cheaper than therapy

I majored in Psychology. Back then, a four year degree could get you a decent paying job. My goal upon graduation was to work with teens in some sort of counseling capacity. I wanted to make a difference.

A little bit of luck and some good grades landed me an assistantship. I went to graduate school for Criminal Justice. 

My first two jobs (youth mentor and behavioral specialist) after graduation were direct service. Then, I landed a research position at the University of Pennsylvania and have been in the world of academia ever since.

Grants and their funding aren’t like they were ten years ago. My full-time job went to part-time and I returned to school to become a personal trainer.

I’ve been working at the same gym for two and a half years. Clients come and go, many stay, but they all tell me their stories...about their spouses and mother in laws, their friends and their children...about themselves, their hopes and fears and dreams.

In a way I guess I ended up where I intended on being after graduation all of those years ago...and for $20 a session it’s cheaper than therapy.