06/15/2025
Important announcement and honesty incoming! - I have (FINALLY) made a decision (one of many more to come) on my business direction.
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TL/DR: I am moving everything to my other account where I will make a slight rebrand to travel with a wellness focus and to add resources and reviews for my neurospicy and chronic pain community. Come follow me there.
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I love travel. I also feel a calling in this wellness space. I have been searching for way to do both businesses, plus make a steady income, and have some semblance of work-life balance...phew, it has been a ride.
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In full disclosure and transparency, treating patients in a traditional physical therapy format no longer brings me joy. I feel like a bad person when I say it out loud. While I truly do care about each one of my patients, it is very draining for me to be in that situation, to be "on", to be social, to be the "professional" with each individual repeatedly, over and over. I am not even explaining the feeling well, I think. BUT my introvert friends have probably felt it.
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I thought what I needed was to just have more control. So, I ventured out on my own in a similar but different model, trying to offer true value amidst a broken healthcare system. It was frustrating to say the least. Fighting against insurance, while I still believe it's the better way, is exhausting. Trying to convince people to change their way of thinking, one person at a time, is not efficient and is frankly more work than I thought. I burnt out. And fast!
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Last year, I was broke, still burnt out, working nonstop, and ignoring my own health issues. I couldn't travel bc of these things, and that was killing me. I broke down, and went back to the hospital I was working at per diem with a new proposal, and reignited my focus on my travel business.
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The hospital is more flexible now with a better pay plan and allows me time to work on my business in the afternoons. The flexibility offers an improved work-life balance while I can rely on a steady paycheck and spend time on my business.
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SO, after settling into some routines, managing my burnout, and doing some self-care and reflection, I am ready.
