The Thinking Practitioner

72: Intimacy, Sex & Massage: Strange Bedfellows? (with Cal Cates)


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Til Luchau talks with Cal Cates about "massage therapy's sex problem:" how the profession's "touchiness" about the intimacy-sensuality-sexuality continuum, however well-founded, might not be serving either our clients, nor ourselves. 

Watch the video of their conversation and get the full transcript at Til or Whitney's sites: 

  • Whitney Lowe: Academy of Clinical Massage
  • Til Luchau: Advanced-Trainings.com 
  • Resources:

    Cal Cates’ Strange Bedfellows blog post 

  • Interdisciplinary Podcast

  • Healthcare & Intimacy Virtual Symposium on September 24, 2022 

  • The Healwell Online Community

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    (The Thinking Practitioner Podcast is intended for professional practitioners of manual and movement therapies: bodywork, massage therapy, structural integration, chiropractic, myofascial and myotherapy, orthopedic, sports massage, physical therapy, osteopathy, yoga, strength and conditioning, and similar professions. It is not medical or treatment advice.)

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