09/02/2026
Some of you know that my son, Ronan, was injured at birth and now lives with cerebral palsy.
Being his mom has changed so much about the way I see the work that I do.
Long before Ronan was born, I spent years working with people with physical and developmental disabilities. I had experience caring for people with complex needs, including feeding tubes and other medical supports. Then I became a massage therapist and continued learning about the body, the nervous system, movement, fascia, touch, and healing.
I had no idea then how deeply I would someday need all of those pieces of my life.
Now I get to bring them together for my own little boy.
Massage and bodywork have become another way I can support Ronan. I get to help him experience his body through safe touch, movement, relaxation, connection, and play. And as I’ve continued my education, especially in myofascial work, I’ve found even more ways to meet his body where it is rather than trying to force it to be somewhere else.
There are many things about his journey that I wish I could change. But I am incredibly grateful that when life handed me the responsibility of caring for this beautiful, complicated little body, I already had so many tools in my hands.
Sometimes I think about all the jobs, experiences, education, and seemingly unrelated chapters that came before this one. I couldn’t see how they connected at the time.
Now I can.
Life has a way of giving meaning to things in hindsight. Maybe we don’t always know what we’re preparing for while we’re becoming who we are.
I feel incredibly blessed that some of the gifts I’ve spent my life developing are now gifts I can give to my son. 🤍
