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About She Kneads

Giada Labrecque, She Kneads remedial therapist

Hello there!

My name is Giada, which is pronounced like "Claddagh" but with a "Jah".

What can I tell you? I am the owner and operator of She Kneads, which I established the year I moved to Galway, which was 2018.


Galway was pure magic back then, and I was pretty quickly committed to giving back to it what it was giving to me: comfort, belonging, community, opportunity, and healing.


It's been an interesting road since then. I became an author, a podcaster, and a public speaker. I have also picked up a few extra modalities along the way.


 If there's one thing you should know, it's that I absolutely love what I do!


Massage

I graduated from Sutherland-Chan

School of Massage Therapy in 2015.

Since then, I have treated hundreds, if not thousands of people. If there's one thing I know, it's massage therapy.

My modalities include General Swedish, Deep Tissue, Pregnancy Massage, Lymphatic Drainage, Sports Massage, Myofascial Release, and Reflexology.

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Energy Work

Reiki was the first holistic therapy I learned. I was 21, just out of University and it seemed more like a party trick to me than a real thing at the time.

I am now certified two-times over, first in Hamilton, Canada, and now in Galway Ireland.

I am also qualified in Access Bars Therapy and a specialised branch of Kinesiology called Muscle Tuning.

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Corporate

In 2018 I also established a massage based corporate company called Office Kneads.

Office Kneads offers onsite massage therapy to facilitate corporate wellness events.

In 2020 I wrote a book called "Self-Care Solutions at Work" which can be found on Amazon. It's content is also available as an ebook, online course, webinar or seminar.

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Remedial Therapy

Three days before my 23rd birthday, June 25 2014, I was hit by a bus while riding my bicycle on Eglinton Avenue in the city of Toronto. I sustained a slew of injuries all down my left side, multiple of which caused structural damage and therefore stayed with me for years.


As you can imagine, I was in a world of pain, but I also had zero desire to take potentially dangerous pain medications. So instead, I dove head-first down the rabbit hole of alternative therapy and natural medicine. 


Since then, I have found countless natural and therapeutic  solutions to an entire spectrum of problems. These are what I now practice and share with my clients on a daily basis. When I give remedial advice, 95% of the time, it is coming from a place of experience out of necessity. The remaining 5% coming from research, as well as experiences and wisdom from fellow therapists and successful clients.


I think this is ultimately why I am good at my job, because in terms of aches, pains and problems: I've been there, I've done it, and I've got the t-shirt.... twice.


In 2023 I won "Remedial Therapist of the Year for Ireland", and to this day is it both my biggest accomplishment and greatest compliment.

How I Chose Ireland

When I left Toronto, I had every intention of moving to a warm and sunny country somewhere in Europe. I am an Italian citizen, and while I had nothing holding me down, I thought I'd take a chance and see what fate had in store.


I flew by the seat of my pants, only going where the wind took me for a couple of months, until I landed in Berlin. That's where I met the Galway Street Club, a big band from Galway Ireland.


We got on immediately, like long lost family. I travelled around with them for a month, and in that time I fell in love with one of them, Spud Kennedy, and moved to Ireland to be with him.


I remember the first day so vividly, being charmed at the idea of playing groupie for a day... little did I know. Click the button to see that day for yourself.

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Life Before Ireland

Before moving to Europe, I lived in the city of Toronto.

Toronto is a great place, where you can find pretty well anything you are looking to do.


At that time, I spent most of my days on a bicycle, working as a bike messenger for various companies around town. I delivered everything from legal documents to high-end law firms,  food to Yuppies, and pharmaceuticals to people who were too old, sick and/or frail to leave their homes.


Once I found my love for massage, I attended Canada's no.1 school for massage therapy, Sutherland-Chan. After graduating, I started my first clinic for bike messengers. It was the Massage Garage, and I was the Body Mechanic.

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