This is me.
I’m not the typical model for slow living.
I don’t run a homestead (yet) or live in a farmhouse (yet), or wear flowing linen dresses (because…kids).
I try my best to live holistically where I can…with a side of Taco Bell, of course.
Much to the surprise of others, I don’t practice gentle parenting.
I’m working on cursing less around my kids, while simultaneously starting a swear jar for them (they got it from their Mama).
A hockey Mom through and through, I’m a hot mess more often than not which strongly goes againt my Virgo roots.
BUT…
I also have deeply connected friendships.
My children share their emotions with me.
I love the work that I do.
I laugh hard and I love harder.
I’m able to find joy in the simplest of things, like the way the sun shines through the trees in the morning, or the way my kids’ eyes sparkle when they laugh.
Since introducing the foundations of slow living into my life, everything feels lighter and more aligned. I actually notice how much more I enjoy life, the way I always imagined I was supposed to.
My hope is that you can feel this way too. So grateful to have you here.
Fun fact: Emily is my middle name. Because I was in a transition at the time I started this branch of my business, I didn’t know which last name to choose…so I stuck with the one part of my name I know will be with me forever ;)
The Backstory:
How did I get here?
After years of feeling stuck in autopilot, I decided I didn’t want life to keep passing me by. As a busy single Mom of two young kids, I felt that every day was the same.
Wake up - pack lunches - drop the kids at school - rush to work - pick up the kids - eat a drive thru snack - drive to a sport - make a late dinner - go to bed.
At the end of the day not only was I exhausted, but I was so caught up in what was coming next that I could barely remember what I even did that day.
I made a choice that I didn’t want to live like this anymore.
I was craving more connection, more presence and more joy in my life - and that’s when things started to shift.
The more I started to pay attention to the things that mattered to me the most, the more I started to enjoy life more.
As a massage therapist of 20 years, I have always held space for my clients and allowed them to slow down during their time on the massage table. But the more I heard them talk about how many of them needed to slow down in their lives, I knew I needed to address it.
Since then, the conversation has extended past the four walls of my treatment room and out into the community. My goal is to make an impact on others who are feeling stuck in autopilot too, and teach them that there is a different way to live that actually feels GOOD.
I feel that now more than ever is the time to refocus on the things that are most important in our lives in order to bring more connection, happiness and wellbeing back into our community.
All personal photos of my family and I were captured by Scarlet O’Neill. You can view her inspiring collection of work here.