>> It really does make a difference when you have to get up in the morning and you're tired
and you don't want to go to work.
To know that you're actually going to help somebody.
Whether its doing research and you're trying to figure out better ways
to help families that have problems like trauma.
Or, you know, families where depression is an issue, those kinds of things.
Makes it easier to get out of bed to know you're actually making a difference.
And the fact that people sort of let you into their lives into sort of the most sort
of core heart of them is really a privilege.
And it's also just really interesting.
People are complicated and interesting and just getting to know more
about how we work is fascinating.
Sort of knowing how to balance being empathetic
and really being there and being a part of the process.
But also sort of keeping your distance enough that you don't completely fall apart is hard.
It's something you have to learn.
But it's actually something that they really teach you in graduate school.
And it's actually, I think easier to do when you go into it knowing what your role is.
So that's kind of challenging and also just time commitments is hard.
Because, you know, if you're doing research, you have all these projects going on and you want
to be getting your dissertation done.
So you need to be spending time doing that.
And obviously if you're doing clinical work, if something comes up with a patient
and they need you, like you have to drop everything you're doing in some cases.
And then also, you know, classwork is demanding and, you know.
So just finding a way to balance and manage your time can be a challenge.