Cristin invites professionals in transition to use this season as a moment for career rediscovery.

Through the lens of the RIASEC framework, a career development model created by psychologist John L. Holland, Cristin explores how our natural interests and childhood play patterns can reveal the kind of work that brings us energy, joy, and alignment.

She shares the six RIASEC types: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional, and connects each one to the ways we played and explored as children. From building and creating to teaching, organizing, or problem-solving, our early curiosity offers powerful clues about what still drives us today.

Reflection Questions

How did I like to play as a child, and what does that reveal about how I’m wired to work and create?

Which RIASEC types best describe me today, and which have I ignored or suppressed?

How can I use this transition period to explore careers or projects that match my natural interests?

What would it look like to build a life that aligns with how I’m designed to play, not just how I’ve been trained to work?