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Grief, Overwhelm, and All the Other Things That Live in Your Tissue
A woman came in a few years back, referred by her chiropractor, with what she described as stubborn upper back and neck pain. Nothing unusual on paper. We started the session, and about 45 minutes in, while I was working through her left shoulder...
For the Skeptic Who’s Curious Anyway: A Real Talk About Energy Healing
I know "energy healing" is the kind of phrase that makes certain people immediately reach for their skepticism. And honestly? I respect that. I was a pretty grounded, anatomy-first kind of therapist for a long time. If you'd told me ten years ago...
What a Session at Evergreen Actually Looks Like (Hint: It’s Not Just a Back Rub)
"So is it just... regular massage?" I get asked this pretty often, usually by someone who's been referred by a friend, or who found me after trying a few other places and feeling like something was missing. They're not sure what I do, but they've...
The Appointment Anxiety Keeps Talking You Out Of
You've had the tab open. You've looked at the booking page. You've thought, "I really should do this," and then you closed it, told yourself you'd do it next week, and moved on. Next week came. You didn't book. The week after that, same thing. If...
The Things I Wish Every Client Did After Their Session
I've been giving massages long enough to have a pretty clear picture of what makes the difference between a session that sticks and a session that fades. Some of it is what happens on the table. But a lot of it, honestly, is what happens after you...
Why Stress Doesn’t Just Live in Your Head (And What to Do About the Part That Lives in Your Body)
There's a phrase that gets thrown around a lot in wellness spaces: "stress lives in the body." It sounds like something you'd see on a tea towel or a yoga studio wall, and because of that, a lot of people hear it and kind of tune it out. But here's...
From Tense to Restored: How Red Light and Vibroacoustic Therapy Work Together to Actually Fix Stuff
You know that feeling when you leave a massage or a treatment and you think, okay, that actually helped, and then three days later you're right back where you started? Shoulders up around your ears, that familiar ache settling back in, your nervous...
What Actually Happens to Your Body During Red Light Therapy (It’s Weirder and Better Than You Think)
If you live in the Pacific Northwest, you already have a deeply personal relationship with light deprivation. From October through June, we operate in varying shades of grey, surviving on coffee, flannel, and the faint memory of what the sun felt...
Why My Clients Don’t Go Back to Short Sessions
Most massages end right when your body is finally ready to release. That's not a provocative statement. It's something I've watched happen over and over, and once you understand why, it's hard to unsee. Someone books sixty minutes. They spend the...