13/05/2026
Making little Beth proud ๐
I ๐ธ๐ป๐ฒ๐ deep down that I had made this drawing when I was in primary school, but when I began studying holistic massage, I started to question whether I had just imagined it...
Was I ๐๐๐ฉ๐ช๐๐ก๐ก๐ฎ walking the path that 8 year old Beth had dreamed of?
How did I even know what a masseuse was when I was that young?* (๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฎ ๐๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ข๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ฑ๐ช๐ด๐ต ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐'๐ญ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ง๐ง)
๐'๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
Working in a hair salon from the day after my last GCSE exam (I had been desperate to get a job since I was 14 for some reason LOL) ๐โโ๏ธ
Qualifying as a hairdresser, and then deciding to go back to college as a pathway to go to university
Studying Business Studies at the University of Sussex ๐
It was at this point (11 years ago) that I started living a vegan lifestyle and made a commitment to myself to ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ work for companies that truly reflected my values from now on, which is when I started working part-time at
When I graduated, I started working for app, helping older adults get the help they need with everyday tasks and companionship ๐ซ
I then worked for , joining their mission to normalize talking about mental health in the workplace and democratize coaching
I started studying massage, moved to part-time and then eventually spread my wings and took the leap of faith into running my massage pratice full time ๐ชฝ
The way this work allows me to create beautiful spaces, build close connections with my fellow humans, help people to feel heard and seen, and support my local community brings me (and my Midheaven in Libra) more fulfillment & joy than I could have ever wished for.
Little Beth hoped that I would grow up to be:
Friendly
Patient
Understanding
Independent
Self-sufficient
Hardworking
Organized
Reliable
More energized ๐คช
More charitable ๐ฅน
And I really hope she would be proud of me ๐ซถ
A loving nudge and reminder to go after your dreams, even if you need to take the long way around.
*Phoebe from Friends, that's how.