A Little About Me...
When I Was Young
One of my earliest memories is the elephant room at Scottish Rite Children's Hospital, in Dallas. The smell of popcorn still reminds me of that place!
When I was three, the doctors diagnosed me with having Cerebral Palsy. The motor function, reflexes and nerve response (just on my left side) of my body was hindered. I went to physical therapy weekly for a short achilles tendon that kept me walking up on my left toes. At age eight, I had surgery to lengthen my achilles tendon and learned, through many more hours of physical therapy, how to walk 'heel to toe'. Besides a little desensitized feeling on my left side, I have done everything the doctor said I would never do...run, swim, ride a bike!
Thank God for my parents' and physical therapists' support.
Then I Grew Up
After going to school for business, working for a couple years at a software company, then in New Orleans at a fine boutique ordering everything from personalized stationery to Mont Blanc pens... I began to realize sitting behind a desk was not at all for me. I had always been an outdoorsy kind of girl riding four wheelers, motorcycles and running cross country (you bet I did). I needed to get off my tuckus and find my true calling.
After moving back to Denison in 2002, a simple question was asked by my mom, "Have you ever thought of doing physical therapy or perhaps massage?". Physical therapy, no. Years with my own physical therapists was enough for me yet massage therapy...yes. Helping people get back to where they feel the best would just be fantastic.
Needless-to-say, I started massage school immediately and was finished within four months having finally found my calling! A profession that let me be social, active, use my business knowledge AND my strong fascination with how our bodies work and heal. My awareness and sensitivity of anatomy and physiology was enhanced by all my personal experiences with my left side.
The Wonderful World of Massage
I began renting a room at West Martial Arts Academy. Doing massage on weight-lifters, martial artists and folks with major muscle tension and stress was the best learning experience I could have had in the first three years of my practice! When West moved to Sherman I decided to stay downtown, since the majority of my clients were not just athletes but nurses from TMC (then on that side of town) and business people working downtown. I continued to learn and grow in my new found niche. Since then, I've moved across town (near the new TMC) and expanded to a bigger office suite seeking out like-minded bodyworkers to work alongside me. Our BWC team and clients are like family. It's an awesome way to spend my days! I've been blessed to be able to serve the community with care, conviction and pride.
My mom always said I was going to be a teacher, nurse or missionary. Well, with massage therapy I have learned to educate, rehabilitate and use my God-given gift to promote health, both physically and spiritually.
I've found that many people just need to be still to mend physically, emotionally and spiritually. The world is too fast! Getting outside in nature, or even a quiet room, helps ground us so we can let go of the stresses of daily life. The calm, comfortable environment that we have created can facilitate that simple stillness we all need in our lives. That's the reason for my motto "Support for Body, Mind and Spirit".
Ecc 7:29- See, this alone I found: God made human beings straightforward, but they search for many complications.
Matt 6:34- Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
"You don't have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body." C.S Lewis
-Never let someone tell you that you can't do something wonderful!
-Always give of your time, talents and treasures.