Lots of people daydream about ditching their jobs and doing something they truly love.
Heather Merritt is someone who did just that.
Merritt’s workday used to happen inside of a jail. She worked as a substance abuse therapist helping inmates with their addictions. These days her “work” happens at thrift stores, at artisans markets and inside her art studio.
But the leap from therapist to artist happened accidentally. Kind of. Michigan Radio’s Kyle Norris has this profile: