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Laura Grace Massey

General information

Hobbies & Interests

  • Music
  • Piano
  • Guitar
  • Drawing And Illustration
  • Crocheting

Reading

  • Healing generational trauma
  • Adverse Childhood Experinces
  • Addiction science
  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • poetry

I read books multiple times a week.

Bio

I have a singular drive to be of service, to be a part of the solution. Like most kids, I asked a lot of questions: Why? Why is that man homeless? Why does dad drink so much? I would become red in the face angry at the typical answer I got, “That’s just the way things are.” I found it completely unacceptable. I was certain that there had to be a reason and, if I could find out the reason, I could do something to make it better. I have suffered most of my life from trauma related mental illness and maladaptive behaviors like addiction. I became too sick to be of service to anyone and lost the ability to even care to ask “why,” and the angry little girl who only wanted to help went into hiding. Now that I’ve found some relief from much of that suffering in recovery, that incredulous little girl inside me is awake again. She is wiping the sleep from her eyes, yawning and stretching her way into this life, this new adult me. This new awakening rekindled the fire to question everything. So, to welcome her home, I’m in school to give her a voice, to give her the tools she begged for when we were little, to give us the right to use the power we were born to wield, to do some good, to help. My goal as a social worker is to mitigate the effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). I believe the answer is in universal prevention programs that take a child from kindergarten all the way through to high school graduation. Politicians will say “we can’t afford to do this,” I intend to compile enough evidence that will prove we can’t afford not to.

Education

University of Washington-Tacoma Campus

Bachelor's degree program

2020 – 2022

Majors:
  • Social Work

Olympic College

Associate's degree program

2018 – 2020

Majors:
  • Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities

Miscellaneous

Desired degree level:
Master's degree program
Graduate schools of interest:
University of Washington-Seattle Campus, Seattle University, Central Washington University
Majors of interest:
Public Health, Social Work
Medical school interest:
No

Career

  • Program Coordinator

    social work · The Orion Center - Seattle

    Jan 2000 – Jan 2005

Miscellaneous

Dream career field:
Universal Prevention
Dream career goals:
Non-profit Organization Founder
Has nursing license:
No

Future Interests

  • Advocacy
  • Politics
  • Volunteering
  • Philanthropy
  • Entrepreneurship
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