I used to think I had to have everything figured out in life. But I’ve recently realized that it’s okay to not know where I’m heading next, as long as where I end up makes me happy. Our paths are not permanent, nor do we ever stop building them.
Cayla Cassidy is a former associate editor for Verywell Family. Her work has been published in Verywell Fit, Family, and Mind, Sharecare, and Reporter, RIT's fully student-run magazine where she served as the Editor in Chief.
Cayla holds a Bachelor of Science in Journalism and minors in Communication and American Sign Language & Deaf Cultural Studies from Rochester Institute of Technology. She is currently pursuing her master's in Marriage and Family Therapy at the University of Rochester.
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