18/12/2025
Last day of clients for 2025 but also 10 years of being in biz - I seem to miss this every year ๐ซฃ
10 years of massage, 10 years of clinical practice, 9 years of being a qualified naturopath, and I'm equal parts grateful and tired ๐
Keep scrolling if you don't want a bleeding heart story...โค๏ธโ๐ฅ
This year has tested me more than most and at times it's been pretty hard to keep showing up tbh.
I've had a lot of personal things which has sometimes been difficult to box away and be present for clients ๐ฆ
I've battled compassion fatigue with family health issues that are ongoing and this has strained some relationships.
Along with navigating grief and estrangement.
I've chipped away at working through my own trauma with my therapist (while also navigating a perpetrator making an appearance) so to heal that little girl version of me who carried so much and to stop repeating the same damaging patterns of addiction, dissociation and burnout.
At times this makes carrying things for others particularly heavy.
๐ญ All the while skillfully wearing a mask conditioned from not wanting to make a scene or upset others and par for the course often in the healing profession so as to remain 'professional'.
I share all of this not for sympathy but to show transparency - that all of us have skeletons, stories, strains and stresses.
Not one of us is immune.
It's about how we respond, learn and grow ๐ฑ
And kindness - I am so grateful to have so many kind people in my village and to those of you who choose me as your massage therapist and/or naturopath and for letting me into your corner of the internet ๐
I wouldn't be here practicing what I love without you - so if you've read this far, thank you! ๐