Great schools and training programs offer learning opportunities that go far beyond the syllabus. We asked some amazing folks from the community to share stories from their educational journey with us.

Rosemary Hurwitz

It was on Loyola University’s campus, on a late chilly autumn day in the Windy City, Chicago. My youngest of four was in kindergarten and I was changing careers. It felt both awesome and a bit scary. It was exciting and freeing to pursue this career adventure and yet, i couldn’t help thinking Am I spending money here we might be needing for our kids for college?

Emily Ocon

I went to an undergraduate for exercise science and that began my introduction to the world of wellness. I started my business in my junior year of college as a way to share what I was learning with others. From there I went on to pursue my master’s in nutrition and exercise science, believing that was the world for me until I faced my own health issues that made me realize that I needed to go deeper than the systems I was learning. Read more>>

Nia Jackson

My training experience was very intense and character developing. It wasn’t just the training of various treatment machines and knowing how to treat different skin types. It was the confidence and style that I had to learn. Practicing in a controlled environment requires for you to carry yourself in a certain way. Read more>>