Melissa Hodskins
Free Your Mind Wellness was founded by Melissa Hodskins.
Melissa Hodskins, CNA, LMT, and certified John Barnes Myofascial Release Therapist, is the owner of Free Your Mind, Body and Soul Wellness in Owensboro, Kentucky. Her background in healthcare and her experience as a mother and long term caregiver shaped her belief that true wellness begins with understanding the whole person. Mind, body, and soul.
Melissa began her career as a Certified Nursing Assistant and nursing student, where she witnessed how chronic pain, restricted mobility, and emotional stress can impact every part of daily life. Caring for her medically complex son deepened her awareness of how powerful gentle, therapeutic touch can be in restoring comfort and stability.
Today she specializes in John Barnes Myofascial Release, therapeutic massage, infrared sauna therapy, and ionic foot detox, offering a calm and supportive environment for clients seeking natural pain relief, increased mobility, nervous system regulation, and whole body healing.
Her credentials include
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT)
John Barnes Myofascial Release Therapist with advanced specialty training in:
- Pediatrics
- MFR I
- MFR II
- Fascial Pelvis
- Unwinding
- Advanced Unwinding
- Women’s Health
Melissa serves clients from Owensboro, Western Kentucky, the Tri-State area, Henderson, Evansville, and Southern Indiana, and is known for her personalized, one on one approach that blends clinical skill with a grounding, compassionate presence.
Her mission is simple:
Help each person feel lighter, more mobile, and more at ease in their body.
Melissa Hodskins and son Jansen.