06/18/2026
In early 2025 my wife and I packed up our lives on Vancouver Island and headed home (for me) to Nova Scotia after 11 years away. Today is our one year Wolfville-anniversary and of these two former nomads finally settling down 🌿
We took the train across the country and landed in a small rural community, house-sitting while we figured out our next move. With no massage clinics nearby, I rented a little studio space and tried to build a practice from scratch.
To put it mildly, it was a flop.
While we met some wonderful people, we also experienced a level of homophobia that neither of us had encountered before—even after years of tree planting and spending time in remote communities across northern Alberta and BC.
Then, as luck would have it, we stumbled upon a true gem 💎 of a fixer-upper in Wolfville. Around the same time, Mia hired me at High Tide, and everything began to shift.
Since settling here, Wolfville has affirmed again and again that this is where we’re meant to be.
None of it has come easy. There have been plenty of risks and moments of uncertainty. But somehow, one year later, we’re rooted. Our home is starting to feel like the place we always hoped it could be. The garden is thriving. My wife is in massage therapy school. And I’m settling into the wonderfully surreal reality of owning this little clinic that welcomed me when I first arrived.
The clinic space is quietly becoming the warm, welcoming nest I always envisioned and I promise that although my face might not reflect it, on the inside I’m beaming.
Thank you, Wolfville, for a truly unforgettable first year. Here’s to many more ❤️
