Journey to Heal: One Step at a Time
"When you put one foot in front of the other, you are not in the same place."
Wow, where do we begin?
July 4th did not go as planned for many. In the blink of an eye, celebrations became sorrow. Lives were changed. For some, forever. As Texans, we’ve carried the weight of heartbreak and disbelief before, but this one feels different. The truth is, there are no perfect words for what the collective is going through. We just know — it hurts.
Maybe it was your neighbor. Maybe it was a friend of a friend. Maybe it was you or someone you love. The stories are close. They live among us. And for many of us, the question arises quietly, "What now?"
Where do we begin the recovery?
At Workhouse, we return to our mission: to help people build resilient bodies and minds — because the truth is, we never know when we’ll be called into action. Whether to protect our own life or support someone else’s, we lean on the practices that ground us. These rituals of movement, stillness, presence — they are the starting point. Again and again.
In times like these, recovery doesn’t just mean rebuilding homes — though many are. It means rebuilding the home within: our bodies, our hearts, our nervous systems. And that kind of healing takes time. It takes grace. It takes support.
One foot in front of the other. One breath. One day.
We are here to walk with you. To hold space for the emotional exhaustion, the physical strain, the invisible scars, the energetic weight many are carrying.
Starting here — with our neighbors in Rollingwood, Westlake, and greater Austin — we’re offering something we’re calling Gifted Support:
Discounted Session Gift Certificates for those in need
Donation-Based Healing Circles to come together, breathe, and be supported
If each of us reaches out with one act of care — one massage gifted, one conversation held, one moment of presence — we begin to rebuild something strong. Like ivory, shaped by pressure but enduring. A community woven with the kind of resilience only love can build.
We don’t have all the answers. But we do have a starting point. We’re here.
Peace and love,
Jackie Burrow
