my story
I’ve always been a nurturer. Helping other people makes me happy. When I was a little girl I would play nurse whenever anyone in my family was sick, and give my older sisters massages. As I got older I considered a career in nursing, but felt conflicted about pursuing that passion at the expense of my other passion: being a mother to my four young children.
For a long time I felt content nurturing my husband and children, but as my kids grew older and were in school, I wondered if I could do more. My husband is in the Air Force, and during one of his deployments I got a few massages. When I realized how healing and nurturing massage can be, not just physically, but emotionally as well, I knew that’s what I wanted to do for other people. The more I thought about it, the more right it felt – here was an area where I could find an outlet for my passion to help other people, and still be available for my kids at home.
Going to massage therapy school was so exciting for me; I loved every minute of it. I found that I was good at it, as if I had always had that talent in my hands, and now I was learning to use it. I love so many things about giving massages: seeing people let go and relax, helping people overcome physical ailments, being able to show loved ones how much I care about them. Not only have I learned a new method for helping others, but I have brought more happiness into my own life by identifying and acting on that nurturing passion.
For a long time I felt content nurturing my husband and children, but as my kids grew older and were in school, I wondered if I could do more. My husband is in the Air Force, and during one of his deployments I got a few massages. When I realized how healing and nurturing massage can be, not just physically, but emotionally as well, I knew that’s what I wanted to do for other people. The more I thought about it, the more right it felt – here was an area where I could find an outlet for my passion to help other people, and still be available for my kids at home.
Going to massage therapy school was so exciting for me; I loved every minute of it. I found that I was good at it, as if I had always had that talent in my hands, and now I was learning to use it. I love so many things about giving massages: seeing people let go and relax, helping people overcome physical ailments, being able to show loved ones how much I care about them. Not only have I learned a new method for helping others, but I have brought more happiness into my own life by identifying and acting on that nurturing passion.
