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What sort of person becomes a homeopath?

1/16/2017

What's their background? Will they have done other work before and what type?

Out of a survey of 183 people, the answers were diverse and fascinating. There are some broad themes, teachers, healthcare workers (nurses, doctors, GPs) probably made the biggest groups. I'll plan to look more at this and create a document but for interest the raw data is here in case you are as intrigued as I was:

Management consultant/Radiographer
Recruitment consultant
Speech language therapist/Full time mum
Further Education Lecturer
Marketing and Event Management
IT Technical Support Analyst
ESOL teacher/Retail Junior Manager/Cocktail Bartender, Waitress
Professional Curtain Maker and Design Seamstress/Life Model/Professional Clairvoyant and Medium
Public Administration – Local Government Management and University Teaching
Nursing Sister – Neurosurgery and Dialysis/District Nurse
Public sector Management – HE and courts service
Actor
Teacher
Hairdresser/Carer
Solutions Enterprise Architect in IT
Civil Engineering Technician
Journalist
Veterinary Nurse/Medical Claims Adjuster/Mum
Mime
Special Needs Teacher
Occupational Health Nurse/GP Practice Nurse/Holistic Therapist
IT developer and Project Manager
Education
Special Needs Teacher
Theatre Nurse
Bookseller
Book-keeping
Chartered Accountant
Regional Sales Manager for Smithkline Beecham
Cab driver
Community Worker/ESOL Teacher
Admin for theatre company/Deputy records officer
Publishing and conference production
Artist
ICU Nurse
Overseas business development/Chiropractic clinic owner
Medical Doctor
Teacher / Textile Artist
Primary teacher/Co-Head teacher of nursery
HOMEOPATHY CAME FIRST!!
Web developer/IT Lecturer
Nurse/Catering Manager/Lecturer/Food Hygiene Teacher & Examiner/Economic Development Manager/Company Director
Graphic designer/Wholefood co-op worker/Full time mum
Full time mum
Scientific researcher in university
Teacher//Support Assistant
Child minder
Midwife
Teacher
Communications Officer/Marketing Manager/Assistant English Teacher
Assistant Teacher/Reiki Master/Bach Flowers
Editor of Neuroscience Journal/Research/Editing/Teaching English as Foreign Language/Sales Rep
English Teacher/Head of Year
Conference production manager
Financial Director (Agricultural Industry)
Head of TV Production at Ad Agency
Director of Recruitment company
Sustainable Tourism Development Advisor
Office Assistant
Veterinary Nurse
Chef
Community Development Worker
Litigation Solicitor and Lecturer on Law
Biologist
Graphic designer
Human Resources Manager
Electoral Registration Officer
Special Needs Educator Teacher
Waldorf/Steiner Teacher
Social Worker
Operating Theatre Sister/Nurse Tutor
Communications strategist for Ad Agency
Senior Executive Assistant/Full time mum
Molecular Biology Research Assistant Cancer and HIV
Registered General Nurse/Marie Curie Nurse
English Teacher Secondary
Gardener/Storyteller
Advertising and Marketing
Senior Executive Secretary
Magazine Editor/Photographer
Special Needs Teacher
Civil and Environmental Engineer
Pharmaceutical Development Chemist
Managing Office Rentals/Licenses, Maintenance and Client Liaison for Law Firm
Childminder
Archaeologist
Lab Technician in Pharmaceutical Industry/Researcher/Health Promotion in NHS
Full time mum
Distance Learning Educator for Humanitarian Aid Agencies
Legal Executive
Booking Agent and Talent Management
Bricklayer
Right to buy officer/Social Work
Freelance translator /Proofreader/Magazine Writer
Cellist
Mother/Security Manager for Body Shop Int/Organic Egg Producer
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Science/Physics Teacher/Special Needs Teacher/Full time mum
Typesetter/Graphic Designer/Lampwork glass beadmaker/Jewellry designer/mum
Assistant in social Marketing
Science Teacher
Pharmacy Technician
Registered Nurse/Montessori Teacher/Craniosacral therapist/Naturopath
Social researcher/Educational Data Analysis
Management accountant/Full time mum
Primary school teacher/Breastfeeding counsellor/Home educator
Vice President HR for International Fragrance and Cosmetics Company
Nursery nurse/Play therapist/Leader of Community Pre-school facility
Registered Nurse/Administrator/Health and Safety
Personal injury and medical negligence lawyer
Veterinary Nursing Sister/Reflexologist/Aromatherapist
Secondary school music teacher/Pianist
Translator/Proofreader/Copy Editor
Corporate Treasury Consultant
Brand and Marketing Management
Flight Attendant
Occupational Therapist
General Nurse/Reflexology/Sports Injury Therapy and Massage Therapist
Engineering draftswoman
Advertising photographer
Document Control in Oil and Gas
GP Practice Manager
English and Classics Teacher
Adventure Travel Company Manager
Secondary Teacher in Referral Unit
Podiatrist
Sales Management Hotels
Consultant Psychiatrist in General Hospital Self Harm Team
Teacher
Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon
Violinist
Teacher
Post grad research Biological Anthropology/Planning Engineer
Army Officer/PR & Marketing
Psychiatric Nurse/Lecturer of History and Adult Basic Education/Teacher of English, Secondary
Business Consultant
General, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon
Medical Lab Science Officer in Histopathology
Registered nurse and midwife
Actuarial, CAB, mum, campaigner
Teacher/ own business
Costume designer and mum
Landscaper/teacher
Retail in green co-op
Graphic designer
FIRST PROFESSION WAS HOMEOPATHY now yoga teacher too
Commercial artist/Production Manager
Hairdresser
Management Consultant
Lawyer
Lecturer in Psychology and Women’s Studies
Translator/Technical Author and Business Analyst
Comptometer operator/Work Study Practitioner/Business Computer Software Trainer
Aromatherapist
Journalist
French as Foreign Language Teacher
Restaurant Owner
Social Care Worker
Modern Languages Teacher
Personal Assistant
Sales Manager
Project Manager in Electronic and Engineering and Telecoms Industry
TEFL; International Human Rights Research/Campaign, Mum, CAB Adviser
Literary Translator and Translation Lecturer
IT Hlepdesk Manager
Admin/Massage/Reiki
Printing and Publishing/HIV & AIDS Support Work/ Director and Admin Arboriculture/Arboricultural consultancy company
Advertising Sales Manager and Innovation Consultant/ Trainer and Coach
Fashion Retail Buyer
Social Worker
Bookseller
Specialist Debt Advisor with CAB
Environmental Scientist
Computer Programmer
Assistant producer – Natural History Documentaries
Office Manger
Clinical Assistant/Phlebotomy educator on neuro ward at GOSH
Garment Technologist
Drugs and Alcohol Manager
Research Pharmacologist
Nanny
IT Consultant / Software Developer
Montessori Teacher and Lecturer, Bar Tender and Waitress & Play Therapist Trainee now

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