In a Perfect World

My name is Jessica, and my passion is healthcare. No matter where I am or who I talk to, I am at my most fulfilled when I am helping others reduce the amount of pain they are experiencing in their life. From mental health to massage therapy, my goal is to learn every possible modality to help ease the suffering of others. I believe that people are best able to express themselves when they are not in pain, and that easing the pain of others is some of the most transformative work that we can do in our communities and as a people.

I strongly believe that no matter what field you are in, the application of the work being done is only as healthy as the mindset of the people applying it. That being said I believe that easing the suffering of others is crucial to every single field, and that the work done to improve the lives of those you work with can resonate farther than you might realize. Every decision we make has countless ripples, and when we put others' needs as a priority we ensure that the best decisions are made for all beings involved. It is only through understanding the humanity that we all share that we can find the solutions that benefit all parties involved.

If there was any way that I would choose for me to involve myself in the work that I wanted to be doing, it would be forming a more comprehensive approach to healthcare. I think that the fact that all the various forms of medicine are so disconnected is a dangerous and haphazard approach to wellness. I truly believe that to fully understand healthcare requires an integrative approach, or one that takes into consideration every school of medicine related to the work being done. In this age, we often spend our time searching for specialists who may not even be able to treat the root causes of our illnesses. I think it is a disparaging reality that so often we focus on the symptoms that are presenting themselves and lose sight of any understanding of why those symptoms are occurring in the first place.

I want to create a system where practitioners of every form of healing can come together and share resources and experiences, in order to create a more unified theory of healthcare. A place where individuals and families can come to get a deeper understanding of their own nature and the nature of their traumas and diseases. A place where everyone can be free to explore whatever pathways towards healing that they find is best for them. This would be a place where all expectations would be put aside, with a strong emphasis being on the individual and their needs as a human. I truly believe that the best form of healthcare is simply filling individuals’ basic needs.

To reach these goals, my goal is to work as a massage practitioner until I am able to achieve the level of education required to understand these modalities. While I am striving towards my education, I plan on saving my money and purchasing a school bus to renovate into a traveling massage studio. I want to use this as a foundation to start saving money and putting it into a more permanent structure. I plan on buying my own property and starting to build housing and work structures to accommodate the community that I want to build. I plan on providing the materials and knowledge and letting people build their own housing in return for the ability to live on the property rent-free.

I want to build a community structure where everyone can voluntarily contribute into whichever communal projects they wish. I think that if you require a minimum amount of work to receive the benefits of the communal project, you can fight complacency and encourage people to get involved in the things they need. From growing and cooking food to making clothing and housing, I think that a system where people can choose which projects they put their energy into would encourage people to put their work into the things that they feel will actually improve their life.

I think that having this community environment and belief system would enable me to start to form a strong support structure for my work as a healthcare worker. I also sincerely believe that enabling people to have this basic level of necessities being provided for is tantamount to the healing work that I plan on doing. It is easy to talk about mental health, but without access to resources we can only function on the basic levels of our hierarchy of needs. This community would aim to provide for all aspects of healthcare, including access to basic resources that we all require to thrive.

I truly believe that we as humans best operate when we are sharing resources, community, ideas, and information. My goal is to provide a base where we can start to understand what we truly need to thrive as humans. I think that people will be naturally attracted to the work that I am doing and the information that I am putting my efforts towards. I sincerely place weight into the idea that we developed evolutionarily through communal works, and I aim to bring that back into the forefront of our worlds. I think there has been such a consolidation of energy and information that we have unintentionally brought stagnation into our growth. My goal is to de-obfuscate the information that exists and to dive deeper into what we can understand as humans. This is my passion, and I am grateful for you spending the time to read about it.