How I came to be a massage therapist:
I am often asked, "how did you get into massage?" For any of this answer to make sense, you have to have a bit of the life change story that comes along with it. In 1997, at the age of 23, I had a sudden, serious illness that resulted in major surgery, a two week stay in the hospital, and a 17 week trip back to surgical recovery. With no insurance, and a $40K collective medical bill, I returned to work stressed out and wondering why all of this had happened to me.
I became intrigued with the medical profession after this, my first stay in a hospital. I saw both good care and bad care. Great bedside manners and those that needed new professions while I was there. When I returned to work, I saw many people everyday that absolutely hated their jobs and felt trapped by 'having' to stay in their careers. I realized that this was a self-percieved 'have to' and that I could do something about my career path. I realized that life was not something that just happened to you. We all make our own choices and the state of our life is a reflection of that. So, I set out to try and find, what I felt, would be a great, life changing career for me.