Empowered Through Self-Care Tracking: Writing, Wellness & Academic Confidence with Dr. Jennifer Harrison

This week on The F.E.E.L Podcast, host Melissa Crook is joined by the brilliant and compassionate Dr. Jennifer Harrison, a seasoned dissertation coach with over a decade of experience supporting first-generation, ESL, and non-traditional students in both the UK and USA.

With a PhD of her own, Dr. Harrison knows firsthand how emotionally and mentally taxing academic journeys can be—especially for those navigating unique barriers. In this empowering episode, she shares how self-care tracking, mindset work, and personalized support can radically shift your academic and personal success.

🎓 Whether you're a grad student, lifelong learner, or high-achieving woman balancing multiple roles, this episode will give you practical and affirming insights on:

• Using self-care tracking to build consistency and self-trust

• Navigating dissertation stress with clarity and calm

• How to feel seen, supported, and successful as a non-traditional student

• Setting research goals without burning out

• Aligning academic achievement with wellness and emotional health

Dr. Jen’s compassionate coaching style is rooted in empowerment, balance, and breaking down internalized pressures about productivity. Her work isn’t just about completing a dissertation — it’s about learning how to show up for yourself in every phase of the process.

✨ Tune in and discover how tracking your care can unlock the courage, focus, and freedom to pursue your goals with intention.

• Dissertation Coach

• Self-Care Tracking

• Academic Coaching for Women

• Grad School Mental Health

• First-Gen College Student Support

• Research Design Support

• ESL Student Success

• Academic Confidence Tools

• PhD Productivity

• Wellness for Graduate Students

• Writing Motivation Strategies

• Empowered Learning

• Study-Life Balance

• Self-Compassion in Academia

• Dr. Jennifer Harrison Interview

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Ways to Engage: What are some techniques you use to track your self-care, if any at all? After listening to the episode, what are some techniques you’d like to implement or get rid of when tracking self-care? How is your practice affected by what Jennifer said, and or what are your thoughts on tracking your self-care?

Timestamps:

Prioritizing Self Care - ( 1:32 )

Confidently Setting Boundaries - ( 15:55 )

Taking Care of Your Emotional Health as much as Your Physical Health - ( 23:14 )

Support self & other women unapologetically - ( 25:53 )

Coming Back to Your WHY and Your VALUES - ( 30:53 )

Living Out of Your Own Expectations - ( 33:10 )

Accepting the Layered Aspects of Yourself - ( 48:35 )

Living out FEEL, how does it affect your relationships - ( 55:52 )

5 Activities That Nourish You - ( 1:00:34 )

5 Words for How You Want to Feel in the Next Six Months - ( 1:02:00 )

Original Music by Rio and Valencia Saint-Louis