I'm Christopher Reed.

I hold a master's degree in psychology, from the University of Phoenix. And I drive Lyft.

I walked away from a nine-to-five so my time would belong to the work I actually have passion for: helping people find themselves. The driving gives me the freedom to build that — and the miles give me people. Strangers, carrying their stories and their patterns, one ride at a time.

Before this work, I was starting a relationship and expecting it to go how I planned. I expected my partner to be exactly what I thought she should be. My expectations were costing me my peace. They were costing me who I was supposed to be.

It started to turn once I lost the relationship. From there I had to figure out who I was. I had to dig in and find myself.

What I teach here comes out of my own experience first — the roles I survived, and the returning I'm still doing. I'm not here to stand above anybody. I'm a servant to this work, bringing what life taught me in case it helps somebody else find their way back.