I didn't set out to become the practitioner people find when they've run out of options. But after 20+ years in practice, that's exactly who I've become, and honestly, I wouldn't have it any other way.

It started with my dad. A catastrophic arm injury ended his roofing business, and almost as an afterthought he suggested I look into massage therapy. It took four years for that seed to actually take root, but when it did, it changed everything. I found something I was genuinely good at, work that felt meaningful, and a way of helping people that went beyond surface-level relief.

Then my son was diagnosed with ADHD, dyslexia, and anxiety at seven years old, and the only solution anyone offered was medication. I said absolutely not. His brain was still developing, and medicating him into compliance wasn't something I was willing to accept. He was my 2nd born and at the time we had 4 kids at home with the 2 more still to come. So I went looking for something better.

What I found changed our entire family's health. Dietary changes, essential oils, drastically reducing screen time, more outdoor play and sunshine, and a completely different way of seeing him. I learned that his wiggling wasn't defiance, it was how his brain processed the world. We worked WITH his wiring instead of against it, homeschooled for part of his education, and watched him thrive. He graduated high school early and now has a thriving military career following in his father's footsteps.

That experience didn't just change how I parent. It changed how I practice.