Ladder of Influence

I am a second semester graduate student from the leadership program at SOLES. These two past semesters have been like a daring, fun roller costar ride.  The reason that I say that is because of the new “language” that SOLES Continue reading

A Change of Perspective

It’s only April but I am beginning to think about graduation and what my life will be like after leaving the beautiful USD campus. About a month ago I started thinking a lot about finding a job after graduation and Continue reading

Embracing Feedback

Giving and receiving feedback isn’t always the easiest thing to do. For some, its the hardest thing to do.  Last week in class we were discussing the purpose of critical friends. In our program, critical friends are colleagues that provide Continue reading

CMHC—first year

When contemplating what to write about for my first blog, I really struggled.  I haven’t done any trips abroad yet, and I have only completed one semester in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program.  I feel like I’m just now Continue reading

Finding a New Identity

March Madness is quickly coming to a close and as I reflect, I realize it has already been over a year since I last wore my own college basketball jersey. For as long as I can remember, when someone asked Continue reading

Spring Has Sprung

Spring fever is upon us and the warm weather is slowly creeping in.  What better time to take advantage of the great city of San Diego than now?  Explore the exciting activities taking place in your city this spring season! Continue reading

Detoxing and Eating Clean

I’m sure you’ve all heard about the different “diet” fads that are going on right now… Eating clean, juicing, detoxing, etc…  But what does it all really mean??  According to the Huffington Post and Livestrong.com, “Clean eating is a diet Continue reading

#PhDharma

A friend of mine who is nearing the end of this long treacherous road and I were talking about how to make the conversations about our dissertations, or rather that accessibility  available on paper. In other words, how do I make what I say Continue reading

Making adjustments and getting settled

I can’t believe it’s already March, which means I’m halfway through my second semester at USD. I feel comfortable, confident, and ready to rock out whatever the rest of my program throws my way But I definitely didn’t always feel Continue reading