Our collective values:

For much of my life, I didn’t have these values in place. I often put others before myself, didn’t confront the truth about what I needed, and lacked transparency for my own needs. As a result, I was in a constant state of exhaustion, always in “flight or fight.” My needs were defined by what others expected from me until I hit my breaking point where I was forced to move out and carve my own path to massage school. For the first time, I had a safe, quiet space to learn how to prioritize myself.

By 2020, I was diving deep into my healing journey, learning the importance of proper breathing, understanding how to work out in alignment with my body’s needs based on my lifestyle, and perhaps most importantly, learning the values of drinking water and properly eating. Among those things I learned countless other mental and physical wellness techniques that changed my thought process and ultimately opened my eyes to things like energy work, crystal healing, working with the chakras (fun fact: I thought that stuff was all for the movies on a conscious level, I think subconsciously I was always drawn to them), Chinese medicine, ayurvedic practices, breathwork, meditation, different kinds of stretching and mobility work. I began to understand what wellness truly meant, and how to help others achieve that.

In 2022, I made a difficult decision to leave a job that was draining me physically and mentally but one that I loved nonetheless. I took on another position that was a placeholder, while simultaneously offering in-home massages on the side as I prepared to open my own studio space. At the time, my vision was vague and not fully formed. But once the studio opened, everything beyond the massage aspect of the business was stalled. So I focused on massage while I worked on refining the rest of the business-researching, asking questions, talking to clients, and learning everything I could. For the next two years, I worked behind the scenes, shaping a clearer vision of how I wanted to offer a positive, holistic approach that didn't rely too heavily on Western medicine.

In taking the time to create a clear vision with a clearer plan I allowed myself to break free from the constraints of the box I had put myself in. Now we are into 2025 and we are rebranding. You’ll notice the name has a slight change, The Well and Free Collective, LLC and a new logo. WE have broken free of our cage and are spreading our wings. Hence the change in the name and logo change. The old logo represents the cage being closed and the raven being restrained, preventing it from gaining wisdom, finding its own form of rebirth, while the new logo represents the opening and freeing the raven. This signifies the ravens rebirth and wisdom being gained. The name change, Well and Free Co. to The Well and Free Collective, LLC represents the growth of our business. We have expanded from solely massage therapy to a growing collective of resources to supply you with the knowledge and tools you need to flourish in healing yourself.

Now, I am incredibly proud of what I’ve built and the team I’m building to help achieve my goal to make wellness more accessible. The work we’re doing in the studio is my greatest gift, and I’m deeply grateful for it.

I hope this information and tools we provide here offer you as much peace and healing as they’ve brought me.