March 1 ------ Jodi Sta. Maria is determined to pursue her master's degree amid her busy schedule. "Isa 'yan sa mga bagay na kino-consider kong importante sa buhay ko eh. Ang Master's naman you just go to school once or twice a week so mas maluwag 'yung schedule kaya marami rin akong mga bagay na nagagawa," she said in an interview with the media as uploaded in MJ Marfori's YouTube channel.
The actress graduated with a psychology degree in 2021. Jodi shared that she is looking forward to creating an extension study of her thesis back in college titled "The Impact of the NADA Protocol (Ear Acudetox) on the Anxiety Level of People Working in Television Production." "Now I am really excited for my [future] paper because it's going to be an extension study of this paper," she relayed.
Jodi recently launched a YouTube channel called JSM Channel, which aims to bring inspiration and positivity online. The actress relayed that she was able to apply her learnings from her psychology degree to this channel. "Sa 'Live Light' [segment] 'yung isang episode will be about different topics, there will be topics about love, and boundaries, and family and we have subject matter expert to further expound on the topic so that hindi lang puro, 'I believe,' 'This is what I think,' pero it's like supported by and back up by studies," she said.
The actress pointed out that her channel is her venue to apply in real life the lessons she gained from school. "I feel na these are the things na natutunan mo in school na parang whatever skill or whatever knowledge na impart sa'yo ng pag-aaral mo, ngayon it's being put into good use na parang hindi lang siya naging requirement para maka-graduate or para pumasa, kumbaga meron na siyang real-life application," she said.
It was in January when Jodi announced that she will be pursuing a master's degree. "This year, I’m taking up my Master’s degree in clinical psychology. Kasi naiisip ko, as a human being, parang I can do so much more. Na parang mayroon pang life outside of showbusiness. Naisip ko na, oo, I’m an actor, but I can put on another hat," she said in a previous interview.
Source: news.abs-cbn.com
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