Quinn they/them - Registered Massage Therapist

11/23/2021

Today is National Housing Day and I'm here to remind you that Housing is Healthcare.
🏠 is the cornerstone of mental health and wellbeing.
🏠 is central to us being able to take care of ourselves and our families.
🏠 is the foundation on which we build the rest of our lives.
Safe and affordable housing is a Human Right.
👉 We need social housing
👉 We need accessible housing
👉 We need REAL rent control
👉 We need to de-commodify housing real estate (yes I said it)
👉 We need to welcome people making homes where they can in a society that has failed in providing them with one in the first place.

11/15/2021

07/28/2021

Big life updates!
It's been a rough year for all of us. I know because I've had the privilege of supporting so many of you through it. It's been an honour being able to offer my services during these tough times.
Unfortunately, I myself have been struggling quite a bit with my mental health. There has been a lot of death, a lot of changes, very little control and absolutely no certainty. It has been a truly humbling time that I hope no one has to repeat.
As things begin to settle nothing looks like it did before everything began. I'm realizing I need some space for life to be more simple; to be closer to my family and green spaces; to let my heart catch up to all that's happened; and to work on some projects that I've been wanting to make happen for a long time.
So, for now, this means I'll be moving to the Montreal/Ottawa area. My last day treating in Toronto is July 29th. I will be opening my practice again, but as of right now, I'm not sure when or where.
(but please share my account with all the wonderful people you know in these areas who might be interested in my services! If you know of trans-friendly clinics and spaces looking for an RMT in the next couple of months, please connect us!)
Thank you to everyone who's been a part of my Toronto life, clients, patients, friends. You've all made leaving a difficult decision - in the best way. I hope our paths cross again.
I also want to let everyone know that I've just planted some seeds for some very cool projects (that I'm very excited about). Parts of these projects have been directly inspired by many clients over the past couple years. So, stay tuned, I'm looking forward to announcing them!
If you want to ensure we don't loose touch, please join my (new) newsletter! (link in bio) And don't doubt that I will continue to share some anti-capitalist, intersectional-feminist wellness on this account!
Ok, now before you float away, I have one thing left to say: stay soft ✌️
👉Join my newsletter to know when I'm back and stay in touch (link in bio)
👉Keep following cause I'll be making more big announcements soon!

06/24/2021

I am enraged. This week and enacted intense police violence against one of our most vulnerable populations.
this is disgusting and unacceptable.
Imagine the actually effective infrastructure and support we could afford for the unhomed populations if we defunded the police. Instead our tax dollars are being spent on almost one hundred police officers and a dozen police horses to terrorize an encampment in a city with unaffordable housing and laughable rent regulations.

06/01/2021

🌈 June is PRIDE MONTH 🌈
✨A few things to remember this month:
🌈PRIDE STARTED AS A RIOT AGAINS POLICE BRUTALITY
It was a breaking point lead by trans women of colour fighting back against the horrific abuse against q***r folks. It continues to be celebrated today as a reminder that LGBTQ2SA+ folx deserve to be treated with respect and dignity and to have the same safeties and protections as straight, cis people. And these rights and safeties still do not exist today.
🌈TRANS WOMEN OF COLOUR HAVE LED THE WAY
We have much thanks to give to trans women of colour. We have all reaped the benefits of the work they have done. This should be central to how we celebrate.
🌈SOME PEOPLE HAVE MORE PRIVILEGES
Being q***r is a different experience for everyone, and not only is there much greater discrimination to certain types of q***rness, we also must consider the intersections of other oppressions. We must continue to work within the community to make space for disabilities, neuroatypical folks, racialised folks, fat folks and others. We are not free until everyone is free.
🌈RAINBOW WASHING IS A THING CORPORATIONS DO
Don’t fall for it. Question if a company actually supports the community. Do they have sensitivity trainings for staff? Do they pay people a living wage? Do they offer benefits that cover gender affirming healthcare?
But most importantly choose to support small q***r businesses over large corporations! Many people in the community struggle to find jobs that offer a safe environment for them. Starting small businesses are the way many q***r folks survive. Support them.
🌈NOT EVERYONE IS OUT
That’s ok. Leave people to celebrate and exist on their own terms.
🌈NOT EVERYONE ‘LOOKS QUEER’
No one is less a part of the community based on how they’re read.
🌈CELEBRATE INTENTIONALLY
This is a month to bring the worlds attention to making space for the LGBTQ2SA+ community! Take the time to assess ho le you perceive the q***r community and how you can show up better. Be honest with yourself, let yourself explore your own relationship to gender & sexuality.
✨Stay tuned! I’ll be doing a GIVEAWAY later this month!
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05/26/2021

Move at your own pace ✌️
***rmassagetherapist

05/21/2021

The Pain Area does is usually not reflective of the root Problem Area
Ok let’s have a conversation about the pain and tension you’re having and what to expect when you come in for a treatment.
Where you feel pain, or tension, it’s not likely where the true problem is. The body is a beautiful and complex entity that is not only continuously adapting to its environment, but is also designed to be amazingly integrative, everything is connected to everything else.
When something is “going wrong” in the body and it is sending you a message of discomfort or pain, the location of that pain is usually the weakest link in a systemic issue. And if we genuinely want to resolve this problem, we need to take a step back and look at the system to treat the root of why you are feeling pain.
And let me add freely here, but save the details for a later post, mental health has to also be included in the greater system we are looking at.
So what I’m saying in a more tangible sense, is that when you come in for a treatment and point to what is feeling not-so-good, I am not ONLY going to be treating that area. We are going to assess the situation and treat it holistically.
Otherwise I might make the pain go away, only for it to return in the next day or two, and what is the point of that?
So, main takeaways: listen to your body while recognizing it is a beautifully complex and holistic entity.
Stay soft! ✌️
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05/19/2021

You’ve probably been scrolling for a while. Take a second to reset ✨

05/17/2021

I made a lil map so you can find your way to your next massage 😉
Best treasure map around, no?
Just so you all know, I’m currently taking appointments from located in the Bloorcourt area of Toronto.
Not only is it a lovely area, but I absolutely adore the space I have to work in. And I just 💛💛💛 all of my clients!!
Feel free to book your next massage online with the link in my bio
And follow for lost of content goodies to come!!

05/09/2021

To the Mothers, the NBs, the Two-Spirited, the aunts,
the single parents, the foster parents.
To those who are new, and those who have decades of experience.
Happy Mothering Day to all those who Mother
In one way or another!✨

05/07/2021

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https://zcu.io/RB17

Ontario is now on track to administer first doses of COVID-19 vaccines to 65 per cent of adults by the end of May, provincial health officials said Wednesday.