The Decision Makers Series is one of our staff’s favorite because decision making is a topic that so many of us have studied deeply.

Gail Shalan | Storyteller- Actor, Voice Artist, Puppeteer

Finally honoring my intuitive knowledge of self by taking the leap to apply for an MFA in Acting across the pond at The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, leave behind everything I knew when I got accepted, and fully throw myself into a new chapter of life. In 2016, several years out from my BFA Acting training, I was feeling incredibly restless. Read more>>

Lynn Joselyn | PA-C, IFMCP | Functional Medicine Physician Assistant | Food & Spirit Practitioner™

Taking time off to get clear about my career change. I had been in conventional medical settings since 1997, including primary care group practice, planned parenthood, rural health care and urgent care. burnout, stopping completely, being out of alignment with how I personally wanted to support people. in the end listening to my body, trusting myself, getting mentorship support Read more>>

Mariah Bormann | Wisconsin Couples Photographer

Changing my mindset! I am guilty of having so many ideas & things that I want to do that if I dont have everything set and put together then I wont do it because I want it to be perfect…In the beginning I think this hurt my progress so much because I wasn’t getting anything done by letting my ideas sit. In order to progress you have to at-least start and if you dont then nothing is going to happen. I knew if I wanted to make a photography business work I had to change that. Read more>>

Valerie Cattany | Trauma Therapist

I was on reddit one day and started reading about a “new” therapy treatment. It wasn’t really new. It was being studied in the 70’s as a therapeutic tool along with psychotherapy. I’m talking about MDMA Assisted Therapy. I read that MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) was looking to train therapists in this modality for the treatment of trauma. I immediately signed up. I wasn’t selected as their training was already full, but when the next training session was on the horizon I received an invitation to apply. Read more>>