After leaving Michigan, I moved to California and worked for the state mental health department. I also started adjunct teaching continuing education classes and serving as a fieldwork instructor at Cal State LA. I taught at the UCLA extension as well and functioned as a curriculum designer. After I returned to school and got an MBA, I taught organizational behavior and human resource management at several Cal State undergraduate schools of business. Around that time, I became aware of a glut of PhDs seeking academic jobs so I resisted that track. After a while, I moved to the east coast, now Maryland, where I worked in mental health and private practice. Currently, I am putting together a workshop in financial literacy and will be leading groups at the Washington School of Psychiatry. I have also tried my hand in a variety of volunteer roles, among which was a stint as a theater reviewer at DC Metro Theater Arts, where some of my reviews are still available on the internet.