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few different areas. I had the privilege of working for a high-end restaurant chain during my time in graduate school. There was so much pressure amongst my managers, who were mostly highly educated and intelligent young women in their 20s. They were very capable individuals. However, turnover was rampant, emotional breakdowns were frequent and the stress of it all was too much! I knew a lot of them wanted to seek help from a professional, but there was simply no time (or no way.) With the long work hours and the stigma associated with seeing a professional, I knew my managers would just sit and bear it until they could quit or be transferred.
It’s no secret that we’re facing down some serious pressure on a daily basis—the stress of school, the overwhelming process of choosing a career, and then finding a job when so few are available and salaries are so small; maintaining healthy relationships with friends, family and significant others; indulging in hobbies that are so important to our mental well-beings; and, of course, dealing with the ever-present, time sucking beast that is technology, being tethered to our phones and laptops 24-7, comparing ourselves to the picture perfect, edited lives that our peers are presenting to the world. I thought about it for a while and realized the solution was bringing coaching, not counseling, to an online platform. These managers It can be so easy to feel like you’re failing, left behind, generally out didn’t need help figuring out how to function day-to-day, they of control of your own life. Kali Rogers and her team understand needed help handling stress and pressure. Plus, an online modality what you’re going through, and they have the tools and knowledge creates convenience, efficiency and privacy. Anyone who moves to help your average hard-working, aspiring, 20-something woman can continue the service without having to start over. take a hold of her life, cross off her goals and live healthier and happier than ever before. This isn’t counseling, it’s coaching — and it’s It made perfect sense to me. I just got so excited about this idea, all done online. and I knew that I didn’t want to limit it to a corporate setting. I wanted to open the doors to any on-the-go girl feeling the pressure On the site you talk a little bit about how an encounter with your of life without the time to find an outlet. friend was the catalyst to starting Blush. Can you tell me a bit more about the inspiration behind the site and the online coaching meth- I think that our generation specifically has it pretty rough nowaod? days. We used to live in a world where compartmentalizing and separation were possible. Now, school and work come home with Absolutely. My inspiration for the modality of Blush came from a
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