Angela

"I just totally fell in love with it, fell in love with that part of the work and also just working with their families and their parents."

"It's quite a role, quite a lot, uh, but it's a really fun job."

"no two days are quite the same, which I like"

"Having strong executive functioning skills are gonna be really, really key to success."

"I would say the autonomy and my ability to be creative, um, to problem solve, uh, and be able to implement projects that I think need to get done."

"Compassion fatigue is real. It can sneak up on you and cause burnout."

"you can use it for free, and you don't have a copay and you don't have a long wait list."

"You need those executive functioning skills to keep you organized and on track, but creativity is a big one. Being able to think outside the box."

"I wish that someone had told me to take care of myself. Getting to know yourself, getting to know your triggers, kind of assessing when you start to feel like, oh gosh, I'm starting to ramp up a little bit."

"Um, this particular role doesn't require an advanced degree."

"I would say there's value in taking a pause. I think sometimes we have this kind of misconception that in order to be seen as professional or smart, we need to have a quick answer for everything."

"Become a research assistant if you can, join clubs, make connections with people to show you the ropes so you're not going it alone."