Why I do what I do.

So many people ask me what drew me to Massage Therapy as a profession. It's not an easy question to answer. I usually say that it is something I considered every time I made a career change, but really it is so much more than that. I think a big component is that I really do like to help people feel good. I like to help them be the best they can be.

When I look back at some of the other jobs I have had, this has been a big part of what I was doing there. Working as an Sales Event Coordinator for a craft store, I was in charge of hiring the teachers and creating an exciting class schedule. Hiring someone to do what they love is a huge joy, and watching people discover that they can do something new is almost addicting!
Working in L.A. in a small casting office, helping place actors in commercials was just as rewarding, and making that call to tell someone about their next job never got old! Yet still, there were parts of these jobs that I wasn't passionate about, things that were a means to an end. With the craft store there were countless other chores, and an endless parade of higher ups to impress. With casting it was the long hours. I always knew that if I wanted to have a family and really be there for my kids, I just couldn't stay in casting.

Massage Therapy is that one thing that kept coming up, like my own subliminal message, always lingering at the back of my mind. Now here I am, mother of a beautiful 3 year old (ahem, 3 and 1/2 she will have you know), and looking to get back to work, but still be there for Katie. Seems like the perfect fit. A job, flexible enough to fit my life, helping people be their best, and I get to be my own boss. Looked good on paper.

It wasn't really until I was out of school and working with clients that I really realized how passionate I am about this. I love doing what I do and nothing is better than finishing working with a client and hearing them say that they feel better! Unlike my other jobs, my only goal in going to work each day is to help someone feel better. Lucky me!