Hobbies and interests
Animals
Baking
Boxing
Community Service And Volunteering
Choir
Dog Training
Dungeons And Dragons
Exploring Nature And Being Outside
Hiking And Backpacking
Mentoring
Reading
Adult Fiction
Psychology
Biography
I read books multiple times per month
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Psychology is the only thing in my life that I knew I was meant to do. I'm uniquely qualified to help other people struggling with mental illness, addiction, and learning disabilities as I have personally struggled with those things, and I know how debilitating they were. I want to help people by becoming a therapist.
Education
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College
Associate's degree programMajors:
- Psychology, General
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Miscellaneous
Desired degree level:
Bachelor's degree program
Graduate schools of interest:
Transfer schools of interest:
Majors of interest:
Career
Dream career field:
Psychology
Dream career goals:
Dog Handler
Bow Wow Lounge2021 – Present3 years
Sports
Track & Field
Club2010 – 20144 years
Research
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
truman college — researcher2019 – 2020
Future Interests
Advocacy
Volunteering
Philanthropy
Lost Dreams Awaken Scholarship
Recovery to me has meant being given a life filled with meaning and purpose, to be able to help others. Before I recovered I had no purpose, nothing I cared about other than numbing myself. In my experience, a life without any meaning leads to depression and existential crises. I was aimless, empty, and selfish. I wanted to be more than I was, I had aspirations, and an interest in psychology but I had no idea how to get better until I got sober.
My recovery has been based in the program of AA, which is rooted in community, service to others, and believing in something greater than oneself. All these components are deeply meaningful and it gave me a purpose. I went from only caring about myself to having friends that were also trying to survive the depths of addiction and we survived by helping each other. We helped each other through the best and the worst of times and we overcame the difficult early months of recovery. I also learned to be useful, which I had not managed to be during my active addiction. I was of no use to myself, let alone others because I had nothing to give to anyone. Being of service at meetings and helping others allowed me to grow and feel like a person who deserved to recover. My experience has made me uniquely useful to others who still suffer from addiction.