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On the bucket list: Become a writer

During the early years of my life reading was the only way for me to run away. When I needed to disappear, I would find a book. Reading for me was so magical. I could spend an afternoon on another Read more…


Goals

Make some goals

At the end of last year, I made this I have been updating it as I go along and now that some goals have been completed I have to make new ones.  Writing down some goals can provide direction and Read more…


To do between jobs

You have found yourself between jobs. Here are some things you could be doing while searching for your next endeavor. Individuals tend to site a lack of time as deciding factor as to why they don’t do a variety of Read more…


Change

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Today is Friday, this is my last day at work. I took this job as a Career Counselor in order to complete my requirement for the LPC application. I am transitioning back to a more typical mental health counselor position Read more…


Design my life

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I tend to find myself thinking in circles quite a bit. Usually after watching several youtube videos. Here are a few examples of my thought spirals. The youtuber, Janell Kristina was talking about 50 things she stoped buying or using Read more…


Self-care Adventure

As someone who is moderately obsessed with self-help and self-improvement, my current lifestyle is a bit wonky. I read a lot of books, watch a lot of documentaries and videos. My current situation is as follows: I have acne, I’m Read more…


The in between: post graduation-pre license

After graduation, life should feel like the start of something new. It doesn’t. Now is the time where you have to convince a practice or agency to pay you for something you have been doing for free for the past year Read more…


Personal vs professional thoughts…

There are aspects to counseling that the professors failed to mention during my master’s program. The most glaring omission is that if you are having a bad day, as most people do, your counselor voice will pop and ask you Read more…


Where to focus

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During our master’s program (which in itself is a specialty, Clinical Mental Health) we are exposed to several other specialties. Couples and families Children Lifestyle and career Community mental health Addiction After listening to several podcasts and reading several books Read more…