I’m Dr. Kate Henry, a Productivity Coach and independent scholar who specializes in sustainable and well-being-oriented productivity.

My research focuses on making productivity more accessible and actionable for knowledge workers, including undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs and professors, and creatives and writers.

Through my “Slow Productivity” approach, I combine my research and practice of productivity, intentionality, and mindfulness, offering clients and readers tangible steps to achieve success on their own terms. As I say in my book Tend to It: A Holistic Guide to Intentional Productivity, productivity simply means completing the tasks you intend to complete, and I know that it is possible to be productive without feeling overwhelmed or overworked.

 

Recent Publications

I was interviewed as a Productivity Expert for “Experts Say to Make These 5 Routine Tweaks for a More Productive Spring”

My chapter “Reimagining Academic Writing through the Lens of Sustainable Productivity Coaching” was included in the collection Transformative Coaching for Faculty and Staff in Higher Education: Powerful Tools to Address Institutional Challeges.

Podcast Features

Meet the PHDs: Episode 19 – Dr. Kate Henry

The Tortoise with Brooke McAlary: Slow productivity with Dr Kate Litterer

The Kind Business Podcast: Breaking free from productivity culture with Kate Litterer

Here to Thrive Podcast: Kate Litterer on Productivity: How to Do Less & Achieve More

The PhD Life Raft Podcast: Goal Setting for PHD students with Kate Litterer

Very Excellent Habits: How to Be Productive Even When You Feel Like Garbage with Kate Litterer

Needy: Embracing Slow Productivity with Kate Henry, PhD

We’re Not Fine: Slow Productivity is this New Year’s Revolutionary Approach to Success with guest Dr. Kate Henry

How to Live Slow: Slow Productivity with Dr. Kate Henry

The Nancy Levin Show: Tending to Sustainable and Intentional Productivity with Dr. Kate Henry

Nosey AF: Queer History Is Everywhere: Dr. Kate Henry on Archives, Rhetoric & Lisa Ben 

Making the Grade Podcast: Slow Living & Productivity: a conversation with Productivity Coach & Consultant, Dr. Kate Henry

It’s All Poetry: Tending to your creative life (with Dr. Kate Henry)

My Story

My passion for making productivity accessible was sparked by my own development of chronic illness in 2017, which led me to rebuild my personal productivity practices through researching, experimenting, and publishing weekly on my blog “The Tending Year.” I help others develop more intentional productivity practices through 1:1 coaching, workshops, courses, and my Intentionally Productive Scholars Program.

I live in Boston, Massachusetts with my spouse, chihuahua, and two Maine Coon cats. In my spare time, I love to practice yoga, make collages, read fiction, cook new recipes, and listen to classical and jazz music. 

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