I’m Back!
Hello, friends! Sorry about the last two weeks. College life is hectic! I need to blog more 😅 I’ve been trying to write more in general, because it’s fun and clears my head.
The last few weeks I’ve been thinking a lot about why I chose this major. I’ve been assessing how I feel my classes are going so far and if I feel confident going forward on this path. In my Marriage class a few weeks ago my professor talked about how doing couple’s therapy is different than individual therapy, that you need to be trained to know how to handle two people in your office at a time, and that it isn’t easy. I got a bit nervous, and I started wondering if I would be any good as a therapist. I know that I love teaching what I’ve learned (seriously, ask any of my friends or roommates and they’ll tell you about the tangents I launch into 😁) but I didn’t know if I would be good at counseling. So I’m starting to pray about it, and I know that just as Heavenly Father led me to this major in the first place, He’ll lead me to what I need to do with it in the future.
I’ve also been thinking a lot about how amazing BYU-I is ☺️ I love that each one of my classes is centered on teachings of the gospel even if the subjects are different, and I know that my professors truly care about us and our spiritual well-being. I’ve never felt like the secular things I was learning didn’t connect to my spiritual beliefs, and I realized what a huge blessing that is.
I’ve also been blessed to have some really good experiences with my roommates, and what I’ve been taught in my classes has given me the ability to lift them at certain times throughout the last few weeks. I shared a bit of the Relationship Attachment Model by John Van Epp with one roommates, and she later told me it was what she needed. I shared both secular and spiritual teachings about sexual intimacy with two others, which led to a conversation filled with the Holy Ghost (which one of my roommates said she wasn’t expecting.) I just feel grateful that my knowledge is blessing lives already, and that this knowledge is made possible because of the wonderful school I attend.
This week was a little rough and I didn’t feel well early in the week, so I missed some classes. But on Thursday in Family Relations we talked about stresses on the family and how to respond to them. We talked about how quite a bit of life is determined by how you respond to certain events. Some coping mechanisms are better than others, and some can even be detrimental. Coping is more than “just getting by.” I’m a firm believer in the peace that comes during trials. I know that we can be blessed and feel relief even in the darkest of times, but it takes faith. We also discussed how to get some perspective and reframe your view of the problems in your life. One of the techniques I loved was looking at the undeserved good in your life versus the undeserved bad. Usually, when you challenge yourself to look for your blessings, you’ll see that the good outweighs the bad.
That’s all! Next week I’ll be blogging from home! So exciting!
—Audrey Kaydrey
The last few weeks I’ve been thinking a lot about why I chose this major. I’ve been assessing how I feel my classes are going so far and if I feel confident going forward on this path. In my Marriage class a few weeks ago my professor talked about how doing couple’s therapy is different than individual therapy, that you need to be trained to know how to handle two people in your office at a time, and that it isn’t easy. I got a bit nervous, and I started wondering if I would be any good as a therapist. I know that I love teaching what I’ve learned (seriously, ask any of my friends or roommates and they’ll tell you about the tangents I launch into 😁) but I didn’t know if I would be good at counseling. So I’m starting to pray about it, and I know that just as Heavenly Father led me to this major in the first place, He’ll lead me to what I need to do with it in the future.
I’ve also been thinking a lot about how amazing BYU-I is ☺️ I love that each one of my classes is centered on teachings of the gospel even if the subjects are different, and I know that my professors truly care about us and our spiritual well-being. I’ve never felt like the secular things I was learning didn’t connect to my spiritual beliefs, and I realized what a huge blessing that is.
I’ve also been blessed to have some really good experiences with my roommates, and what I’ve been taught in my classes has given me the ability to lift them at certain times throughout the last few weeks. I shared a bit of the Relationship Attachment Model by John Van Epp with one roommates, and she later told me it was what she needed. I shared both secular and spiritual teachings about sexual intimacy with two others, which led to a conversation filled with the Holy Ghost (which one of my roommates said she wasn’t expecting.) I just feel grateful that my knowledge is blessing lives already, and that this knowledge is made possible because of the wonderful school I attend.
This week was a little rough and I didn’t feel well early in the week, so I missed some classes. But on Thursday in Family Relations we talked about stresses on the family and how to respond to them. We talked about how quite a bit of life is determined by how you respond to certain events. Some coping mechanisms are better than others, and some can even be detrimental. Coping is more than “just getting by.” I’m a firm believer in the peace that comes during trials. I know that we can be blessed and feel relief even in the darkest of times, but it takes faith. We also discussed how to get some perspective and reframe your view of the problems in your life. One of the techniques I loved was looking at the undeserved good in your life versus the undeserved bad. Usually, when you challenge yourself to look for your blessings, you’ll see that the good outweighs the bad.
That’s all! Next week I’ll be blogging from home! So exciting!
—Audrey Kaydrey
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