New Year – time for a new career!

What better way to start the year than to look at a new career? Ami Gilder, a student studying Nutritional Therapy at The College of Naturopathic Medicine (CNM) explains why she chose to radically change her career two years ago – and hasn’t looked back since!

“I was living a fast-paced life working in the media, partying hard and feeling stressed.  I knew I needed a change of both lifestyle and career.  My health was suffering and I was increasingly frustrated with getting constant prescriptions but no long term solutions.  I then embarked on a personal quest to find natural remedies to ease my conditions.
“After doing some research online I attended a CNM student clinic.  These are weekend clinics open to the public at a discounted rate where anyone can have a health consultation with a CNM student practitioner.  Following a supervised nutritional therapy consultation I was given a personal treatment plan and soon saw a drastic improvement in my health.
“I then went to a CNM open evening where I learned more about the Nutritional Therapy course.  I was worried that at 31 I was too old to change my career.  I thought I’d need a degree or some sort of qualification in science and would have to give up my job whilst studying, meaning I couldn’t manage financially.  I discovered that I could study at weekends and learn everything I needed to on the course, it was the perfect solution.”
Ami successfully completed her first year of the Nutritional Therapy course and is now in her second year.
“The first year of studying was demanding and fascinating, it’s a challenge to juggle a full-time job and studies but it’s just a matter of being very organized and disciplined.  
“There are so many options open to me once I graduate and the great thing is that I don’t have to decide on a career path yet. Other than opening my own practice, I could work as a consultant for a private clinic, a sports centre or in a health spa, I could get into food writing or work as an advisor for a health food company – the opportunities are endless!”
While continuing her studies Ami was thrilled to get a job as a course consultant at CNM’s head office.  She now advises other people looking to start studying for a new career as she did.  
See your health professional for advice.