A bodyworker saved my life last week. It was like magic.

A 9th Generation Queer Texan’s take on family, hardship, and growth.

Is my faith about moving closer to control or leaning into discomfort?

My experience leading up to taking medical leave for mental health

A step-by-step self-care guide during COVID-19 lockdown.

This year’s Pride post will focus on the joy in unlearning some Texanisms on my authenticity journey.

One fond memory I have from growing up is going with my dad and brother to check on our cows.

I learned the basics of chair massage while I was in massage school but admittedly did not feel like it was my strong suit compared to table massage. There are some undeniable differences between massaging someone in a chair over a table, and I did not have enough practice with folks on the chair to offer the same type of quality service as I could in a table massage.

“Your blog posts are so sad,” is something that I have heard a good amount since I have started making my writing public on BraveNewLove. The statement is true - many of the things I discuss on in my blog posts can be viewed as sad or unsettling, but a big part of the message of living authentically involves openly discussing aspects that shame or society would tell you to hide. A big part of the message of BraveNewLove is that it is OK to share these aspects of our lives so

I’ve received a whole lot of support from folks of all sorts since I started BraveNewLove and I am thankful for any person who takes the time to read - seriously, I’m not a big reader so I think it’s a big deal - anything that I have written. I’ve also received a fair amount of what I’m considering feedback on how to improve in terms of what I discuss and how I discuss it. I’m super thankful for those folks who have the courage to reach out with their opinions. One area has b

I’ve been carrying the idea for this post in my head for a few months now. If I’m being honest, the initial notion was planted back in the fall of 2018 when a stranger struck up a conversation with me on my way into the office, but I will get into that here in a bit.

I have a confession to make: I teach ESL classes online from my home.

Today is National Coming Out Day in the United States. Last year, and the year prior, I posted something specific about my coming out story, or why I felt like it was important to be public about my sexuality for visibility sake.

This is an overview of the BraveNewLove mobile massage service offerings. In an effort to keep services straightforward, BraveNewLove has two distinct service offerings that will draw from multiple modalities depending on client needs:

Not too long ago my family took a trip down to Port Aransas for Labor Day Weekend. Cue “ Vacation” by the Gogo’s : “Vacation, all I ever wanted. Vacation, have to get away…” Not kidding, I would literally sing it on repeat leading up to and on the trip itself.

"How are you?"

One thing that caught me off guard shortly after starting massage school was how common the term “healing” would present itself in the world of massage. This can range from using a fairly harmless phrase like “healing hands” to folks with massage licenses straight up claiming that they are a healer - Lance Pyburn, licensed massage therapist, healer, energy magician, etc.

As I shared in a previous post, I struggled a lot with the idea of me being a massage therapist. The acceptance and validation structure...

I had a nutrition professor in college who said that you had to be a people person if you were going to have a career in health. She said...

Welcome to my new blog, Brave New Love! If you are back again this week after reading my miracles post from last week, welcome back again...