Studying for a degree or professional qualification alongside work and life isn't easy – especially when nobody's ever taught you how to study strategically.
I'm Chloe Burroughs, a specialist study skills tutor and author of The Return to Study Handbook. I help adult learners develop the study skills and academic strategies they need to succeed in their qualification and open the door to their next career move.
I understand what you're going through – the challenge of fitting studying around work and your personal life, the pressure of needing strong results to move forward in your career, and the feeling that everyone else somehow knows to study, except you.
In each episode I share practical, step-by-step ways to:
– study in a way that works for your course, schedule and learning style, including ADHD, dyslexia and other neurodivergent learning profiles
– study more efficiently so your qualification doesn't take over your entire life
– write clearer, more analytical essays
– prepare for and perform in exams
– build academic confidence and resilience
– improve your marks over time
Whether you're studying for a university degree or professional qualification, this podcast will help you ditch the guesswork and approach your studies with a clear, strategic and sustainable plan.
Ep.178 How to Have a Super Productive Essay Writing Session (Without Getting Stuck)
#178 – When you DO manage to carve out time to work on your essay, do you struggle to actually get much writing done?
Procrastination, writer's block, overwhelm, perfectionism…sound familiar? These are all normal struggles for adult learners but that doesn't mean you need to just put up with them.
Because they're keeping you stuck in unproductive writing land – so your essays take way longer and are way more stressful to write.
In this episode, I'm gonna help you fix this so you can have SUPER productive essay writing sessions.
You'll learn:
5 simple things you can do before and during a writing session to make it way more productive
Brain-friendly strategies to beat procrastination and stay focused for longer
Ways to beat writer's block so it's 10X easier getting the ideas from your head to the page.
This episode is perfect for you if you're fed up of essay writing taking over your life. You'll walk away with tips you can implement in your very next writing session to write 100s more words in the same amount of time.
Click here to get the links and shownotes for this episode.
Download my FREE study session planners or FREE essay sentence starters.
Grab a copy of my book, The Return to Study Handbook (https://chloeburroughs.com/book/).
13 Apr 2026
Ep.177 Why Your Essay Grades Have Dropped (And How to Fix Them)
#177 – If your essay grades have suddenly dropped, or just aren't improving despite your effort, this episode will help you understand exactly why.
Because it's frustrating to put more time and energy into your work and not see the results. Especially when you were getting higher grades before.
In this episode, I'm breaking down the real reason essay grades dip, and what you need to do differently to turn things around.
You'll discover:
why your grades can drop even if your effort stays the same
how essay requirements change as your course progresses
the hidden "skills gap" that causes most grade dips
real examples of what these gaps look like in practice
how to identify your own gaps
practical ways to improve your writing and your essay process
This episode is perfect for students whose grades have dipped, plateaued, or feel inconsistent – and who want a clear, strategic way to improve.
If you're ready to stop guessing, stop working harder for the same results, and start improving your skills in a targeted way, this episode will show you how.
To get the links and shownotes for this episode, head to: https://chloeburroughs.com/episode177 (https://chloeburroughs.com/episode177).
Download my FREE study session planners or FREE essay sentence starters.
Grab a copy of my book, The Return to Study Handbook.
30 Mar 2026
Ep.176 How to "Lock In" Academically Without Burning Out
#176 – If you've seen all the content online about "locking in" and thought, that might work for fitness, but it definitely doesn't work for studying, this episode is for you.
Because when you're studying alongside work and life, "locking in" can sound like sacrificing your evenings, your weekends, your hobbies and your sanity. But that's not the only way to do it.
In this episode, I'm reframing what it means to lock in academically – so you can approach your studies with more clarity, more strategy and a lot less burnout.
You'll discover:
why the usual "lock in" narrative feels so intense and unrealistic for adult learners
what it actually means to lock in academically in a sustainable way
the 3 things you need to understand before you can create a study plan that works
practical examples of how to balance committed studying with the rest of your life
how to build a more strategic academic game plan around your course, schedule and goals
This episode is perfect for adult learners, working professionals and career-driven students who want to take their studies seriously – but not at the cost of everything else.
If you want to feel more focused, more organised and more consistent in your studying without grinding yourself into the ground, this episode will help you think about "locking in" very differently.
To get the links and shownotes for this episode, head to:
https://chloeburroughs.com/episode176 (https://chloeburroughs.com/episode176)
Download my FREE study session planners or FREE essay sentence starters.
Grab a copy of my book, The Return to Study Handbook.
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