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About ANGE

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I am a massage therapist and author who writes about and reflects on the hard stuff that life throws at us, with a focus on grief and loss. I am currently living on the unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples (Victoria, BC). Through my hands on work, poems, essays, articles, resources, and book, Love Notes to Grievers, it is a privilege to connect with people traversing this complex and messy human experience—rooted in love and belonging. ​

It brings me to a quote that replays in my mind often, written by Joan Didion, about her husband's sudden death. 

"Life changes in the instant. The ordinary instant." 

 

Grief rocked every inch of my being, all aspects of my life, and every piece of my heart shattered into unchartered territory. ​My life changed in an ordinary instant, and the same for many others. It made me realize that the relentless quest to halt ageing, sanitization of death, fixation on happiness and naming our emotions as positive or negative makes us ill-equipped to be with our grief and hold ourselves and others in our darkest moments. That broke my heart all over again. Writing and supporting others in decreasing their suffering is my way of being with it all—connecting with others in the depths is the bittersweetness of what life brings is where I live and hold as sacred. 

Education

Credentials + Qualifications

  • Somatic Embodiment & Regulation Strategies With Linda Thai 

  • Registered Massage Therapy Diploma from the Okanagan Valley School of Massage Therapy in Vernon, BC. I graduated in 2009, practicing RMT. 

  • ​Roots to Resiliency- Therapeutic Skills and Soulful Approaches to Support Others Through Grief With Shauna Janz. 

  • Coaching certification from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition. I do not offer nutrition coaching anymore; however, the coaching skills I learned have helped me become a better space holder for those looking for guided support. 

Courses + Webinars

  • Fibromyalgia Management For Massage Therapists with Eric Peurves  

  • Current Learning: Nervous System Foundations with Kimberly Ann Johnson​

  • Responsible Partnership- Lucy May Taylor

  • Practical Communication - Silvy Khoucasian 

  • The Vagus Nerve Webinar - Jessica Maguire 

  • Spring Shield of The Numinous Quest - Carmen Spagnola

  • Foundations of Social Justice - Dr. Tee Williams 

  • Nurturance- The Womb Care Course

  •  Boundaries For Kind People - Randi Buckley

  • Unpack Your Privilege - Sharyn Holmes 

  • JJane Clapp webinars. Jane is a mindful strength and movement coach, trauma-informed embodied resilience educator

  • The Hormone Cure- Dr. Sara Gottfried

  • Pelvic and Sexual Health Certification - the Integrative Women's Health Institute 

Creations

Author of Love Notes to Grievers 

Previous owner and founder of Freedom Flow Tea

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