James is a RMT who was employed at Massage Addict pre- COVID and as many RMTs in Ontario likely already know, Massage Addict has a new partnership with Shoppers Drug Mart allowing their members a discount on their medicinal cannabis prescriptions. Is this a perk for Massage Addict members or a slap in the face to Massage Addict employees? James feels the later to be true. Massage Therapists know it is out of scope to recommend any type of prescription or over the counter medication. A typical conversation with your RMT regarding medical cannabis would likely end by the RMT suggesting you speak to your doctor. The problem that James and other RMTs are having with this partnership is it appears to the public that we are endorsing medical cannabis. Regardless of your views on cannabis use, James and his colleagues are not happy about this and what implications it has for our profession. Listen to his thoughts on what kind of slippery slope we are headed down.

Gaia was referred to us by a past guest who felt that we were the type of healthcare podcast that was ready to include sexual wellness into the conversation. Gaia is a holistic sexual wellness specialist who helps clients deal with trauma recovery, pleasure seeking, releasing fear, shame, or guilt, and sex coaching. Listen to this episode to learn from Gaia how sexual wellness is extremely important to human wellbeing and how issues we may see in our clients could be a result of some form of past sexual trauma or stemming from concerns surrounding their sexuality. We appreciate how raw and real Gaia was in sharing her journey into this profession. We warn you, nothing was left off the table in this episode. Check out more about Gaia and her podcast My Orgasmic Life at succulentliving.com and her Trauma Recovery Professional Training Level 1.

Dryden is a new RMT from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. He has only been in practice about a year but has realized that this profession is exactly what he wants to do with his life. He has been listening to our podcast as part of absorbing all things Massage Therapy. He sent an email wanting to discuss how he is currently transforming his home to open up a home based Massage Therapy practice and how he realized that his treatment approach wasn’t exactly the norm in his city so he was going to create a practice that fit him. We love talking to RMTs with this kind of fire and especially love when therapists know their style, their niche, and create a job that fits them if one doesn’t exist. We also love that Dryden just decided to outright ask us to be on our podcast so he could pick our brain. Cheers to the go getters!

I didn’t choose the van life, the van life chose me  Based on a Toronto Life article, we came to know of a Massage Therapy student attending Georgian College who is currently living in his van. Jamieson has a very interesting back story that led him to Massage Therapy school as a mature student and it also contributed to his decision to convert his van into a temporary home while he is studying. Jamieson discovered that he doesn’t need a lot to survive, and he would rather not owe anyone any money. He made a choice to go minimal which has turned out great for him! There are some obvious challenges to living this way, and it certainly isn’t for everyone but listen to Jamieson tell us how he makes it work and how it has actually contributed to his success as a student and apparently has given him some notoriety as the van guy.

Jessica is a former classmate that has been super successful in her career as a RMT and fitness trainer. Even as a student, it was evident that this woman knew how to get what she wanted from life and knew how to make money! Aside from the usual hilarity you have come to expect from the unprofessional hour, I think you can also learn something from Jessica about work ethic, recognizing opportunity, and making shit happen. We of course also talk about dirty clients, inappropriate clients, some of our own embarrassing moments, and just a lot of nonsense all together. Don’t judge us, just enjoy!

Thanks to a fellow Massage Therapist seeking advice, we heard about a former RMT, turned Dominatrix, turned bad ass business performance coach. Turns out some of that is rumour which our awesome guest, Dana, had the chance to clear up on this episode. Dana worked in the industry for over 20 years and yes she was also involved in the kink world. Listen to Dana talk about the transformative processes that can be involved with being a Dom/ Domme or a sub and how this aspect of her life actually helped to push her career forward and come to the realization that working with peoples mindset was her true passion versus working with their physical bodies. Dana used what she had learned to develop her very unique brand of coaching which is helping people to become bad asses in their businesses. Highly recommend listening to this episode to learn or unlearn what you may think you know about the BDSM world.

Candice sent us a message with an idea for an episode- sharing a space with someone who doesn’t respect your needs. Once we got on the phone it was oh so much more. Candice and two colleagues decided to rent a shared space to each run their practices out of. It seemed like the perfect plan. They had a clinic space to work independently but shared the cost with other therapists. Candice soon realized it may have been a mistake. One of her colleagues has been using products that have been impacting Candice’s health and denies doing so. We were hoping to be more constructive and help Candice to figure out how to deal with her situation but it turns out we were just flabbergasted by the story...yep. Flabbergasted. Listen to Candice’s grievances working with someone who uses spray paint in an enclosed space.

We invited Omar back again to talk about what has been on everyone’s minds, flooding your social media, and on every news broadcast around- the brutal murder of a black man by a police officer that lit the flame and brought everyone’s attention back to the Black Lives Matter movement. We discuss the history of anti-black racism, segregation, systemic racism as it exists today, white privilege, and police brutality. Omar is a black RMT and father and he gave us a very honest look into what it’s like for him leaving home, running typical errands, and the impact his lived experience as a black Canadian has on how he is raising his biracial son. We are all very passionate about educating people about what the protests are about and why we cannot let this conversation fizzle as we move onto the next global problem.

John is a Registered Kinesiologist and owner of Kinnected Chain, a health, rehabilitation, and performance Center. John wanted to rap with us about his journey into Kinesiology and business ownership as well as his passion for working with the older adult population. John described himself as a non-academic guy in school but his career started with a love and passion for helping people and he wanted to keep learning. Listen to John tell us about his parents support encouraging him to keep trying when college wasn’t going so well, to getting into a University program and moving across the country, and eventually getting his Masters degree after not getting into a physio program. John is so in love with his career and his ability to work with both young athletes and older adults to keep everybody moving and living as optimally as possible. Please excuse the audio quality on this record...John was hanging outside with the birds. Warning: John has a way of making you feel warm and fuzzy inside!

Miranda is a RMT in Alberta, Canada and after building an extremely successful practice very quickly and realizing that other therapists were looking to her for advice and guidance, she decided to start offering exactly that! Strive Holistic is not only a RMT but an Online Holistic Business Consultant. She is passionate about teaching which is not new to her. She has launched her own business in the past teaching piano to children. The path to becoming a business consultant came very naturally to her because teaching and helping others to become successful is really where her place in the industry lies. Listen to this very casual conversation with a Canadian business coach who appreciates our candid, down to earth approach as much as we appreciate her real approach to business.