Chris Sheasley-Hileman, LMT, CNHP/Owner of Roots & Branches Massage and The Pause Bed & Breakfast (thepausebnb.com)

My Story

I attribute the traumas and experiences, in my life, to the person and Therapist I am today. I survived one of my most influential events when I was 14 years old. I was struck, as a pedestrian, by a drunk driver and was told by my doctors that I’d never have children and, most likely, would never walk again. I spent my ninth grade year in the hospital and eventually learned to walk on the parallel bars, with a walker, then a cane, then I hobbled without props until I got my brain and body to communicate clearly and work together. As life went on (because it stops for nothing), the emotions from my trauma created a drive in me to learn more about the body, how it works, and holistic healing.

I didn’t have the opportunity to go to University as I got married young and began a family… It wasn’t until later in life that I learned how therapeutic bodywork lessened my chronic pain and gave me a much healthier outlook on life. I could, finally, manage my pain... What a breakthrough! It was then that I began to take my life back. -Now I want to do the same for others… and I’m so proud to say, “I do”.

Roots & Branches began, 20+ years ago, when I was providing Reflexology and working, intimately, with herbs. I’ve evolved, many times, into the business I have today. Thank you, Universe for the hard and good times that shaped me into “me”.

"I'm honored that so many people make Roots & Branches Massage a big part of their healing trajectory. Thank you for choosing time on my table." ~Chris Hileman, LMT, CNHP