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2 hours ago

Trocaire College shared Humans of New York's post.

A great reminder from Humans of New York that a new start can happen at any age! ...

“I always wanted to be a mental health therapist. Ever since high school, I've enjoyed encouraging people and giving them hope. But I lost my way. I got caught in a world of addiction. I lost ten years of my life to drugs. I stopped when I became pregnant with my child, but by that time it was too late to go back to school. I started working as an office manager. I never completely lost my dream. But I just put it on a shelf for thirty years. Then five years ago I took it off the shelf. I heard a lady in my choir talking about how she enrolled in community college. I drove there the very next day. I was so nervous when I filled out the application. I was so nervous the first day of class. All the old voices were telling me: ‘You never finish anything.’ But I said ‘fuck you’ to the old voices. And I started getting A’s. On my first test, I got the only perfect score in the class. I graduated at the age of 50. I got my Masters at 55. And just last night I completed a mental health first aid course. I’m so close now. There’s still fear there. I used to be afraid of it never happening. Now I’m afraid of it happening. The old voices try to come back sometimes. They tell me: ‘You can rest,’ or ‘You’ve earned a break.’ But I’m not stopping this time. Somebody out there is waiting for me to finish because they need my help."

Trocaire College

1 day ago

Trocaire College feeling excited at Trocaire College.

Happy First Day of the Semester, Trocaire students! Just a reminder today if things seem overwhelming: we are here to help! Start Fall 2017 off on the right foot by asking for clarification, directions, guidance, whatever you need--the Student Support team and everyone else at Trocaire is here to help you succeed! ...