Raven Goins

I would say my resilience and my ability to keep going. Like, even when things get difficult or, you know, you're experiencing, you know, some type of barrier in your personal or professional life. That's really been what has helped me, like, carry me through, so my resilience and just my ability to stay strong and to finish strong and to keep going.

I would say protect your reputation. And that's really big. Like, your professional name follows you. So, you know, even if you're transitioning, like leaving a job, you know, make sure that you're leaving respectfully. You know, documenting important things and, you know, just show up being your best self because your name and your image follows you.

To know your worth, but to also know your value. So what that means for me is to not be afraid to take up space and to ask questions. To negotiate. To set boundaries. And then choose yourself. Like, give yourself, time to where, you know, you're taking time off from work, you're indulging in self-care, because that's very important. Sometimes, especially as women, we feel like we have to prove ourselves in certain spaces. And that's always been, you know, very important to me, is just to protect your peace and to know your worth and know your value.

I would say working with women who need support, there is, you know, working in mental health can be very emotionally and mentally draining and challenging. There's a very high burnout rate. And so, just seeing the things that we see every day, hearing the stories and the underlying trauma with, you know, different women that I see a lot in the field. ... there's a very high demand for mental health services, and I see, especially working with individuals that, you know, have experienced trauma or, you know, domestic violence, it definitely takes a toll on you.

So personal for personal values, I would say, well, let's start with professional. So I would say integrity is really big for me. Just doing the right thing, even when nobody is watching. Then having the I would say having accountability, like, taking responsibility for your actions, your decisions, your mistakes. Because that's how you grow. ... I would say that, for personal authenticity, that's been very important to me, like, just showing up as your true self, being genuine, while building relationships with, you know, people in your personal life, like, showing up for them, in an authentic way.