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Cal and Corey talk with Jennifer O'Brien, author of The Hospice Doctor's Widow, about holding the truths that come along with a life-changing diagnosis, and facing the reality that, sooner or later, we all have to die

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About Our Guest: Jennifer O’Brien has helped thousands live and love more fully by recognizing that: at the end of life comes death; family caregiving is both the hardest job and the greatest honor most of us will ever face; and grief is abundant love with no place to go. She is the author of The Hospice Doctor’s Widow: A Journal, an art journal filled with beauty, practical insights, humor, and heart. The book has won a Nautilus silver award in the Death & Dying/Grief & Loss category, a Next Gen Indie Book gold for Relationships, an Independent Publishers (IPPY) bronze for Gift, and an International Impact Award for its Design. For more than 30 years she has been a practice management educator of physicians and served as CEO for two large medical practices. She authored 45 articles and made hundreds of presentations. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Boston University and a master’s degree in organization development from Loyola University –Chicago. She lives in Little Rock, Arkansas. 

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Cal talks with Kammaleathahh Livingstone, founder of Tip It Forward (tipitforward.org) about trauma-informed care, connecting with the community, and the essential difficulty of being a human

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About Our Guest: Kammaleathahh Livingstone is a Licensed Massage Therapist, board certified Structural Integration Practitioner with multiple therapeutic massage and bodywork certifications. With over 15 years of international experience, learning to adapt therapeutic bodywork cross-culturally, she has worked with people from every continent including Palestine, Nepal, Mexico, and people of various socioeconomic statuses. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Tip It Forward which became a nonprofit in 2019.Tip It Forward takes a trauma-informed approach to whole health through massage and bodywork approaches, movement therapy, and mindfulness practices designed to support the healing capacity of everyone they touch. Tip It Forward was created by extending the reach of therapeutic touch, one tip at a time in 2014. These gifts powered the beginning of their Mobile Wellness Bus and Holistic Care Kits to individuals that are under-resourced and communities that have been historically neglected. In her bodywork business, Sustainable Health Choices, founded in 2008, Kammaleathahh specializes in Anatomy Trains Structural Integration, examining the root causes of imbalances through movement, posture and alignment. She has training in Dismantling Racism, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Conflict Resolution and Mediation, Cross-Cultural Human Services, and a degree in Cultural Anthropology. More personally, she has a keen interest in the ongoing dialogue between Western neuroscience and Tibetan Buddhism in the healing of the mind and body. She has been fortunate to learn from and study Dharma with some of the most respected masters of Tibet and teachers in the West. 

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Cal Cates, Corey Rivera, and Laura Bryant-Earner went to the International Massage Therapy Research Conference on May 12-13, 2022. In this episode, they sit down and talk about the conference, research, and what is hopeful and frustrating about being together in meat space again.

Check out this practice based research network (as mentioned in the episode): massagenet.org

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It's season 7! This preview episode features Rebecca and Kerry talking about all the fun episodes coming up this season.

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In the Season 6 finale, we are pleased to welcome Sakinah Irizarry, co-presenter of Challenging Racism in the Massage Industry, and all-around thoughtful individual. We start the conversation with proposed legislation in New York state, roam into questions of harm, responsibility, and the deep stickiness of massage legislation.

Find out more about the proposed legislation here
Red Canary Song
Challenging Racism in the Massage Industry Class

About Our Guest: Sakinah Irizarry (she/her) has been a licensed massage therapist since 2003. She resides in Saugerties, NY where she also enjoys a thriving private practice. When she’s not working or being a mom, she is a passionate advocate for educational equity and social justice. In her free time she enjoys Star Trek reruns and going camping. #BlackLivesMatter 

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We are pleased to welcome back Anne Kelemen, one of Healwell's favorite recurring guests. Anne joins Kerry and Rebecca to talk about intimacy and chronic illness.

Check out Anne Keleman's CE courses:
To Chart or Not to Chart
The Power of Our Words

Anne Kelemen's articles:

• Ambiguity in End-of-Life Care Terminology—What Do We Mean by “Comfort Care?”
• Poor prognostication: hidden meanings in word choices
• Assessing the Impact of Serious Illness on Patient Intimacy and Sexuality in Palliative Care
•  Sexuality and Intimacy Needs Within a Hospitalized Palliative Care Population: Results From a Qualitative Study

About Our Guest: Anne Kelemen is the Director of Psychosocial/Spiritual Care for the Section of Palliative Care at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC, where she conducts patient care, teaches and participates in a variety of research activities. Prior to joining the Hospital Center staff, Ms. Kelemen instituted the first palliative care service at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. She also is the founding director of the Palliative Social Work Fellowship Program at the Hospital Center. An Assistant Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center, her research interests include the intersection between language and medicine and intimacy and chronic illness. Ms. Kelemen is also Vice-Chair of the Social Work Hospice and Palliative Network (SWHPN). 

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Kerry, Corey, and Rebecca are talking false assumptions about the human body and how they affect care. And, because it's us, the conversation goes in multiple directions, including: pain, lactic acid, and touch-seeking behaviors.

Editor's Note: Many apologies for the background noise on this one. Rebecca was in a remote location with free-ranging children

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We're going back to school in this episode, and sharing stories of our massage school experiences, and of course bringing it out to the profession in general. And we might even be touching our hair. 

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Toxins. Cleanse. Healer. Based on Psychology. Cal Cates, Kerry Jordan, and Corey Rivera explore these and other wellness swear words. What do we mean when we say the things we say?

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Corey, Kerry, and Rebecca talk about mental health in the treatment room. Are we really prepared? What about our colleagues in other health care professions? And -- what is up with the massage room panic buttons?

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• Continue the conversation with a two-week free trial of the Healwell Community
• Merch! Find your Healwell fashion here
• Find a copy of Rebecca Sturgeon's book: "Oncology Massage: An Integrative Approach to Cancer Care"