr. Amy Boyd Twice Per Week for 90 Days

  • Unlimited Support with Dr. Amy through Voxer

  • Unlimited Email Support

  • Private Online Community for Support

  • Breakthrough Group Coaching Weekly to help manage your mindset around the dissertation writing process released weekly for 12-weeks

  • Weekly Community Check-In Calls led by coaches in Zoom

  • Access to the Pomodoro Writing Cafe, open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day (co-writing space)

  • Live Weekly Coach-Led Coffee Talks held in our Private Community

  • Monthly APA Writing Lab

  • Monthly Open Life Coaching with Dr. Amy

  • Bonus 1: PhD Wellness Summit Recordings

  • Bonus 2: Empowered Virtual Writing Retreat in February 2024 Videos

  • Bonus 3: Dissertation Planning Tool Kit

  • Bonus 4: Onboarding Deep Dive Session

  • Bonus 5: ‘Think Like a Phinisher’ Writing Resistance Deep Dive Workshop Recording

PRIVATE COACHING + COMMUNITY

Dissertation Breakthrough Intensive 8-Months

$497/month

For scholars who would like weekly private accountability coaching, the Dissertation Breakthrough Community, and more intensive small group support

ONLY 10 SPOTS OPEN APPLICATION REQUIRED

  • 1:1 Private Weekly Coaching with a Write the Damn Dissertation Coach

  • Unlimited Coach Email Support

  • Unlimited Access to Coaches in Our Private Online Community

  • Private Online Community for Support

  • Breakthrough Group Coaching Weekly to help manage your mindset around the dissertation writing process released weekly for 12-weeks

  • Weekly Community Check-In Calls led by coaches in Zoom

  • Access to the Pomodoro Writing Cafe, open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day (co-writing space)

  • Live Weekly Coach-Led Coffee Talks held in our Private Community

  • Monthly APA Writing Lab

  • Monthly Open Life Coaching with Dr. Amy

  • Bonus 1: PhD Wellness Summit Recordings

  • Bonus 2: Empowered Virtual Writing Retreat in February 2024 Videos

  • Bonus 3: Dissertation Planning Tool Kit

  • Bonus 4: Onboarding Deep Dive Session

  • Bonus 5: ‘Think Like a Phinisher’ Writing Resistance Deep Dive Workshop Recording

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