Nadine Robinson with her kids and her in her graduation gown
The author raised her kids while getting her doctorate.
  • I juggled my doctorate studies , a part-time job, and parenting alone for years.
  • I cut out alcohol, prioritized parenting, and tried to remain positive during the process.
  • In the end, I got my degree and survived the chaos. 

From 2009 to 2013, my life felt like a three-ring circus.

I was working on my doctorate in business administration, raising my 3- and 5-year-old kids, and working part-time. I was doing it all as a newly separated mother, trying to navigate living and parenting alone.