Writing your qualitative PhD discussion chapter can feel conceptually messy. This post explains three essential sentence moves that add critical depth, show originality, and help you connect findings to literature without repeating yourself.

IPA can sound intimidating, but it’s essentially a qualitative approach to one thing: understanding how people make sense of important experiences. This beginner’s guide explains what IPA is, when it fits a qualitative PhD, what “interpretative” really means, and how the analysis process works in practice.

Avoiding sending drafts to your PhD supervisor? Feedback anxiety is common in qualitative doctoral research - especially when your work feels personal. This post explains how to separate your worth from your writing, send smaller drafts, process criticism strategically, and turn feedback into progress instead of paralysis.

A strong qualitative PhD proposal isn’t about sounding clever - it’s about clarity, coherence, and a realistic plan. This guide walks you through a simple four-part structure (introduction, foundations, methodology, feasibility) and shows you how to make your research problem, approach, and contribution easy for reviewers to say yes to.

Subjectivity, validity and reliability - what do they mean for qualitative research? Keep reading, and I’ll explain …

Writing a qualitative PhD discussion chapter can feel exposing and blurry. This step-by-step guide shows what to include, how to structure headings, and how to connect findings to literature and theory without repeating yourself.

You’ve probably explained what you did, and how you did it, but have you explained why in your research methods chapter?

Burnout during a qualitative PhD rarely feels dramatic at first - it creeps in as cognitive overload, perfectionism, and shapeless overwhelm. This post explores why qualitative research can feel especially heavy and how to reduce burnout by lowering cognitive load, clarifying next steps, and rebuilding momentum without panic.

Writing a qualitative PhD abstract can feel impossible - how do you compress years of rich research into 250 words? This guide breaks down a clear four-part structure, shows what to include (and what to leave out), and explains how to make your contribution visible without overclaiming.

The qualitative PhD discussion chapter is where many researchers freeze - not because they lack ability, but because it’s unclear how to turn findings into a coherent argument. This post gives a calm structure for connecting findings to literature and theory, making your contribution visible, and avoiding repetition or overclaiming.

Most qualitative PhD researchers assume they need to write their literature review in full as early as possible. It feels productive - but it often creates more rewriting later. In this post, I explain why keeping your literature review in a structured provisional outline can save time, reduce overwhelm, and strengthen your final synthesis. If your review currently feels bulky or rigid, this approach might quietly transform how manageable it becomes.

Struggling to make progress on your qualitative PhD? It may not be a motivation problem - it may be a cognitive overload problem. This post explains the difference between deep work and surface work, how batching protects your energy, and how to reduce context switching so you can move forward steadily without burning out.

Can you use AI ethically in a qualitative PhD dissertation? Clear guidance on what’s appropriate, what isn’t, and how to protect your academic voice.

Struggling with “be more critical” feedback in your qualitative PhD? This post explains the five stages of doctoral-level critical analysis - from description to positioning - and how to move your literature review beyond summary into confident scholarly argument.