or at least something you may not love, but can feel good about doing.

I did look up "Health Policy" on Indeed; several job openings. Perhaps you can get some advice from others about merging your interest of sports with your background and degree. But if you have no interest in your degree field, best to seriously look to what you CAN do as noted above.

I believe your story/situation is not all that unique. There are millions of you's. I got a degree in a field (finacial planning & counseling) that I thought I would like, and like you, would get me out of school quickly. I hated all the jobs I interviewed for in that field after graduation. All the jobs were to sell whatever product the company produced, and call it financial planning. Hated that!

Me, like you, 27 or 28, married, one toddler and another on the way. Working at a job, not in my field, because I hated that field. So I'm the Asst store manager at a Thriftys Drug. HATED it. Low pay, long hours, crazy hours. It was all very depressing. My wife and I decided to bite the bullet, and go back to school, get a masters in a different field.

Life was tough for a couple of years, school, part-time work, wife worked also part time. We even moved into my in-laws home to save monthly expenses. For almost 1.5 years we lived there with the MIL who trained satan in all his mind games he uses on all of us. Kids in day care. VERY little money after funding the day care. Life was not a huge amount of fun then.

Got the degree, got a job in that field, knowing I was older than the other new accountants at the Big 8 (at that time) firm. Taking orders from kids as my bosses was not all that fun. Also knowing I had zero plans to stay at a big 8 firm. The plan was to get three years of Big 8 training, get the CPA certificate and get out to greener pastures. Three years at a big 8 is also mostly soul crushing. But there is life at the end. A much better and happy life.

That was many years ago in the mid 80's. Work, for many years, decades even, since then has generally been enjoyable and rewarding personally, professionally, financially. The family thrived. Empty nesters now looking forward to a happy, comfortable retirement in a few years.

Do I love what I do? No; but I do enjoy what I do. Work life is good. But I work to fuel my and my family's life. I don't look to get my highest satisfaction or self worth from my professional career. I do it well, I'm good at it. I'm well respected in the profession and company. The monetary rewards are good. But again, I work to fuel my life; my life is NOT my job.

So yes, your life sucks now. You believe there is no future. You are VERY wrong. There is happiness at home, and at work if you plan for happiness and success. It takes work, sacrifice. A lot of cruddy days, weeks, maybe long periods of muck changing course and starting again. But keeping your eyes on happiness and fulfillment and with the help of your wife, you get through the tough times, together. Celebrate with your wife & family the little successes and stepping stones along the way to your new envisioned (and planned) future life and career.

Life is a great place spend our time. Most of us are not born with a silver spoon in our mouths. We have to work. But as Motel in Fiddler on the Roof says "Even a poor tailor deserves some happiness." You work , put your nose to the grindstone for a while, you most likely WILL enjoy life AND work.

Get busy planning with your wife, then get to work. Good luck. Keep your eyes on the prize. Life is great!!!