Hey Comrade, I can offer some ideas as someone who is a therapist(LAC working toward LPC). also feel free to dm, i have a hard time responding to posts or dms timely- no hexbear at work is general rule.

So, I dont know too much about art therapy, but have several music therapist friends, and they're wages are all higher than mine and they enjoy their work immensely. They do a lot of work with neurodivergent and child/adolescent clients. -Undergrad degree doesnt make too much of a difference, in a lot of ways it seems to be a hoop they want you to jump through just to prove you can. I got my BA in religious studies(focused on Tibetan Buddhism) not much of a link between that and my CMHC program(clinical mental health counseling). I did work in the field for my 20's before going back to school tho- so that made my application look great i'm sure. Only folks in my program with psych undergrad degrees were fresh out of undergrad, almost everyone else had a less direct journey. Trying to go straight from undergrad into a grad program is doable, but presents with some career issues if going the therapist route- you'll often find middle aged(or even just a few yrs older) cl's struggle taking people much younger than them as experts. A simple 'that isn't an issue for the majority of my clients, how about we try several sessions and if it is still an issue I will help you find referrals for another clinician' often does the trick, but not all the time. I would highly recommend volunteering or working in some fashion in both fields- it can be really hard to gauge a profession while just sitting on the sidelines, a few weeks of work will be a better guide than just about anything.

Friends who are librarians love the work, complain bitterly about the student debt vs wages; often find it depressing that they are the only social services available, and often feel un/under prepared(sometimes un-safe) for what the job actually entails as far as working with the public, often folks with addiction, mental health concerns, etc. And, to my understanding they do make lower wages than therapists.

both seems like excellent careers and ways to help our brother, sisters and others. Whatever you end up doing, one of these or mystery third option, looking for ways to engage that are creative and outside of the box are sorely needed. Hope something in there is helpful!

Nice work comrade! I've been on an attempted journey to do the same, having more trouble than it seems you are, but sedentary job and getting older are unavoidable big hurdles for me. You inspired me to do an extra set of core exercises this morning tho! Thanks for the motivation, stay the course- fit and healthy!

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Oh wow, very cool! I've got some catching up to do, but I absolutely will! Thanks for bringing this to my awareness!

thank you, comrade!

Do you think the free tax help prep places are running this early in the season?

Very confident I would have received refund, grad student living on debt and pretty close to poverty line yearly income because only part time jobs. I'm assuming since I was late, that refund money is just gone

Ball so hard

Hello Comrade!! Whats your favorite type of cheese??

Also, just plug for Red Star Over China, great read- really informative, goes into specifics and also anecdotes- very cool!!

God damn its so strange the different state break down. I got 14B and it enough for 182 schools in AZ!

Seriously, thanks so much for responding to the post-! This is a treasure trove for me and my book club- we've been focusing on china, and I totally hear your point about social media, and we are all still looking forward to getting a little more of a casual glimpse, as opposed our current historical focus. If that makes sense? Anyway, thanks again for all the great intel!!

So helpful! Thanks so much for all these resources! Cant wait to get home and get to check all these out!!

Yeah, I could have been clearer- I was excited about the Webio international because supposedly it features both the original Chinese and English translations. And I'm english dependent right now, so cruising around on the site, and copy pasting things into google translate has given me limited access. I just got super stoked to have a system that doesn't require all those inputs to scroll. Do you read chinese? Or use some software or something to translate?

Hoping you can shake off that feeling and avoid the shame cycle(worth a google if your not familiar) Fighting addiction is incredibly difficult, try not to get down on yourself. Relapse is a natural part of recovery.(relapse prevention plans and relapse recovery plans might be something to look into when your feeling up to it)

Oh, wow- this feel like a lot just reading, can't imagine how difficult this time is/has been for you! So amazing you're still going and holding on strong- sending vibes, love, and light!

That's so real and tough, comrade! I just want to remind you that grieving is a part of the human reaction for the lose of anything. You fell in love and then lost that, pain, changes in mood, appetite, sleep, everything like that is a natural part of it- doesn't matter how long it lasted- You're still human. Send all the supportive vibes!

Great! Terrible! Great: Have been exercising in the morning, eating salads for lunch, took a bike ride for the first time since a bike injury 6-7 months ago...met someone...really really like them and they like me- crazy cool, mildly financially stable rn for first time in long time! Terrible: Got an email from a state board today...long story short, my employer might have to let me go because the state will not rubber stamp something...the company is great, I'm great, fuck the state for taking months to sign a single piece of paper and now likely, I'll have to let go of this great job because of it...This email really pushed me out of my window of tolerance, we really thought we had gotten it all sorted out and we're going to be able to move forward...deep sigh.

So, trying to look at this as a growth opportunity. my life is better right now than it has been in...3 years easily. Dont let my brain hyper focus on problems, I am warm, dry, fed, and loved. Grateful for my comrades, and have leftist book club tonight! almost finished reading Red Star over China( great book!!)

I get that, I love camping but prefer to be in a place where you can just lay down outside on your nice soft things and sleep under the stars- everyone has plenty of room to spread out, move to the other side of the tree, whatever. And, am totally with you about need space to sleep in general- if it moves or makes noise within 5 feet of me, I'm going to wake up. I did find the amount of room to move around in this space pretty impressive, given what they are working with!

No idea about the wind

“If I have been able to post excellently, it was only because I stood on the shoulders of posting giants.” -Reagan

Couldn't have done it without your inspiring post, comrade!