HEALTH + WELLNESS
THE EVOLUTION OF
A PHARMACIST
BY DR. SARAH SHORE ANDERSON (SHE/HER)
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s you learn, grow, and evolve, I guarantee you will have successes worth celebrating and failures worth reflecting on. One day you will realize your failures, mistakes, and less-than-ideal happenings led you to your successes and next steps on your career journey.
Sometimes bad luck is actually good luck in disguise. Upon graduating from college, I was placed on the ranked waiting list for pharmacy school. I took a year off to work as a Health & Wellness Coach at a local health plan. Little did I know this little detour in my career pathway would lead me to where I
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am today 14 years later: establishing my own business practicing as an integrative pharmacist and health coach. I’m ultimately utilizing my knowledge and passion for lifestyle and functional medicine and the art of coaching skills to help people and organizations thrive!
Don’t be afraid to ask for what you want and create something new … the worst that can happen is you get a “no” or “not right now.” I continuously look for new and unique opportunities to make a difference and impact in the healthcare space. I found myself pitching proposals, crafting new roles,
“There is power in choice. We can choose to stay stuck, or we can choose to be bold and courageous.”
and finding niche solutions to solve problems and add value in a novel way. Whenever I start to feel stuck and acknowledge I am not living out my purpose or utilizing my strengths in ways that fill my cup, I pivot. I think outside of the box, network with my connections, and take time to clear up how my next endeavor could fill a gap. There is power in choice. We
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