We were lucky to catch up with Kimberly Coleman recently and have shared our conversation below.

Kimberly, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Can you recount a time when the advice you provided to a client was really spot on? (Please note this response is for education/entertainment purposes only and shouldn’t be construed as advice for the reader)

The best advice I have given is the advice I give to all my patients…Prioritize self-care! With my clientele being working women, we become accustom to becoming superwoman all while putting everyone but ourselves as priority. As business owners, mothers, care-takers, homemakers, and much more, we can very easily learn to overlook our own needs and tend to everyone else. You can’t stress enough how we need to prioritize self-care in order to manage stress, pain management, and improve our quality of life. Even if it not regular massage sessions, simple things such as daily walks, routine mediation/prayer, changing your diets, or weekly stretch sessions are better than nothing at all. Routine self-care can help regulate daily stress levels which can help women better enjoy their life instead of floating through it mindlessly. Those of my clients who have been able to adopt this mindset by participating in regular self care experience less headaches, less chronic pain flare-ups, better overall moods, stable hormone levels and tend to enjoy life more.

Kimberly, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

I am the CEO of Services By Kim where we cater to women to offer massage therapy and doula services. My mission is to assist women to prioritize self-care to improve their quality of life. I go my start as a graduate at MTSU with my Exercise Science degree. I then pursued my massage therapy career at Cumberland Holistic Institute. as I was in school I was introduced to the birthwork and my passion for “mothering the mother”. Taking care of women (birthing or not), is my passion because we deserve receive just as much as we give. So many women suffer in silence physically, mentally and emotionally all while putting on our superwoman capes. Its time for a change and Services By Kim is here to help.

We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?

My companies mission is very personal to me because I was the worse at not prioritizing myself and I suffered for it. My hardworking and selfless personality makes me go over and above in everything I do even when it negatively effected my health in many ways. Working non stop cause me to lose weight, have regular headaches, and carry my stress in my body with chronic tightness and body aches all over my body. I was nurturing my clients and preaching self-care but didn’t take my own advice. This was a habit I had to unlearn. Rest is NOT LAZINESS. Self care is a necessity and should be made priority. Once I started taking days off, resting, and practicing regulate self care, my health improves, pain decreased along with my stress levels. From that point on, I knew this needed to be a change I shared with all women.

Training and knowledge matter of course, but beyond that what do you think matters most in terms of succeeding in your field?

I think flexibility and faith is the most helpful when it comes to owning a business. Your business will need to adjust and shift as the field evolves. In order to keep your business alive, you have to evolve and adjust with it. Going through COVID, it forced businesses to step outside their comfort zone to continue providing the services they offered. Take into consideration the the mission of your business and who you serve. Have faith and ask for guidance from God to lead you on the path that is best for you. Don’t just go with the crowd, be different and cater to a specific target audience. This is also true when you consider catering to your clients as their needs evolve as well. Not everything will work for everyone, so learn each client as individuals and customize their treatments to best meet their needs.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.servicesbykim.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/servicesbykimllc/
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/servicesbykimllc/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ServicesByKimLLC

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