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Sunday Edition: Your Most-Asked Questions About Returning to Grad School

Sunday Edition: Your Most-Asked Questions About Returning to Grad School

Making a major career pivot in your 30s...

Mar 23, 2025
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The Sunday Edition is Tuesday’s little sister—off-the-cuff updates I’d bring up over a coffee catch-up with a friend.

I knew my life would change when I went back to school three years ago, but I had no idea how much the experience would shape me, as a person, and the things I write about here. Somehow, I’ve never shared a post about graduate school, despite the fact that it consumes so much of my life and, anytime I mention it, I receive tens of emails about it. Today, I’m finally responding to your most-asked questions, including:

  • How I decided to go to grad school and pivot my career to become a therapist

  • Balancing the demands of life, work, and full-time school (and a breakdown of what my weeks look like)

  • What has surprised me in studying to become a therapist, plus advice for those considering this career

  • How I committed to the financial burden of grad school

  • What’s next…!

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