Twists of Fate: Checking in with Nathan Soria

I think I want to become a therapist, I think first and foremost, because I wanted to be able to break down barriers within my own culture. And obviously with that too is breaking down cultures with, for example, mental health with guys in general. Also breaking down barriers with kids because it's sometimes hard for parents to kind of understand that their kids are going through their own things at such a young age. It definitely brings out a more kind of childish side within myself that maybe I haven't been able to tap into for the last, let's say maybe 14 years or so. I definitely do still struggle with the ebbs and flows of self -confidence. There's some sessions that I have that are great, and I get great feedback from the kid and the parent. And then sometimes there's sessions where I'm like, oh my God, what am I doing? And of course, you kind of get the doubts creep in. Just getting to hear kids say, for example, that they enjoyed the session, they got something out of it, they feel better. And also hearing parent feedback is things that kind of keep me grounded in that sense. I would say maybe my niche is like that kind of age of like 9, 10, 11 year old boys, but I love it because at the end of the day, they're kind of in that sweet spot right before they hit puberty, right before they start to get into like the developmental milestone. So they're all about like playing with toys and games and stuff like that, which I love to do myself because I actually had my first client be able to solve it fully by himself this past Saturday. And I would say maybe in, if I could put a percentage to it, maybe like 25 % or somewhat into the Rubik's Cube stuff which is incredible for me because I get to bring you know my own childhood hobby the thing that that got me through so many social situations into the therapy room now.