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.

Maddie Ulbricht

I hadn’t enjoyed school very much until I had gotten to college. I was a mentally ill teenager with a bleak outlook on life. I felt like I was surrounded by people who didn’t share or respect my passion in art. It was the polar opposite once I started at Northern Kentucky University (NKU) in 2019. Read more>>

Gilly Kahn

I believe it’s really important to normalize perceived and actual failure. If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my journey to being both a debut author and a psychologist, it’s that you need to fail repeatedly to succeed. That doesn’t mean you should not try to make things easier for yourself in life. Read more>>

Hilary Baer

My first professional experience after graduate school was with an endocrinologist specialized in women’s hair loss. It was there that I witnessed firsthand the profound impact enhancing a patients physical appearance could have on his or her self esteem. Read more>>

Torie Wiksell

The first time I practiced as a therapist was during grad school. I was a practicum student, which meant working over 20 hours a week without pay, in an inpatient mental health hospital. One day, I was assigned to co-facilitate a therapy group with another therapist-in-training. Read more>>