This week I drop in with Whitney Lowe, a well known orthopedic massage expert and head of the Academy of Clinical Massage. We start by looking at the dynamic of massage as personal care versus massage as healthcare. Do the two approaches help each other? Are they getting into each others way?From there the conversation leads into educational structure as a possible solution to help the industry get more efficient and effective. What has been done to solve this problem in the past? What are some solutions that are forming now?All this and more from Whitney Lowe. You can find more about his work at: https://www.academyofclinicalmassage.com/

A dive into the dynamic between massage as personal care vs healthcare, and where does education fit in?

This episode I dive into the world of trauma. How can massage therapists work with it in a safe way for their client? What are some common mistakes that massage therapists make when confronted with trauma? I ask these questions and many more of Suzanne who has been working in the field of bodywork and trauma for almost forty years. She is also the author of two books "Full body presence" and "Reclaiming your body".You can learn more about her work, her classes, and other offerings through her website. http://healingfromthecore.com

This week we drop in with Ryan Halford to talk about Cranio Sacral Therapy. What drew him to the work? What kind of results does he see the practice achieve? What is the science behind the modality? And what inspired him to create "The Cranio Sacral Podcast"? Which is a weekly podcast that he produces.

In this episode I talk with JoAnn Lewis about the process and importance of Infant massage. It was a very illuminating conversation where we dive into some new territory for me. We also look at what effect infant massage has been seen in academic studies, as well as the work that her organization and others are trying to do around the world. Some links and resources we mention in the episode include: http://www6.miami.edu/touch-research/InfantMassage.html and [email protected] infantmassageusa.organdIAIM.net

This week I dive into a fairly vulnerable conversation with Dimitry Yakoushkin. This is his second time on the podcast, and we talk about the sexuality and the sexual experiences of the massage therapists themselves. What are the challenges that we as massage therapists have in our own personal romantic lives? How do they stem from or relate to our work professionally? How do we leave work at work? All this and more.

This week I bring back Kirsten and Cynthia to talk about the difference between collaboration and referral. How do we show up in service of our clients that can boost our own professional skills, knowledge, and effectiveness. How does continuing education play into this subject, and what's our greatest hurdle in collaborating well. These questions, and some quick tales from the tables to get a peak inside their world.

How can we as massage therapists collaborate effectively?

This week I talk with Doug Nelson about burnout for massage therapists. How do we stay engaged and inspired? What are some tools we can use to help ourselves, our clients, and our industry as a whole prepare for the long career we want? This and an exciting dive into the world of massage research, where it's headed, and why we should be paying attention. Links I allude to in the episode are.......:Doug Nelson's Neuromuscular trainings - www.nmtmidwest.comThe Massage Therapy Foundation - http://massagetherapyfoundation.org/The link to donate to the Massage Therapy Foundation - https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/1428681

How to avoid burnout as a massage therapists.