Called Beyond the Beauty Industry
I’ve been in the beauty industry since 2008. For years, it gave me a creative outlet, structure, and a deeply personal way to work with people. I loved the artistry of it—and I still do.
But alongside that work, another journey was unfolding.
For the past 7 years or so, I’ve been quietly diving into personal growth, self-inquiry, and spiritual expansion. There were layers to it—questioning, unlearning, healing, and re-orienting myself again and again. I’m deeply grateful for it all, even when it felt uncomfortable.
Over time, I began to feel a pull towards an understanding about the body, emotion, and what lives beneath the surface.
So I listened.
Following a Different Path
That curiosity eventually led me outside of the beauty industry and into spaces of deeper study. Recently, I found my way to Emotional Release Therapy (ERT).
ERT focuses on awareness: how emotions are stored in the body, how tension forms, and how subtle shifts can create profound change. The work resonated with me immediately—not as a concept, but as a lived experience.
It changed my life.
What started as personal exploration quickly became something I wanted to understand on a deeper level. I felt called not just to receive the work, but to study it. That calling led me to train and become a certified ERT therapist, a decision rooted in gratitude for how transformative the work had been for me.
What This Journey Taught Me
This work changed my life and my perspective in lasting ways.
It has helped me with how to listen—to my body, my intuition, and the parts that needed healing. Through this process, I was able to shed old layers and patterns that were quietly holding me back, creating more clarity and alignment in how I move through the world.
More than anything, it grounded me. It gave me a steadiness and self-trust that now informs how I approach everything I do.
How This Shapes My Work Today
Although ERT exists outside of the beauty industry, its influence naturally informs how I approach my craft.
I work with more patience now.
With clearer intention.
With a deeper respect for individuality.
I’m less interested in trends and more interested in balance—how something looks not just today, but over time. How it feels to live with. How it integrates seamlessly into someone’s life.
A Foundation, Not a Detour
Exploring this different calling wasn’t about leaving anything behind. It was about strengthening the foundation beneath everything I do.
The clarity gained through this journey didn’t replace my work—it refined it. And it continues to shape how I show up: grounded, thoughtful, and intentional.
In the next post, I’ll share more about what this season looked like externally—why I chose to take a sabbatical and create the space that allowed this transformation to unfold.
