Today we’d like to introduce you to Kate Fox.
Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
Many people get into my field because they are exposed to it through their own personal injuries. Conversely, I was auditioning for art schools for dance and needed to make more money than my minimum wage children’s shoe sales job if I was going to attend a conservatory and be able to pay for it all. My older sister had just finished massage therapy school and suggested I give it a try. I blindly signed up for it and in the process found a passion and talent for anatomy, kinesiology, and bodywork.
I attended CalArts and got anyone on my treatment table that I could, which started my specialty in working with artists. I always worked in therapeutic and medical settings, and my practice did support me through school and my professional dance career, both financially and physically.
I had career offshoots that felt like separate tangents — arts administration, mentoring, teaching anatomy, production management. I opened and closed a few offices in my solo private practice. I cultivated myself with education and found that my knowledge was both challenged and deepened while serving as faculty at both CalArts and the National Holistic Institute.
What felt like 20 years of zig-zagging was actually a linear ascent. All of my endeavors culminated into what I am doing now. I believe whatever you experience in life truly comes in handy at some point in your journey. I certainly have lived that!
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
Being a trailblazer is difficult. I’ve always wanted to define my own ride rather than follow in someone else’s footsteps. My path has been a unique one, and I see my work as my true purpose, so it has been the biggest catalyst for growth for me.
The biggest struggle has been my own perception that my career has built too slowly. Setting aside perfectionist tendencies, huge expectations, and heaps of personal pressure — I thought it was because of money. I thought my biggest impediment to realizing my vision was because I never had a big cash cushion. While there is some truth to the power of the coin, I can see better than ever that the slow build has been about my growing into the expanse of the vision.
It has taken me decades to gain the depth of knowledge and mastery in this field (and the growth never stops!). Along this journey, I have collaborated with many talented people and formed a great team to work alongside. A lot of success is now being realized due to having built a solid reputation and getting ever more clear about the vision and purpose behind my mission.
Each step of the way continues to reveal where to change, where to grow. The journey continues to uncover the weaknesses, disillusion, and expectations. I’ve gotten better at defining more realistic markers of success, thankfully!
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know?
We are a neuromuscular therapy and postural alignment clinic. My office specializes in the treatment of injuries and pain that arise from the muscular, nervous, and skeletal systems. We do this through postural and orthopedic assessment, hands-on manipulation of the muscles and tissues, and movement re-patterning.
The education and experience we have separate us from many in our field. There are only a handful of neuromuscular therapy clinics in the country, and we are the only ones utilizing the Symmetry for Health system of postural alignment therapy and somatic movement therapy. For those who are injured or in pain, we are very effective at getting to the root issues because we assess and create an individualized treatment plan each office visit. We are able to facilitate others in injury prevention and peak performance. We have a holistic view of the body and co-treat alongside other medical practitioners as needed.
Quality of life and the ability to function at one’s fullest expression are rights we work hard to uphold for our clients. They experience that empowerment through effective treatment and the self-care education we provide them.
I have specialized for over 20 years in the injuries of performing artists, which make up about 70% of our clientele. We have a Performing Artists Injury Treatment Clinic where we offer discounted rates and accessibility for artists. It is the clinical forum for our performing arts medicine certification program, also one of very few in the nation.
NewPath Wellness is a resource for practitioners, artists, and anyone with a body they want to feel good living inside of!
Are there any apps, books, podcasts, blogs or other resources you think our readers should check out?
Books The Seat of the Soul, Gary Zukav
12 Rules for Life, Jordan B. Peterson
Communion with God, Neale Donald Walsch
Beyond Happiness, Ezra Bayda
Energy Medicine, Donna Eden
Physics of Pain, Patrick Mummy
Making Connections, Peggy Hackney
Orthopedic Assessment, Whitney Lowe
Apps
Calendly
MindBody Business
MindValley
I don’t really do podcasts but shout out to YouTube channel Impact Theory/Tom Bilyeu
Contact Info:
- Website: www.NewPathWellness.com
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/newpathwellnessla
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/newpathwellnessla
Image Credits
Karim Dakkon, VP Alvarez
