Dr. Whitney Crowson, a clinical psychologist working in a child advocacy center in Houston, shares her nonlinear path into psychology, including early academic struggles, life pivots prompted by major events like 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, and discovering her strengths through hands-on work in psychiatric and correctional settings . She describes how she ultimately specialized in child sexual abuse cases, providing therapy, forensic interviews, and extensive expert testimony, emphasizing the complexities of trauma, memory, grooming, and the legal system. Dr. Crowson also discusses how ADHD shaped her academic journey, how she learned compensatory strategies, and how diagnosis and medication improved her ability to work effectively. She closes by reflecting on sustainable self-care, massage, therapy, travel, and listening to her body, as essential tools for managing the emotional weight of trauma-focused work.