u/forevercurious13

I have been debating becoming a RD for a very long time and I always come back to it. For awhile, I was debating on whether I should pursue nutrition or sonography. But truthfully I was pursuing sonography for the money. I came to the conclusion that I want to prevent and manage health issues, not diagnose them.

I have done a lot of inner work as well as changing my diet to help reduce some of the symptoms I was experiencing. And I know how much changing my diet completely changed my life.

My worry is that I will go into a lot of debt and not be able to secure a job.

Anyone with experience in the field or who have gone through the schooling have any advice in terms of what I could be doing now (other than obviously applying) to have a better chance at job security?

Couple other questions:

Is this path worth the amount of debt?
What is the day in the life for you and how does it negatively or positively affect you?
What kind of job are you doing as an RD? Or what job are you hoping to do once you’re done schooling?

Thanks!

I have been debating becoming a RD for a very long time and I always come back to it. For awhile, I was debating on whether I should pursue nutrition or sonography. But truthfully I was pursuing sonography for the money. I came to the conclusion that I want to prevent and manage health issues, not diagnose them.

I have done a lot of inner work as well as changing my diet to help reduce some of the symptoms I was experiencing. And I know how much changing my diet completely changed my life.

My worry is that I will go into a lot of debt and not be able to secure a job.

Anyone with experience in the field or who have gone through the schooling have any advice in terms of what I could be doing now (other than obviously applying) to have a better chance at job security?

Couple other questions:

Is this path worth the amount of debt?
What is the day in the life for you and how does it negatively or positively affect you?
What kind of job are you doing as an RD? Or what job are you hoping to do once you’re done schooling?

Thanks!

My husband has this dream of making a story-driven horror game where your choices actually matter … the kind of game with branching paths, different outcomes, and a story that really sticks with you long after you stop playing.

What makes it even cooler is that it isn’t just a walking simulator or visual novel. It’s a horror game with combat, exploration, and shooter elements, but with unique timing-based abilities that are woven into both the gameplay and the story. He’s spent years thinking about the world, characters, mechanics, and how everything would fit together.

I really want to help him make it happen.

We’re both gamers && we play together all the time and I’ve always loved drawing (I used to be pretty into it, but I stopped over the years). Lately I’ve been thinking… what if we actually tried to build this instead of just imagining it?

The issue is, we have zero experience with game development. 💀

He wants to start learning coding, and I want to get back into art and eventually create characters, environments, and game assets. I’d also be open to learning coding too if it helps us build something together.

We’re not expecting to make a full polished game anytime soon. We know this is a long-term project and probably a lot of trial and error. But we’re both actually willing to put in the work and just start from the very beginning.

For anyone who’s done something like this before:
Where do you start when you’re a complete beginner?
What game engine would you recommend for a choice-based/story game (Unity, Unreal, Godot, etc.)?

What should we focus on first so we don’t get overwhelmed …coding, writing, art, or something else?
What skills matter most early on for branching/choice-based games?

Are there any beginner-friendly resources, YouTube channels, or courses you’d recommend?
And what do you wish you knew when you were at this stage?

Any advice, reality checks, or even just pointing us in the right direction would really help. We’re just trying to figure out the first real step and not get lost before we even start.

Thanks 🎮👾

I’ve worked in customer service most of my life, and I’m at the point where I’m looking for a career with less constant customer interaction and emotional load.

Right now I’m debating between Diagnostic Medical Sonography and Medical Laboratory Technology.

I’m actually okay with repetitive and routine work. The parts of my current job that I enjoy the most have nothing to do with dealing with customers.

For those working in either field:

What’s the job market like where you live?

How easy was it to find work after graduating?

What does a typical day look like?

What kind of salary are you making?

Are there certain provinces, employers, hospitals, or clinics that tend to pay more than others?

I’d love to hear the pros, cons, and anything you wish you’d known before choosing your career.

I graduated with a Social Work diploma in 2022, and honestly, school was a rough experience for me. COVID had a huge impact on my education, my practicums felt limited, and I don’t think I was emotionally ready for the work at the time. Looking back, I was carrying a lot of my own stuff and didn’t feel confident stepping into the field.
Right after graduating, I was accepted into a BSW program, but I turned it down to pursue a different path that I was really passionate about. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out the way I hoped.

Now it’s 2026, and for the first time, I actually feel ready to go back and finish my degree. One of my biggest worries is that I’ve missed the window that most people use to build momentum. It seems like a lot of social workers go straight from their BSW into jobs where they can start accumulating clinical experience and working toward registration, while I’ve been away from the field for four years.

I’m stuck between two options:

1. Apply for my BSW now while I finally have the motivation and confidence to do it.

2. Try to get some volunteer or entry-level experience first, then apply later.

Part of me feels like if I keep waiting until I feel “ready enough,” I’ll never do it. But another part of me wonders if I’d be better off getting some real-world experience before investing time and money into a bachelor’s degree.
Has anyone been in a similar situation? If you had a diploma but very little field experience, would you go back to school first or focus on getting your foot in the door? I’d really appreciate any advice.

I don’t really want anything to do with social media. I’ve done UGC and faceless UGC - it’s not for me. 🙃

I’m thinking more so dropshipping or virtual assistant (I’m okay with virtual meetings or dealing with other people’s social media… just not mine.)

Drop below what you do! I am trying to save up to go back to school and need anything that will help me make a passive income!

Thanks!

I am wondering if anyone else has pursued sonography with chronic pain? For context, I have fibromyalgia and I have done a tremendous job at healing myself through movement, nutrition and supplements but I still have flares. I am a server currently and make decent money but I am looking to make a bigger impact and of course, the higher pay is definitely helpful. Especially with someone with fibromyalgia who needs supplements and healthier lifestyle to aid in healing. (Which can be quite expensive!)

My biggest worry is all of the sonographers who have been doing it for 4-6 years come out of it with injuries. I do yoga on the daily and I am quit active as a server and I love my job because it keeps me moving. My worry is the stagnation of sonography and staying still in one place might trigger a flare?

Can anyone give me advice if this would or would not be the career path for myself? What are the pros and cons… what do you like vs. What do you not like.

I can give you all my whys in the world but I am truly trying to find the right environment for myself and a career I can see myself doing long-term.

I feel really grateful for my serving job. It is honestly the one job I have consistently enjoyed, and I have tried a lot of different paths. I have worked as a medical office assistant, a Telus sales rep, made pizzas, taught yoga. I even went to school for social work and have my diploma.

Now that I am 30, I feel this quiet pull for something more.

I was doing UGC on the side for a while, but I had to step away. It became too much. Being on my phone all the time just does not feel like me. I am barely on social media as it is, so having work that depends on constant content creation started to feel heavy. If I am honest, it made me feel low.

I want financial freedom so I can spend my time doing things that actually feel good. But right now, everything else feels a bit disappointing. Nothing feels as worth it as serving, which is confusing in its own way.

I do know what I enjoy. I love being outside. I love organizing, just not cleaning. I like connecting with people in a real and meaningful way, not surface level conversations that drain me. I love to create, and I want to travel.

Lately, I just feel a little lost.

Like I have lived a thousand different lives, and none of them have fully felt like mine yet.