Why I celebrate when my dreams go up in flames

I wanted to study psychology ever since I understood what that could do to help people like my mum, who had schizophrenia, neurosis, depression and anxiety. But my grades weren’t good enough, so I did something else entirely.

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Then, a few months ago, another opportunity opened up. I decided to start studying psychology from scratch. After over a decade in marketing and just about two…