Statement on Financial Accessibility

Inspired by kb and mc.

I’m committed to fair, equitable pricing for both clients and myself. I offer sliding scale on my services (unless otherwise noted) because access matters — and because we all live with different financial realities.

That said, I want to share some context. Somatic coaching, and healing-centered facilitation, workshops, and other services are deeply underfunded and undervalued— both by institutions and individuals. Many of us carry internalized beliefs like, “Why should I pay for healing from harm I didn’t cause?” I get it. I’ve thought it too.

There are dynamics larger than any one of us at play, rooted in society’s long-standing undervaluing of people and our wellbeing. Let’s do what we can now, even as we build the safety nets, public services, and collective models to be subsidizing this work. (Reach out to help create this.)

Offering a sliding scale doesn’t mean I don’t need financial support or believe any less in the value of this work. It means I care about collective care, and I’m on a path toward being well-resourced — not through unrealistic self-reliance, but in community.

For transparency: I’m 40, unmarried, without children or home/land equity. I’m a renter, and I’ve received social services support while building this heart-centered work. I’ve supplemented being a solopreneur with part-time jobs and have lived paycheck to paycheck. As a queer, neurodivergent woman of color, I’ve been taught to give labor away — and I’m actively unlearning that, even as unpaid labor remains an expectation, sometimes even from the most well-intentioned people and organizations.

So: please pay at the highest rate you are able. Consider your needs and honor mine. Payment plans or additional trades are welcome. Let’s resource each other.

Warmly,

Sarah Rimmel