Basically, I love my job and I've barely started. My first week was more than I could ask for in terms of feeling comfortable, desired, and trusted. I keep saying this, but everyone is SO NICE! I'm so glad I made the switch from grad school - it's the best decision I've ever made in my life. I feel like a gemstone that was mistreated, tossed through the mud, routinely dropped, and abused. Then, this wonderful company noticed that my skills and qualifications and character were things that could be utilized, and they nursed me back to health and took care of me -- and now, I am a beautiful, re-polished gemstone that has serious trust issues! I can't believe that I am liked and trusted and respected already! Seems so foreign to me.
Also, I think I should clear up some confusion about quitting grad school. My program is a three-year certification program which includes two years of studying for a Master's degree and a one-year internship -- both are necessary to practice school psychology. People can also opt to continue with the Ph.D. program, which begins after the Master's degree is obtained and during the year of internship. Even though we receive our Master's before the year of internship (because if people are continuing on for a Ph.D., they can start earning doctorate credits this year), we are still registered for credits during the internship year. In fact, the internship is considered school for us during that one year. Then, we take a test and finish up the amount of internship hours we need, and we're certified as school psychologists. So, this is the reason I quit grad school, but I still have my Master's degree. Not only did I quit my Ph.D. studies, but I also quit my internship, during which I was still registered for credits. Does that make sense? That's why I can say that I quit grad school and still put M.Ed. after my name. So, my decision was calculated -- I wanted that Master's degree! :)
In other news, I consulted with a Past-Life Regression (PLR) therapist yesterday afternoon and it was one of the most interesting meetings I've had in a while. You see, I believe that I am emotionally blocked and my cognitive behavioral therapy was just not addressing the mind-body-spirit connection as well as I would have liked, so I Googled alternative clinics in the Seattle area and found one in Redmond (near Seattle). I also found a doctor (with real credentials, but not licensed as a therapist) who specializes in PLR. Basically, the therapeutic assumption of PLR is that everyone has hundreds (if not thousands) of past lives that influence their present life - both emotionally, physically, and spiritually. The therapist proceeds to relax the client into an altered state (the consciousness right before sleeping) and guides them into a mindset that allows them to explore their past lives. This can take anywhere from 1 hour to 2.5 hours, and about 90% of the clients experience such change that they never come a second time. Also, the doctor told me that one does not have to believe in this approach to benefit from it, which I think is especially interesting. I'm totally going to try it. The doctor even said he suggests (during this state of altered consciousness) that the client remember everything about the "past life retellings" and most individuals wake up with the memory of what happened during whichever past life they chose to visit. Crazy!
Well, I fly to New Orleans tomorrow morning at 8:30am. Wish me luck! :)
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