We’re looking forward to introducing you to Carrie Kopp-Adams . Check out our conversation below.
Hi Carrie , thank you so much for taking time out of your busy day to share your story, experiences and insights with our readers. Let’s jump right in with an interesting one: Have you ever been glad you didn’t act fast?
All the time. This is what I love about my holistic practice. Each modalities teaches us something about embodiment, which inherently encourages us to slow down. From this place, we can better strategize and access our values, and decide whether or not our actions align with them.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
Hi I’m Carrie Kopp Adams– massage therapist, yoga instructor, holistic nutritionist and shamanic practitioner.
I founded Massage By Carrie, which helps military service members and civilians recover from injury, illness and surgery.
What makes my practice unique is that I started working on Camp Pendleton, California as a military spouse.
I had a practice room at a gym near Wounded Warrior Battalion, and immediately was thrown into the deep end, handling complex clinical cases of marines living with life-altering physical injuries.
The results and research generated from my work are helping to legitimize massage therapists as health care professionals nationwide.
Appreciate your sharing that. Let’s talk about your life, growing up and some of topics and learnings around that. Who were you before the world told you who you had to be?
My path into the healing profession was truly decided by fate.
I was living in New York City and had a completely different life as a photographer.
Then, one day, I fell ill with autoimmune disorder.
Before I got sick, I thought I was meant to be an artist, a performer, and a writer.
After I became well, I realized that I had been initiated into “medicine path”, where one is forced to purge everything that doesn’t serve in order to live better.
The knowledge I learned about the body lead me to help others heal themselves, which lead to some truly rewarding experiences!
What did suffering teach you that success never could?
Gratitude. That life ebbs and flows and you must be prepared for both.
That true satisfaction comes from doing what you were born to do, not what money can buy– and wealth should be measured in how much you’re able to give back.
So a lot of these questions go deep, but if you are open to it, we’ve got a few more questions that we’d love to get your take on. What are the biggest lies your industry tells itself?
So many practitioners understand what it means to be spiritual in theory, but not in practice.
But, you can not do this work as well if you don’t also walk the walk.
There is a certain mindfulness that comes from embodying what you preach, as well as a code to live by.
This has lead me to teach classes, as well facilitate sound baths and tarot circles so others can learn how to tap into their own intuition and unique individual wisdom.
Thank you so much for all of your openness so far. Maybe we can close with a future oriented question. Are you tap dancing to work? Have you been that level of excited at any point in your career? If so, please tell us about those days.
There is always a giddiness that comes from witnessing a client feeling empowered about their health.
Often, I see people when they’ve lost hope and the pain has become so debilitating, it’s interfering with daily life.
The first time I witnessed a wheelchair bound stroke victim walk after one of my sessions, I knew my practice could change lives.
Even though he’d only “get a few hours”, it felt incredible to be able to give hope and a little more freedom to those who need it.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.massage-by-carrie.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/massagebycarrie
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/massagebycmk
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@tarotbycarrie
