That's an interesting way to put it. I wonder if she means that it is more a "calling" for her than a job. I think about my work in this way, not because any religious entity has called me to do it in some super special way, but because I believe I am right for my work and it is right for me, in some way that goes beyond having an unusual specialty or niche that fits. I don't think this is unusual for people in the helping professions (or not). My T is a very spiritual person, but I don't think he would identify with this.