Core Magnificence

Reinvention Moment

While at Western I majored in Psychology and minored in Ancient History. During my studies, I learned how a person's memory could be changed right after a traumatic event based on the questions asked. I was intrigued. 🤓I learned about the fallibility of eyewitness testimony and discovered there was a professor at the University of Guelph studying it.

I reached out to him to see if he was taking honours thesis students, and he said he would definitely support the idea. I was so excited! 😁I graduated from Western and then I transferred to Guelph for my honours year, only to find out I had to take additional classes because some of my Western credits didn’t transfer.😖

Thankfully, the courses were similar and I reused some of my papers with a few tweaks… lol. Unfortunately, during the six-month delay in starting my thesis, the professor I wanted to work with took a sabbatical.☹️

So I scrambled to find a new supervisor and connected with a professor studying labour unions. He agreed to take me on, and my honours thesis explored how unions could use effective messaging to gain public support—even when the public is adversely impacted.🤓

That thesis introduced me to Human Resources, and I became a certified HR professional. Sometimes life throws you curveballs that redirect you onto the path you’re meant to travel. Who knows what I’d be doing if things had played out differently?

I’m grateful for the life I’ve created and the people I’ve met since moving to Guelph. Always look for the positive.