What does it actually take to bet on yourself? In this episode, Elizabeth gets real about her Ed.D. journey — not just the milestone of passing her qualifying exams, but the messier, scarier decision that started it all: enrolling in a doctoral program while pregnant and walking away from a stable job.

But this episode isn't really about school. It's about risk — and how we've been thinking about it wrong.

Elizabeth also pulls back the curtain on what The Reading SLP actually is (hint: it's a lot more than a course), shares what's been happening in the After Dark WhatsApp group, and has an honest conversation about IEP season.

If you've been sitting on a dream, waiting for the "right" time, or quietly talking yourself out of something big — this one's for you. The real risk isn't going for it. It's staying put.

In this episode:

• Elizabeth celebrates passing her qualifying exams 🎉
• What the Ed.D. journey actually looks like (and what she didn't expect)
• The moment she had to choose: new baby, new career path, or both
• Why she believes the bigger risk is not going for it
• IEP season real talk
• The Reading SLP After Dark and what you're missing in the group chat
• A reminder to stop borrowing problems from the future

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