Patricia West is a Registered Massage Therapist, educator, business owner, blogger, card sender and lover of life with a desire to help others achieve their healthiest life. After graduating from Dalhousie University she embarked on a career as a residential Counsellor in the field of mental health. After a devestating loss at the age of 27, she found herself questioning not only her career but her entire philosophy of life, love and purpose. She quickly enrolled in a 2200 hour Massage Therapy program and met some of the most amazing, inspiring, health conscious people who were also dreaming of impacting the lives of others.She is a self-proclaimed "storyteller" who believes in the importance of compassion, courage, and connection, and that creativity and innovation are essential to igniting the entrepreneurial spirit. Sitting on the sidelines is not an option for Patricia, who embraces showing up and letting her true self be seen. She knows that cultivating gratitude in the everyday leads to happiness and a deeper sense of joy. 15 years ago she became inspired by the book Simple Abundance and has been journalling gratitude ever since, which developed into a letter of Overlooked Blessings each Christmas to friends and family. Living a life inspired by Gratitude and recognition of the extraordinary in the ordinanry has been without a doubt life changing. She is driven to teach others to embrace gratitude and was inspired to do so through SendOutCards and their 30 Day Gratitude Challenge, which emphasizes the beauty and power of acting on promptings.This developed into a beautiful collaboration, and co-founding the Gratitude Train - a movement that strives to inspire others to unlock the fullness of life through embracing a gratitude lifestyle and authentic, inspired connection. She is also owner/operator of Westwood Therapeutics, a Massage Therapy business, whose mission is to support others to live their best possible life. Patricia believes in the words of Maya Angelou "When people know better, they do better" and uses this belief to educate others to make positive changes in their lives. Her work is heart-centred, intentional, purposeful and she thrives on putting her patients first and developing an authentic therapeutic relationship one to one. These relationships are built on compassion, acceptance and a deeper level of connection. Her biggest influence continues to be her beautifully spirited Momma who always taught her to dare greatly.