Mary-Anne Schmittle:  

Well as you know I never finished high school. Come to find out you can get through undergraduate and graduate school without going to high school. I have 3 degrees, a BA in Psychology, BS in Nursing my specialty is Psychiatry and my Master's in Social Work again my specialty is Human Behavior. I had a very exciting life so much so that those who know me now and my past have convinced me to write a book so I am. I ended up as Supervisor of the first for profit Psychiatric hospital in Nashville TN. HCA. I loved it. Then I got promoted and started the very first Crisis Assessment program for HCA hospitals in the Country. I created, developed and ran the whole thing. As far as I know, it is still being used by HCA hospitals. I loved doing that but wanted to get my Master's so I resigned as director and just did assessments and was PRN Supervisor and as I went through school. After graduating from UT with my Master's I became ill. Through my illness and taking many medications I became Deaf so I had to change my dreams, goals, and what I could do within my limitations. Glad I lived my life to the fullest until I was 50. I now have my own business online. I counsel teens and young adults and am creating a Blog. I have develope...Expand for more