This week’s dissertation diaries episode is basically me doing a big catch-up chat while I try to drag my PhD work over the finish line—because yes, PhD is hard, and it’s extra hard when your brain and body are doing their own little side quests. I take you through my Monday-to-Friday reality: the messy motivation, the deep work attempts, and the constant recalibrating that happens when you’re neurodivergent and/or disabled and still expected to produce “normal” academic output. On Tuesday I get into the question I keep seeing (and asking myself): how are the ADHD girlies actually getting their PhD work done? I share what’s been helping me in a genuinely ADHD-friendly way (and no, it’s not sponsored or some magical hustle routine). Later in the week I get more vulnerable about being disabled after cancer—what that changes about energy, consistency, and self-trust—then on Friday my supervisor fully saves the day by helping me get unstuck and remember that support is allowed. I also link a few Ireland-specific ADHD resources that are actually useful if you’re trying to figure out what help exists and where to start.