I maybe finished a full draft of my dissertation this week?
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Dissertation writing (and writing, and writing)
One of the things that’s actually helpful about applying for funding to support me in my final year of dissertation writing is that it forces me to be reflective about the process of writing and take stock of where I am and where I still need to go. I just submitted what is likely my final application, my fifth since October, and I found myself adjusting my completion timeline yet again. As part of the application, most organizations require a timeline of the work you still need to do. I’ve used the same timeline for every application, organized by dissertation chapter, and tweaked it as time has gone on and I’ve actually checked some items off the list. But mostly, I’ve just kept pushing back the date that I’ll finish Chapter 2. My first version of this timeline, back in October, said that I would finish Chapter 2 in November. Now, here I am at the start of February and I just pushed the estimate to mid-February. Have I been kidding myself about how much work I still have to do?
Read MoreDiastasis recti, the history of round bellies, and making medicine about aesthetics
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor, I am not offering medical advice.
Read MoreResearch Progress Notes – Week of February 11th
This week I largely finished with my manuscripts at the Wellcome, reunited with a past professor, and had a fortuitous meeting with a conservator. Read More
Research Progress Notes – Week of January 21st
I learned a whole lot about spices and trade. Read More
Cultural appropriation in wellness and the modernization of medieval medicine
https://www.bonappetit.com/story/wellness-influencers-indian-food
Fad wellness is more than just the fashion of health, it’s often the fashion of other cultures. Read More

Research Progress Notes – Week of November 26th
Last week I stayed home and did some editing. This week I read more medieval writings about urine. So, pretty mundane stuff. Read More
Old Medicine is New Again
Like a lot of people, I was surprised to learn that cupping had made a comeback. But unlike most people, I knew what cupping was before 2016. Read More