Daniëlle was born and raised in the Netherlands where her parents and siblings all still live in the same street. In her young twenties, she left this close-knit community to become a humanitarian worker. She sailed the whole world teaching HIV/Aids prevention courses, assisting in orphanages and hospitals, and spreading literature to places where it is not so easily accessible. Daniëlle had the great privilege of having spent time in 24 countries this way. As a result, she feels at home anywhere and is thankful for the cultural awareness it has given her.
After sailing the world, Daniëlle ended up in the United States and she is here to stay. In May of 2020, she naturalized and became an American. While living in the United States Daniëlle discovered that massage therapy was what she was born to do. Between her drive to help people, her empathy towards people who struggle with chronic pain, her knowledge of exercise, and her overall curiosity of how the body works, she could not think of anything she would rather do than enroll in massage therapy school. There, she had the privilege of training under Lisa Keplinger, developer of The Keplinger Procedure, whose immense experience had an enormous impact on the massage therapist Daniëlle is today. Lisa continues to be a mentor figure in Daniëlle’s life and professionally at That’s the Rub.
As a teenager, Daniëlle struggled immensely with her health. She dealt for several years with extreme pain and fatigue while doctors struggled to find out what was wrong with her. After three years of dealing with the uncertainty, the pains, the tiredness—three years of missing out of school and all the fun things teenagers are supposed to be having—Daniëlle was admitted to a physical rehabilitation center. She spent three months there, including her 18th birthday. Following the fibromyalgia diagnosis that she received at the center, Daniëlle started her journey towards learning how to live and be a thriving human being in spite of daily pain and tiredness. This is still an ongoing process in her life, and it gives her sincere empathy towards others who suffer from chronic pain.
For a time, Daniëlle’s weight kept her from being the healthiest version of herself as she struggled against the inactivity that came with the pain and fatigue. Her weight fluctuated between 300lbs and 330lbs. A few years ago, she decided this needed to change. Martial arts has always been a huge interest in her life, and after studying Shaolin Kempo and Krav Maga she felt drawn to kickboxing. After honing her skills and making great progress she is proud to say that she has been a certified kickboxing instructor and a certified strength training instructor for the last two years. When Daniëlle is not at That’s the Rub doing massage or as part of the RESIST Training Systems team, you can find her at the gym working on her kickboxing form and focusing on getting stronger.
As a massage therapist Daniëlle is focused on results-oriented massage therapy. She wants nothing more than to help her clients get the results they want. She is trained in Swedish massage, sports massage, prenatal massage, deep tissue massage, myofascial massage and has a deep love for trigger point therapy and scar tissue work.
Schedule with Daniëlle online right now, or if you want to give us a call instead of scheduling online then do so at 812-333-3393 to reach our extremely enthusiastic front desk team.
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