The Start of Something New

These last few months have been tiring. Like, really tiring. When I finally decided to open my own office, I don't think I really knew what I had in store. I know how to treat patients, but start a business? Figure out how to create a website? Get an email address? Buy all the equipment and furniture (OK, that was fun)?  Figure out what the heck SEO means and how to best make myself visible to the online world? That stuff threw me (and still throws me) for a loop. I know there are still pieces that I have missing, but I am chugging along the best I can and I will figure it all out...eventually.

I am pretty sure this is why I dragged my feet in starting my own thing. I am not naturally good at the business part of all of this. Why would I "waste" all of my time on the stuff that I don't like, when I can just treat patients? 

About a year (and 1 pandemic) ago, that nagging feeling that I should do my own thing just wouldn't go away. Every time I thought about it, I got excited. I  loved so many things about my job- I had complete autonomy and a great boss. I loved treating patients in the way that I knew was best and I was able to do that. But that nagging feeling just kept growing. 

Maybe it was the pandemic that finally drove me into this new place. Perhaps lack of control in so many areas of my life led me to want complete control in my work life?(Have I mentioned that I am just a little Type A??) 

Maybe it was the fact that I wanted to plant roots in my town that we moved to a couple years ago. We have fallen in love with Vienna, VA and it felt right to officially become a part of it. 

Maybe it was looking at my girls and wanting them to see their mom do something brave and go off on her own.  So that they know they could one day do the same- perhaps with something even bigger. 

Whatever the reason, as I open my doors this week, I am excited to start on this new path. I don't worry about the future, which perhaps is naive, but I am OK with that. I love what I do, and I believe that is truly what you need to do well. I love helping women navigate their bodies, connect to their true selves and move forward with their lives. 

I just need to remember to breathe...inhale & exhale...just like I tell my patients. I just need to listen to my own advice.