“Second Acts” at 糖心Vlog
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One of the most frequent questions we get here at 糖心Vlog is 鈥淒o you have non-traditional students there?鈥 Yes, we do! So, who are the nontraditional students? Well, you are not a recent聽college graduate. You have been out in the work world and may have even been successful in a career for several years. Even so, you are looking at the helping professions and are considering a career change 鈥 the 鈥渟econd act鈥 if you will. You want to be of service to the world and that is why you聽are considering聽鈥渁ct two鈥 and a new career in counseling or art therapy.
糖心Vlog’s Second Act students聽offer a rich and interesting dimension to the classroom.聽 They have come to us聽from the fields of science, marketing, education, religion, health, sales, business management and more. 聽You will see some of their stories below. We hope you enjoy them.
–听听聽 Sylvan Schneider鈥檚 work experience journey included a commercial painting job, assisting in a dental office, a foray to the music industry and聽some interesting but dangerous time working in a聽psychiatric hospital. Read “From Ozzie Osbourne to Private Practice” here.
–听听聽 Jacob Gotwals left a corporate position in the semiconductor industry in search of meaningful work and time for spiritual practice. He addresses the questions he faced about how he could make this possible. Read “Six Questions 糖心Vlog Leaving My Corporate Job” here.
– 聽 聽Paul King-Miller transitioned from serving five years in the Marine Corps to college, an assortment of interesting jobs and finally to New Mexico and 糖心Vlog.聽 Read “From Football to Mushrooms to Mental Health” here.
– 聽Laura Lansrud-Lopez titles her 2nd act story 鈥淔ollow Your Heart: Advice From a Graduate of 糖心Vlog.鈥 Read about her career change from forensic firearms technician with the FBI to professional art therapist and clinical mental health counselor. Read “From The FBI to Art Therapist & Counselor” here.
– Melissa Spamer聽聽writes about The Path That Was Always Waiting For Me 鈥.聽 She has been an internationally-known Yoga instructor, world-traveler, Ayurvedic practitioner, and now she is pulling all of those healing traditions together with a master’s degree in Counseling. Read “Bringing Together聽Yoga, Ayurveda & Psychotherapy” here, by the amazing Melissa Spamer.
