I had extreme fear prepping for the test for the second time. I used Grossman's test banks only for the first run through and without the rationales they seemed useless! I mostly did the TDC program as presented and I listened to the audios (all of them) over and over on my commute to work and back. Amanda's voice ran through my head. I also did ALL the recommendations for the test day and I rested. I postponed the exam once because I knew I was not ready, so I listened to my gut, which was needed for the exam too. The exam, for me, was a total mind, body, soul experience: much like therapy. With the TDC materials I felt confident and worthy of PASSING and respecting the process and the test. This last element, I think, pushed me over the top. In hind site, I did not respect the depth or breath of the test the first time. That changed with the second run and I pray this will take me through the CVE and onto my LMFT.
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