Welcome to this special episode of SheVOLVE. Today’s interview is part of a special series on Mindset featuring speakers from the 2024 Massage & Spa Success Summit put on by one of our hosts, Gael Wood, and sponsored by SheVOLVE.  Today's guest is Heather Kew. Heather is a Partner & RMT at Kollectiv Health, and Owner, RMT at Pure Lotus Massage Therapeutics Ltd. Her presentations at this year’s Summit are "Facial Massage" and "Cupping for Self Care.” You can learn more about Heather and her work here.Click here to register for the 2024 Massage & Spa Success Summit!

Welcome to this special episode of SheVOLVE. Today’s interview is part of a special series on Mindset featuring speakers from the 2024 Massage & Spa Success Summit put on by one of our hosts, Gael Wood, and sponsored by SheVOLVE.  Today's guest is Stephanie Rodriquez. Stephanie is the Founder & Executive Director at the United States Organization of Licensed Massage Therapists and a Massage & Spa Business Consultant at Rodriguez Massage & Spa Consulting. Her presentation at this year’s Summit is “Advocacy is an Act of Self Care.” You can learn more about Stephanie and her practice here.Click here to be the first in line to register for the 2024 Massage & Spa Success Summit!

Welcome to this special episode of SheVOLVE. Today’s interview is part of a special series on Mindset featuring speakers from the 2024 Massage & Spa Success Summit put on by one of our hosts, Gael Wood, and sponsored by SheVOLVE.  Today's guest is Erin Stebbins, a Business Balance Mentor who helps massage therapists grow their businesses without burnout and with way more fun. Erin's presentation this year is "Authentic Marketing: Getting New Clients Without Skeezy Marketing" You can learn more about Erin and her business here.Click here to register for the 2024 Massage & Spa Success Summit!

Welcome to this special episode of SheVOLVE. Today’s interview is part of a special series on Mindset featuring speakers from the 2024 Massage & Spa Success Summit put on by one of our hosts, Gael Wood, and sponsored by SheVOLVE.  Today's guest is DJ Turner of Scaling Wellness. Darryl "DJ" Turner helps bodyworkers & wellness professionals identify, attract, and book their ideal clients with profitable online advertising. His presentation at the Massage & Spa Success Summit is "How to Scale to $50k/Month.” You can learn more about DJ and his work here.Click here to register for the 2024 Massage & Spa Success Summit!

Welcome to this special episode of SheVOLVE. Today’s interview is part of a special series on Mindset featuring speakers from the 2024 Massage & Spa Success Summit put on by one of our hosts, Gael Wood, and sponsored by SheVOLVE.  Today's guest is Tazeem Jamal. Tazeem is an award-winning Spa Biz Coach & Social Media Mentor as well as a Paramedical Dermal Technician & Master Esthetician at Skindulgence Spa - The Urban Retreat. Her presentation at this year’s Summit is “Retail Sales.” You can learn more about Tazeem and her practice here.Click here to be the first in line to register for the 2024 Massage & Spa Success Summit!

Welcome to this special episode of SheVOLVE. Today’s interview is part of a special series on Mindset featuring speakers from the 2024 Massage & Spa Success Summit put on by one of our hosts, Gael Wood, and sponsored by SheVOLVE.  Today's guest is Justin Kobb Solace. Justin Solace holds a master's degree in kinesiology and is a licensed massage therapist, corrective exercise specialist, and therapeutic pain specialist. Justin teaches internationally on topics around massage therapy & persistent pain rehab." His presentations at this year’s Summit are "Working with Feet” and “Networking." You can learn more about Justin and his practice here.Click here to be the first in line to register for the 2024 Massage & Spa Success Summit!

Welcome to this special episode of SheVOLVE. Today’s interview is part of a special series on Mindset featuring speakers from the 2024 Massage & Spa Success Summit put on by one of our hosts, Gael Wood, and sponsored by SheVOLVE. 
Today's guest is Brenda Jean Wilson, the former owner of Elite Chair Massage, and a Massage Therapist who helps other Massage Therapists attract more clients to their table. Brenda Jean’s presentation this year is "How to create and build a Corporate Chair Massage business." You can learn more about Brenda Jean and her practice here.
Click here to be the first in line to register for the 2024 Massage & Spa Success Summit!

Welcome to this special episode of SheVOLVE. Today’s interview is part of a special series on Mindset featuring speakers from the 2024 Massage & Spa Success Summit put on by one of our hosts, Gael Wood, and sponsored by SheVOLVE.  Today's guest is Marelda Rodrigues. Marelda is a Grief Massage Therapist, Educator and Wellness Coach at Marelda Rodrigues, Grief Massage and Wellness. Her presentation at this year’s Summit will be "Emotional Mastery for Massage Therapist's Success." You can learn more about Marelda’s practice ⁠here⁠. Emotional Mastery is a complex topic and one that Marelda has some intriguing ideas and experience about. Her stories and tips will benefit anyone who has or will experience grief or other emotional ups and downs. ⁠Click here to be the first in line to register for the 2024 Massage & Spa Success Summit!⁠

Several years ago, the concept of "If it isn't a 'Hell yes!' then it's a No" was introduced - at least as far as we know - by Derek Sivers in his book Hell Yeah or No. Gael has read the book and thinks this idea is perhaps one that is better suited for business and commerce than for personal decisions. From Felicia's standpoint, while some things are that black and white, it doesn't quite resonate with me.  By contrast, a video we ran across a video recently, talks about developing a "crush" on your decisions and seeing how that changes your approach to your life. Be it about a new idea, activity, or project - or even a person, approaching the options through the lens of possibly having a crush on it feels softer, lighter, and allows for the possibility for those little nudges and curiosities to grow into something more meaningful. And so today, we talk about how allowing yourself to follow the energy of something you are intrigued by, curious about, or attracted to, maybe a little or a lot, maybe a better choice than the Hell Yes/Hell no philosophy.  Gael is on vacation next week, so our normal episode together will be replaced with an interview with Marelda Rodrigues, who is one of the speakers at the 2024 Massage & Spa Success Summit which is coming up in September. Marelda is a Grief Massage Therapist, Educator, and Wellness Coach at Marelda Rodrigues, Grief Massage and Wellness. She and Felicia will be talking about Developing Emotional Mastery. Click here to register for the 2024 Massage & Spa Success Summit. See you there!

In our last episode, we talked about being more mindful about the negative words we say to others and ourselves. While we both "fell off the wagon" a little bit in our intentionality on this practice, today we discuss a bit about how every day is ripe with opportunities for us to look at the way we think about and react to the situations and encounter. In regards to saying yes to ourselves, whether in doing new things or just doing the things we want through, we often put off or fail to do the things we really want to by getting in our own way through negative self talk or other excuses. If this sounds like you, you may want to consider asking yourself a few questions when you get into an internal tug-of-war:

• What are the good things that can come from doing this activity?
• How am I going to feel about myself tomorrow if I do this activity?
• What about if I don't do it?
• Is there a way I can do this activity and overcome or accommodate the factors I'm concerned about?

Our goal is to say YES to ourselves more often while working to understand and grow through the things that previously held us back. Podcast Resources

• Three Weeks to Cutting Out Your Devices video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=znV5rtp7-H9iYDcg&v=3XBVG-yLYBU&feature=youtu.be
• Laura Vanderkam blog - Time and Memory -https://lauravanderkam.com/2016/10/time-and-memory/
• Non-Dominant Hand Art article - https://www.portraitsociety.org/single-post/does-using-your-non-dominant-hand-unleash-creativity