After years of training to be a clinical herbalist or nutritionist, you might find yourself on the other side wondering if this is something you want to or can realistically do right now. Many people don't realize what goes into running a solo practice when they sign up for a training program. Once you learn more about what's involved, you may make a different choice than you originally expected, and that's okay.

In this episode, we cover:

• Why so many trained herbalists and nutritionists hit a wall after graduation

• Why choosing not to run a full-time clinical practice doesn't make you a failure or mean your training was wasted.

• The factors that allow some practitioners to build a solo practice and why they're not equally available to everyone.

• Other ways to stay connected to this work: volunteering, community education, occasional referral-based visits, or simply setting it aside for now.

• Why your clinical education still counts, still grows you, and still matters regardless of what you decide to do with it.

Timestamps:

• 0:00 - Introduction

• 0:09 - The situation nobody warns you about before you start training

• 1:07 - The gap between finishing school and running a practice

• 2:52 - It's okay if full-time solo practice isn't the path right now

• 4:47 - Other ways to use your clinical education

• 6:05 - Why the practitioners who "made it" aren't always the whole picture

• 7:49 - Seeing your options clearly