Internships and apprenticeships, when done right, give interns and apprentices life long lessons. Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons, these opportunities aren’t accessible to many and so we wanted to invite folks who have had these experiences to share some of the lessons they’ve learned.

Brad Pluth

I’ve observed, taken lessons from or attended seminars from 187 Golf Digest Top 100 Coaches (some have fallen off the list) and now I’m listed as Best in the State of Minnesota. Read more>>

Karen Wonder

When I was a graduate student intern at a cancer rehabilitation center, I met a patient who completely transformed my perspective on resilience and parenting. Sarah was a young mother in her early thirties who had recently been diagnosed with stage II breast cancer. What made her unique among our patients was that she regularly brought her 9-year-old daughter, Emma, to her exercise sessions. Read more>>

Alice Stricklin

One significant experience I had was in my Family Systems class, taught by Carol Webb at Trevecca Nazarene University. As part of a group project, we conducted mock therapy sessions with a “family” that included children. After each of us had taken a turn, we observed Professor Webb working with the role-play family. What struck me most was how impactful the experience was—not just for us, but for the doctoral students playing the roles. Even though they were pretending to be someone else, the systems model was so powerful that they experienced personal growth through the exercise. That moment showed me just how transformative this approach could be. Read more>>

ARVINDER KAUR SODHI

My very first internship outside of my family’s business was with someone I will never forget: Nicholas Pogue. He was a seasoned photographer, known in Montreal and surrounding areas for his keen eye, quick wit, and deep respect for people and their stories. But more than that, he was the kind of mentor you only get once in a lifetime. Read more>>

Valesha Provenza

Concurrently working at an experiential marketing firm provided me the insight to move forward with product development trade shows & farmers markets. Knowing the basic necessities and having a close friend with farmers market experience expedited the process. Our Founder, Koda is a cancer survivor so we have that as our motivation as well ! She has served as our Founder as well as Research & Development and Public Relations too . We owe our existence to Koda, a matriarch, mastiff/boxer mix we adopted when she was 2 years old. January of 2017 we became a family. Read more>>

Queona ‘Q’ Duff

I’ve had a few internships/experiences that have kind of shaped me as a person. When I was 7/8 years old, I was in an all girls camp, known as AAOC. That’s where I learned a little bit of Spanish, French, and Sign Language. Which helped me as I got older with jobs and communicating with different people. Read more>>

Cody Cox

I had gone to graduate school with the intention of becoming a self-employed clinician. I was very upset to find out, after being in school for a while, that my state legally required me to be an employee as an intern and also for supervised experience for a few years after graduation. I was lucky to find a company that was somewhat holistic in its approach to mental health, but working there for a while made me realize that most clinicians don’t really undersand what “holistic” actually means. I didn’t know what it meant, either! The more I studied nutrition, yoga, and other holistic modalities, the more I realized how backwards conventional medicine (and psychotherapy) is. Read more>>