Eliza Dushku, star of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, seems like she hasn’t aged a day since shining as Faith in the 2000s series.
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But the 43-year-old icon surprised fans not only with her timeless beauty but also with her career change. Dushku completely left the spotlight after earning a master’s degree in counseling and clinical mental health.
Eliza, who is also remembered for playing the rebellious cheerleader Missy in the 1999 comedy Bring It On, is now certified as a psychedelic-assisted therapist and is using the money she earned as an actress to fund medical research and clinical trials in Massachusetts.
She gave an interview and shared that she decided to change careers after trying treatment on her own seven years ago after being diagnosed with PTSD. Now, she says her new job feels like her “true purpose.”
“I had the means to change direction and choose a course in my life that focused on healing myself so that I could help heal others,” Eliza explained to Boston Magazine.
She lives in Boston with her husband, real estate developer Peter Palandjian, and also with their two children, Philip, 6, and Bodan, 3. In November, she celebrated 16 years of sobriety after admitting that she turned to alcohol to cope with her trauma.
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