My Why
For as long as I can remember, I’ve had a passion for helping people. Whether it’s giving advice to a friend, offering a listening ear, or working a helping profession, I’m all about it. When I thought about what I wanted to be when I grew up, it always came back to helping people. While there was some fluctuation in the process of deciding a college major, the options always revolved around a profession that would allow me to help others. Through all the fluctuation, I always came back to mental health, psychology, and therapy.
The past four years of my life have been extremely difficult, but through the highs and the lows, they have confirmed the path for my future. I started college as an undecided major, but after taking Intro to Psych, I quickly declared as a Psychology Major.
During winter break of my sophomore year of college, my boyfriend’s (now husband) brother tragically passed away. This eventually led to me moving back home and finishing my associate's degree online. After the semester ended, I was struggling. I felt lost and didn’t know what to do. I decided to take some time off from school. During this break, I went through a lot of changes and a lot of new beginnings.
After months of being at war with the universe, things started to finally head in the right direction. I met someone who ultimately made a huge impact on my life. This person encouraged me to go back to school, switch majors, and begin working at Ketamine Infusions of Idaho. These three things changed everything for me.
My passion for all things mental health returned, even stronger than before. Being around people who are transforming through ketamine therapy, is one of my biggest blessings. So, I transferred schools and switched to a Social Work Major and Psych minor, all with the end goal of being a therapist, specifically working with ketamine and other psychedelics.
Along with my goal of becoming a therapist, I have also become very passionate about social media, and the ability to use it for good. Over the past year, I have been brainstorming a way that I can use social media to make a greater impact. I saw a few issues in the mental health world. Number one, like most areas, most the people in charge are, for lack of better words, old. This means there is a lack of knowledge surrounding social media, in all aspects. Mental health workers and other helping professionals may not fully understand the impact of social media on mental health or the ways in which it can be used beneficially. The second issue, a lot of the mental health content you see on social media is put out by people who are not truly educated in mental health. This leads to misinformation being spread and consumed by so many people, but especially vulnerable individuals, like teenagers.
Intentionally Connecting is the baby of all that brainstorming. I wanted to create a space that I could utilize social media for good. I wanted to create a genuine community built on safety, authenticity, and intentional connection- all while using accurate information and research.
The past four years of my life have been extremely difficult, but through the highs and the lows, they have confirmed the path for my future. I started college as an undecided major, but after taking Intro to Psych, I quickly declared as a Psychology Major.
During winter break of my sophomore year of college, my boyfriend’s (now husband) brother tragically passed away. This eventually led to me moving back home and finishing my associate's degree online. After the semester ended, I was struggling. I felt lost and didn’t know what to do. I decided to take some time off from school. During this break, I went through a lot of changes and a lot of new beginnings.
After months of being at war with the universe, things started to finally head in the right direction. I met someone who ultimately made a huge impact on my life. This person encouraged me to go back to school, switch majors, and begin working at Ketamine Infusions of Idaho. These three things changed everything for me.
My passion for all things mental health returned, even stronger than before. Being around people who are transforming through ketamine therapy, is one of my biggest blessings. So, I transferred schools and switched to a Social Work Major and Psych minor, all with the end goal of being a therapist, specifically working with ketamine and other psychedelics.
Along with my goal of becoming a therapist, I have also become very passionate about social media, and the ability to use it for good. Over the past year, I have been brainstorming a way that I can use social media to make a greater impact. I saw a few issues in the mental health world. Number one, like most areas, most the people in charge are, for lack of better words, old. This means there is a lack of knowledge surrounding social media, in all aspects. Mental health workers and other helping professionals may not fully understand the impact of social media on mental health or the ways in which it can be used beneficially. The second issue, a lot of the mental health content you see on social media is put out by people who are not truly educated in mental health. This leads to misinformation being spread and consumed by so many people, but especially vulnerable individuals, like teenagers.
Intentionally Connecting is the baby of all that brainstorming. I wanted to create a space that I could utilize social media for good. I wanted to create a genuine community built on safety, authenticity, and intentional connection- all while using accurate information and research.
The goal of Intentionally Connecting is to use social media, all platforms, to provide accurate information about mental health and all other areas that come with being a human. I plan to share evidence-based research, advice, tips, my personal experiences, as well as experiences from others.
August 2024 is my last semester of my bachelor’s degree (eek!), and then I have a few more semesters to obtain my master’s degree. The only thing I’ve ever been as passionate about as I am about therapy, is this. This is the start of what I think will be something really amazing.
I cannot wait to talk about all things human. I cannot wait to grow a community. I cannot wait to share my personal experiences, my knowledge, and my education. I just cannot wait. So tune in, because we are hitting the ground running.
Intentionally Connecting is now on Instagram and Tik Tok, with a podcast coming soon! Thank you for being here.🫶🏼
August 2024 is my last semester of my bachelor’s degree (eek!), and then I have a few more semesters to obtain my master’s degree. The only thing I’ve ever been as passionate about as I am about therapy, is this. This is the start of what I think will be something really amazing.
I cannot wait to talk about all things human. I cannot wait to grow a community. I cannot wait to share my personal experiences, my knowledge, and my education. I just cannot wait. So tune in, because we are hitting the ground running.
Intentionally Connecting is now on Instagram and Tik Tok, with a podcast coming soon! Thank you for being here.🫶🏼
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