My career flakiness, pt. 5,987,132

[conflictgirl]

Here's the truth I've been hiding from myself until now: I absolutely hate my career. I am not cut out to be a writer. I was so desperate to get out of my job at the library that I thought that going back home to write would be a good move, but in truth I am bored out of my mind and getting very depressed again. I'm very glad I'm not at the library

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[moominmama]

I'll just throw this out here. I have a friend who has an undergraduate degree in I don't know what (something liberal arts? I don't know) but she's built a wonderful career as a childbirth educator and a doula. I realize that being a doula may not be a viable career in other communities although if a person was willing to do barter it might help expenses in other ways, like trading services for car maintenance or something. Anyway, she does childbirth education through the hospitals and also freelance. She hasn't had to do more school but she's done all the certification trainings with the organizations whose philosophies work for her. She's a very reasonable doula. Personally she's pro-homebirth and all of that but professionally she's supportive and kind and works to help the women discover and live out THEIR values, which is one reason she has a good base of doctors who recommend her and then lots of word-of-mouth business. Also she's a total activist, doing a lot of lobbying and work towards changing birth practices so you know,