Jodi K. Morris

This is the third, or maybe fourth, time I’ve decided to go back to college. I’ve lost count. For some of us, not knowing what we want to be when we grow up is a lifelong journey. I just turned 53 and, for the first time, I truly know who I am and how I want to spend the second half of my life.

I’ve recently started a master’s program in counseling. Looking back, I can see how I’ve been making my way toward this path for years. I simply needed more life experience before I was ready to step into this kind of work.

I’ve spent several years as a life coach, helping others with goal setting, accountability, and motivational interviewing. But many of those sessions would naturally evolve into deeper, more therapeutic conversations. That’s what led me to seek further training, earn my degree, and pursue licensure as a mental health professional.

We are never too old to start again, learn something new, or change course. It’s our life, we get to choose how we live it.