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The Rub: a Healwell podcast about massage therapy

Join Healwell in examining and bringing context to the world of massage therapy beyond the table. We have ideas. We have opinions. We want change, and that will only come with an understanding of who and what massage therapy truly is.

A variety of topics are up for grabs: history, philosophy, development, and all the other shiny things that fascinate us.

Circles

Circles

My heart started to race. I clutched the edge of the chair. “But, what about... ?” My spouse put a hand on my shoulder and said: “Circle of Concern. Circle of Influence. Circle of Control. Stay there.... ...more

Blog

November 26, 20243 min read

Love Thy Client

Love Thy Client

Many therapists are struggling with their own very human emotions and fears as they try to meet the people they serve with love and care. “How can I touch someone I no longer trust?” ...more

Blog

November 18, 20247 min read

Redefining Pain Management: The Transformative Role of Palliative Massage Therapists

Redefining Pain Management: The Transformative Role of Palliative Massage Therapists

Dame Cicely Saunders defined the concept of “total pain” as the suffering that encompasses all of a person’s physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and practical struggles back in 1964. Now, that... ...more

Blog

August 01, 20244 min read

Why Give to Healwell

Why Give to Healwell

Healwell plants seeds. Seeds take time to grow. Saplings don’t provide shade…yet. Flowers don’t bloom right away. Change is a process. That’s what we do. We tend. We water. We weed. We cultivate the s... ...more

Blog

June 17, 20242 min read

Massage Therapy and HCAHPS

Massage Therapy and HCAHPS

Will offering massage therapy increase a hospital's HCAHPs? Probably not the way you might think... Certainly, the hospital-based massage therapists I’ve met and trained are quite flexible, but we mak... ...more

Blog

May 30, 20247 min read

A Glossary of the Massage Therapy Profession

A Glossary of the Massage Therapy Profession

Demystify massage therapy organizations. Learn about major associations and their roles. ...more

Blog

April 30, 20243 min read

Healwell is seeding change!

Healwell is seeding change!

Healwell's new logo is based on dandelion imagery which, I think you’ll agree, is deeply fitting. ...more

Blog

January 25, 20243 min read

The Top Five Things You Should Know About Hospital-Based Massage Therapy

The Top Five Things You Should Know About Hospital-Based Massage Therapy

Massage therapists are more than “nice to have.” ...more

Blog

September 08, 20237 min read

Disparity is Death

Disparity is Death

None of us know the names of the Black women with breast cancer who make up the “40% more” deaths than their white counterparts every year. This is partly by design. ...more

Blog

August 03, 20235 min read

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Interdisciplinary

Interdisciplinary is a podcast about people who take care of people and all of the places and perspectives that lift us up. We love science, we love meaningful dissent, and we love to support our fellow human beings in creating a world that is just, equitable and loving beyond our own imagining.

We will be joined by compassionate, self-aware humans who are actively participating or are interested in participating in interdisciplinary care to have honest, uncomfortable conversations about topics like access, racism, death, ageism, ableism, and equity that address the intersection of being a human being and providing quality care, so that we can expand our impact, confidently navigate new challenges, and together create lasting, sustainable changes in healthcare.

You’ll always learn something. You’ll always laugh and you’ll come away better informed and with real things you can do in your own community and practice to create a more compassionate and collaborative system of care for all humans.

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