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Column: The most fulfilling career you've never considered

Not many kids grow up wanting to work in insurance. I did. When looking at colleges, I only considered those that offered an actual insurance degree—at the time there weren’t many programs to choose from. Fast forward to today, and I’m proud to say I’ve worked in the industry for 26 years, more than 20 of them at Nationwide.

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Column: Make mental health a part of the conversation earlier

Someone once told me I shouldn’t write about mental illness. He said no one wanted to read about people who couldn’t get out of bed in the morning, adding that anyone who has panic attacks needs to “man up and get over it.” Of course, as he said this he was unaware of the fact that I had medication for depression and two anxiety disorders in my purse.