Midlife Student, Midlife Mom, Midlife Career.

I'm a 39 year old single Mom and I've been working in the health insurance industry for over 16 years. I'm grateful for the life it allowed me to build for me and my daughter. However, with her going off to college soon and having no heart for what I do, I found myself wanting something different. So I went back to college after a 20 year education gap in 2024. As of the end of this semester, I will only have 6 classes left in finishing my associates degree. I purposely chose a broad Liberal Arts and Social Sciences degree program so that I can try a little of everything before choosing a major for my bachelor's. Here's my dilemma. I could take my health insurance background within a welfare system setting and just do what's practical and go into Public Policy or informatics. It would give me more mobility in my current job. I'm good at what I do but I feel like a glorified bean counter, not someone making a difference. Superficially, I'm terrified of starting over in a new career at entry level, as well as the time that a degree beyond a masters could take or cost me. Especially considering the market and general climate of the world we're in.

I would love to have the freedom to move anywhere, but I want it to also be meaningful. I used to be an artist and I've always had an interest in human behavior. I've been torn between going into Digital Media Design with a concentration in UX Design (which seems to be a livable entry-level pay) and expanding into Psychology with an eventual lead into pursuing an LMHC program (arguably high burnout but huge reward). Help! I need to begin my transfer applications for the rest of my degree. Has anyone found themselves feeling like a deer in the headlights as an adult learner and career changer?