Today we’d like to introduce you to Andrea Corn.
Andrea, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today.
I never envisioned myself becoming a psychologist when I was in High School or college. I enjoyed traveling and considered being a stewardess, or was an art history enthusiast. I was 20 when I first married, as my parent’s had very old-fashioned ideas that I reluctantly accepted.
Seven years later, I sought a divorce, and at the same time, professional help to learn how to heal my emotional wounds and raise two very young children. When they entered elementary school, I returned to college and began my professional journey, first needing to complete my undergraduate degree before entering graduate school at NSU and completing my internship at Miami Children’s Hospital.
Looking back, I was fortunate in my ability to become resilient and thereby turn adversity into personal growth as I pursued my doctorate in Clinical Psychology. I have been able to establish a career where listening, being empathically attuned, and developmentally sensitive to the needs of my patients matters in order to guide them in a constructive way to heal mental and emotional distress.
We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
I have learned over the years, that what’s most important is how I responded, coped, and dealt with life’s vicissitudes. If there is anything, I hope your readers will take away, is that to realize how each of us handles our experience is what matters. Life isn’t always easy or events may not turn out as desired. So, even during very difficult times, each of us has to learn that we can make constructive changes although it takes time, patience, and fortitude.
More importantly, when I reflect back upon my life, if not learning how to face my adversities, I don’t think I could grow into or become the person I am today. So, rather than look for a smooth road or pathway to follow, I suggest using whatever you are facing in your life, career, or relationship as your opportunity for growth and development, not become stuck in your thinking as if it is an insurmountable obstacle.
So let’s switch gears a bit and go into the Dr. Andrea Corn story. Tell us more about the business.
I am a psychologist who has been in private practice for over 20 years. I have found my career to be personally and professionally rewarding because it fits my personality to be in a helping profession.
Has luck played a meaningful role in your life and business?
Rather than ascribe luck which is a series of random, unimagined, and surprising events to take place, I would attribute what has unfolded in my life is to being open to all possibilities, taking chances, and having faith and trust in myself. I believe that is a better approach to life than wishing or hoping for something wonderful to happen out of the blue.
I believe we make our own luck through hard work, not giving up, and persevering. Whether the end result is one that turns out to be a fortuitous opportunity or not, it’s more important to have a backbone in life than wishing for something because that is often far beyond a person’s control and more likely due to a myriad of other variables.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.DrAndreaCorn.com
- Phone: 9549423344
- Email: Psyd@DrAndreaCorn.com
- Facebook: www.DrAndreaCorn.com
- Twitter: DocAcorn@
- Other: www.RaisingYourGameBook.com
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