Creative Care Unit

So what role does music play in a writer's creative process? "It depends on the story that I'm writing, but usually I've got some kind of music that I can have on and tune out to write with." I'm Michael E. Russo, and we'll conclude our interview with author S. J. Wells in this episode of the Creative Care Unit.

Question to ponder: when writing a book, who controls the narrative, the author or the characters? I'm Michael E. Russo, and we'll discuss that and more with author SJ Wells in this edition of the Creative Care Unit.

"Christian Roman Novels". Yes, that's actually a thing, and in the hands of a Master Storyteller, you can find yourself in the middle of a fun read with spiritual depth to it. I'm Michael E. Russo, and we'll talk with novelist SJ Wells about her work in this genre in this episode of the Creative Care Unit.

To paraphrase Bobbie Gentry, more than a year has come and gone since we heard the news about my heart attack. There have been some changes in my life since then. As John Lennon might have put it, some forever, not for better, some have gone and some remain. And yet, with all of that going on, I'm still Michael E. Russo, and we'll spend the next fifteen minutes or so discussing how life has flown on within me and without me (thanks, George Harrison) on this edition of the Creative Care Unit.

Whenever I've had problems with the plumbing in my house, I either do the repair myself or I call in a professional plumber. Once the work gets done, we run the water once to make sure everything is alright. When new plumbing got installed in my heart, however, the doctors wanted to metaphorically run the water 36 times. I'm Michael E. Russo, and we'll take a look at my post heart attack regimen in the land of Physical Therapy in this episode Creative Care Unit.

Being a Creative involves a lot more than training, practicing and performing. If being a Creative becomes your livelihood, at some point you will have to deal with the "administrivia" that comes with the territory. People who practice the healing arts have their own administrivia to deal with as well. I'm Michael E. Russo, and we'll talk with the person who teaches healers about that phrase and how to deal with it, in part three of our wide-ranging conversation with massage therapist and author Kelly Bowers, on this episode of the Creative Care Unit.

In this episode we continue our conversation with massage therapist, author and world traveler Kelly Bowers. We talk about what makes for a good relationship with a patient, working with scars and nerve damage, and the benefits of having an office as opposed to going to a client's home.

Massage Therapy is the art and science of good touching, taking those squishy bits of the human body that have been hurt by use, overuse or abuse and making them feel better. I'm Michael E. Russo, and we'll take a deep dive into the world of healing touches with massage therapist and author Kelly Bowers in this episode of the Creative Care Unit.

Normally I have something kinda pithy, witty or cutesy to say about what I'm going to talk about. Unfortunately, there is no way to make this topic cuddly. I'm Michael E. Russo, and we'll be reliving my journey through the ups and downs of health insurance coverage and that strange and wondrous department called "billing" next time in the Creative Care Unit.

Just because a medical professional has spent many years in school and many more years in practice learning the craft of their profession, doesn't meant that they know anything about YOUR profession, particularly if your profession deals with talking to the public. I'm Michael E. Russo, and we'll talk about Stupid Stuff Your Medical Professional Says to You in this edition of the Creative Care Unit.