Well, today it is really a positive day…after a lot of inner battle and waves of procrastination and resistance, i worlked very hard during the last few days in particular and produced a research proposal as a draft which actually received such positive feedback from my supervisor. I sent it to W. yesterday and this morning he responded as follows:

“Your writing  is a tour de force absolutely brilliant! You show so much depth and breathd. I would hope that any concerns they might have could be explored in a useful way in the review meeting. You show good scholarship. I had forgotten what an impressive writer you are. With this quality you could get a job in an English Uni – you probably don’t want this but it bears saying whatever your Greeks think. Don’t forget Manchester is in the top 40 world wide. -”Life is what happens when we are busy making other plans”

How wonderful words from my supervisor! … Read more »

Yesterday i had quite an ‘intensive’ supervision session with W. and i have to do a lot of work now to clarify things about my research proposal etc…I am deeply grateful to W. for being such a good companion to all this journey, we have a very good working alliance and i receive a lot of support from him. My difficulty lies on the fact that my concentration is very low due to my personal grievings and frustrations in my personal life (which also affect my sleep patterns etc, i need to rest more so that i can produce ideas and be able to write etc). Anyway, during early hours this morning, i had a dream that seems to be telling me sth about my research proposal but i cant quite remember the details … Read more »

I think i shall start recording some moments of recognition that are so valuable and will assist me in keeping up my spirits when things get stressful with the whole PhD work…i also want to do that cause i have made a ‘new decision’ with myself – at a personal level – to stop dismissing the positives but pay attention to them more and draw ebergy and inspiration. So, W, my supervisor, wrote to an email (19.4.97) the following rewarding comments: … Read more »

I feel tired but had a very ‘full’ day, my brain feels like exploding-but it was worth it, it was productive!I had many meetings that left me with loads of info and processes to digest and reflect on. I will record the main points of the day, things that worth keeping in mind: … Read more »

our meeting today was mostly emotionally engagin, we talked a lot about how the research topic am focusing on is triggering my own wounds, how i process those repsonses, what  i need to do to look after myself (personal therapy, self care etc) and how to move forward.

 we looked at potential participants i already have access to (focus group, Soti and Sophia, Kam and Pittu, those i met/meet at conferences , marina in athens etc). we agreed to meet again and do a mapping exercise. In the meantime i can do some reading, found interesting articles and books in the library.

 more soon, feel quite drained now, a lot of processing