Are you unhappy with what you are currently making in your career? 

Has it caused to re-examine your career path? 

A lot of therapists are quick to point the finger at their employer, or someone else when things go wrong, but when it comes down to it, we have to own our own mistakes, learn from them and grow, so we don't keep repeating those same mistakes. This is one thing that we dissect in this episode to uncover why therapists are feeling financially burnt out. 

Plenty of people know that they have to drink a lot of water in order to stay hydrated, but I have a few questions for you: Do you know where you water is coming from? Do you know what is in your water? Are you absolutely certain that the water you currently drink is optimally hydrating you? These are questions that you should be answering.  In this episode, my guest Rachel Mayfield will be supplying a good solution to not only proper hydration but the global crisis of plastic and recycled waste!

This episode will go into depth about some things that I supplement with that aid in my performance as a therapist and athlete. Supplements never take the place of food, as whole foods pack a one-two punch of vital nutrients that you can't get anywhere else, but if you have deficiencies or instances where food isn't always the easiest to eat on the go. then supplements can definitely help!  

In this day and age of ease of access and fast food everywhere, it is getting more and more difficult to get good dense calories and nutrition into our bodies. If you have trouble with nutritional habits and preparing meals, this episode will help you to understand not only what I eat for performance, but how I prep these foods!

This is a subject that I think is sometimes shrouded in mystery. What do I eat a therapist? How much do I eat? How do I eat in a way that will level up my performance? These are all things that I hear commonly amongst therapists. In this episode I give you a few tips on what you can do to feel your best throughout your day and especially between clients. 

Listen as Noel and I talk about some considerations for sports massage. Some key points are that you want to have your knees slightly bent, trunk engaged and your legs in line with your stroke. Noel also explains the 5 applications of Sports Massage and how to implement each one differently! 

This was a great one. Join me and Julie as we chat about her considerations for Ashiatsu barefoot massage, and how she got into the field. It's interesting to note - when she started her journey, she was 86 lbs, so for anyone saying that they are too light for this modality, she claims to be one of the deeper Ashiatsu practitioners in the game! For anyone thinking about starting Ashiatsu, or need help with body mechanics, using your body weight or engaging your trunk, this will be the episode for you! 

On today's show me and guest Amber go not only go into depth about body mechanics for Thai Yoga massage, but she also explains that it is a multi faceted modality that takes proper coordination between you and your body having a higher vibration in order to help your clients. It isn't only JUST physical bodywork, it can be meditation, herbal, nutritional and hands off energy work. Sometime's you have to take care of your own mind as a practitioner just as much as your body. Enjoy!

Did this question reel you in? I hope so! Today's show will get into whether or not deep pressure is all it's cracked up to be, and 6 recommendations on how to make deep pressure a little easier on your body if you tend to use it often in your practice! 

As with last weeks episode on sitting, we can achieve a good balance between sitting and standing and take care of holding patterns that tend to take flight when doing one or the other. Learn as I uncover why having a neutral spine and abdominal bracing is so important for standing.