my child life internship journey: the beginning

wait... what's child life?

if you've never heard of a child life specialist, we're basically there to help children and families cope with being in the hospital. we use things like play, preparation, education, and emotional support to make medical experiences a little less scary and overwhelming.

if you're still wondering what that actually looks like, here's a little video that gives you a peek into the child life world ♡

here’s a little look at what child life can look like on TikTok

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it's actually happening.

in a couple of weeks, i'll officially be starting my child life internship, and i don't think it's fully hit me yet.

i'm excited, nervous, anxious... basically feeling everything at once lol. i've spent so much time working toward this part of my journey, and now that it's finally here, there's definitely a little voice in my head wondering, am i ready for this?

but i think that's part of starting something new.

i'm excited to learn, meet new people, challenge myself, and finally experience what it's like to step into the child life role in a completely different way. i know there are going to be days when i feel confident and days when i probably question everything i'm doing, but i want to give myself permission to be a student. i'm not supposed to know everything yet. that's literally why i'm there.

i decided i want to document this journey here too. probably little weekly updates about what i'm learning, how i'm feeling, the challenges, the wins, and how i'm growing throughout the experience ' while of course keeping anything involving patients completely private.

i think it'll be really cool to come back to this first post when it's all over and see how much has changed.

right now though?

i'm nervous as hell... but i'm ready you guys !