WORKING TOGETHER osteopathy—an innovative therapy aimed to resolve pain and dysfunction in the body by using manual techniques to balance the body’s systems.
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“The biggest thing osteopathy gave me was hope. It gave me a whole new lease on life, and my health improved quickly, so I instantly became inspired,” said Carrie. After receiving multiple osteopathy sessions, Carrie was given an opportunity to apprentice in Vernon, BC. In 2017, she moved to Kelowna and started attending school at the National Academy of Osteopathy and the Canadian College of Osteopathy. Upon returning to Fairview for a holiday in 2019, Carrie decided to take her career to the next level by moving back to her hometown.
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Born in the Yukon, twin sisters Carrie and Christina Wegreen, 29, moved to Fairview when they were seven. Today, they’re both entrepreneurs who run separate businesses out of the Brave Culture gym in Fairview—a space that has allowed them to grow and build their clientele successfully, together.
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Carrie owns Renewed Health, where she offers Osteopathic Manual Therapy, and Christina is a Registered Massage Therapist who owns Summit Massage Therapy. Despite both running thriving businesses now, the Wegreens had very different introductions into the entrepreneurial world. “In 2014, I earned my welding ticket and started
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my own business. Not long after I had a hiking accident that finished my welding career,” said Carrie. “I fractured many bones and received a debilitating head injury. I could walk, but I couldn’t drive, read or be around loud noises.” Carrie spent two years trying every therapy available, but she didn’t experience noticeable improvement until 2016 when she tried
“I was able to work while I was in school, so when I was visiting home in Fairview, I decided to work a bit out of the facility at Brave Culture,” said Carrie. “Within three days I knew I wanted to move back. A month later, I made it official and started offering osteopathy part-time in both Fairview and Dawson Creek.” Feeling she had found purpose and meaning in her life again, Carrie was excited to offer her services to her local community.