Free Your Jaw

Send us Fan Mail In this inspiring episode, Helen Baker from TMJ Massage Therapies® is joined by Abbigail Porter, a facialist, skincare professional, and Spa Director at Careinkc.com based in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. After completing the TMJ Massage Therapies® Level 1 Online CPD Course, Abbigail began incorporating TMJ treatment techniques into her clinic alongside her facial and skincare servi...

Send us Fan Mail In this insightful episode, Helen Baker from TMJ Massage Therapies® is joined by the lovely Jacqui Barker , an Advanced Clinical Massage Therapist based in Scotland, whose passion for helping people with chronic pain led her into the world of TMJ Dysfunction and whole body treatment approaches. Jacqui shares her journey from movement and fitness into clinical massage therapy, and...

Send us Fan Mail In this uplifting episode, I’m joined by the brilliant Carla Bickerstaffe , a dedicated Sports Massage Therapist whose path to treating jaw pain began with the athletes she supported and deepened through her completion of the Level 1 TMJ Massage Therapies® Online CPD Course. Carla, based in the Midlands and part of the Invictus Games medical team, opens up about the unique challen...

Send us Fan Mail In this heartfelt episode, I’m joined by the wonderful Stephen Smith, who shares his inspiring journey through jaw pain recovery. Steven, 62, from Redruth in Cornwall, has been receiving TMJ Massage Therapies Treatment with me, Helen Baker, for nearly two years and what a transformation it’s been. We talk about the challenges he faced with chronic tooth and jaw pain, the frustrati...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Helen chats with www.elisalune.com a sought after facialist who transitioned from years in the skincare industry to hands-on holistic facial therapy—and now specialises in helping clients release deep jaw tension through intraoral massage. After discovering the Level 1 TMJ Massage Therapies® Online Course through the Free Your Jaw podcast, Elisa realised how many...

Send us Fan Mail In this inspiring episode of the Free Your Jaw podcast, I’m joined by clinical massage therapist Steven Murdoch based in London, who shares his powerful journey from living with chronic low back pain to building a thriving holistic massage practice in North London. We explore Steven’s multimodal, whole-body approach to treating complex musculoskeletal conditions - including how co...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Helen Baker  from TMJ Massage Therapies ® talks to Cath Saltern of Cath Saltern Holistic Therapies . Cath shares with us her personal journey of coping with the tragic loss of her husband in a hit-and-run accident, which led to severe jaw pain linked to grief and trauma. With Helen's assistance, Cath embarked on a healing process that not only alleviated her j...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Helen Baker  from TMJ Massage Therapies talks to Karen Morris , a Licensed Massage Therapist at A Karen Touch and long term jaw pain sufferer based  in Virginia, USA . Karen successfully completed the  Level 1 TMJ Massage Therapies® Certified Online CPD Course in November 2023 and has since had Jaw Reconstruction Surgery.  Karen fell off a horse when she was 12 yea...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Helen Baker  from TMJ Massage Therapies talks to Dana Lesperance , a Registered Massage Therapist  in Canada who successfully completed the Level 1 TMJ Massage Therapies® Online CPD Course in March 2024.  Dana is currently practicing at the  Great Lakes Chiropractic , in Ontario, Canada and is hugely passionate about helping jaw pain sufferers using A Whole Body Ap...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Helen Baker  from TMJ Massage Therapies talks to Shauna Sharples, from Hada Beauty & Massage   an incredible Facialist and Massage Therapist  in NSW, Australia who completed the Level 1 TMJ Massage Therapies® Online CPD Course in November 2023. Shauna shares with us how she found herself specialising in TMJ Dysfunction and how she blends both Facial and Massage...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Helen Baker  from TMJ Massage Therapies talks to Kallee Hulings, an incredible Expanded Functions Dental Assistant in Arizona, USA who completed the Level 1 TMJ Massage Therapies® Online CPD Course earlier this year. Kallee shares with us what she liked most about the Level 1 TMJ Massage Therapies® Certified Online CPD Course and how she is now successfully incorpo...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Helen Baker  from TMJ Massage Therapies talks to Remedial Massage Therapist, Luke Norris from Harmony Bodywork   in the USA about the Level 1 TMJ Massage Therapies® Online CPD Course. Luke shares with us why he chose the Level 1 TMJ Massage Therapies® Certified Online CPD Course , what he liked best about the course, how he enjoyed the online remote learning and wh...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Helen Baker from TMJ Massage Therapies talks to RMT, Hayley Manulak in Canada about her case study that she recently completed for the Level 1 TMJ Massage Therapies® Online CPD Course assessment.   Hayley shares with us details about her incredible life changing case study; the client history, the treatment and the amazing outcome after only one session using TMJ M...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Helen Baker from TMJ Massage Therapies talks to Massage Therapist, Claire Sands about her recent experience participating in the Level 1 TMJ Massage Therapies® Online CPD Course.   We discuss why Claire decided to enrol on the Level 1 TMJ Massage Therapies® 4 Week Online CPD Course. We talk about  her favourite part of the course, the format of the course, what she...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Helen Baker from TMJ Massage Therapies talks to Dr Samantha Dove,  a  Doctor of Physical Therapy specialising in TMJ Dysfunction based in Ohio, USA.  Samantha shares with us what common jaw pain symptoms she treats in her clinic as well as what her approach to a Physical Therapy Evaluation looks like. We discuss the importance of an Integrated Approach to treating...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Helen Baker   from TMJ Massage Therapies talks to Jules Poulin , a Remedial Massage Therapist and Founder of From The Neck Up , a TMJ Dysfunction clinic based in Toronto, Canada. In this episode we discuss Jaw Pain and our Ears . We talk about how clients with jaw pain often present with ear pain and tinnitus and how massaging 'From the neck Up' can help...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Helen Baker from TMJ Massage Therapies talks to Kristen Biatowas , a chronic jaw pain sufferer based in USA.  Kristen shares with us her 5 year jaw pain journey, her symptoms, her treatments to date and how the 'John Barnes Myofascial Release' techniques have really helped her.  Kristen also shares with us her top two stretches for jaw pain sufferers....d...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Helen Baker from TMJ Massage Therapies talks to Fran Verbeek at  The Happi Empire   about all things Self Care and the importance of taking care of yourself especially if you suffer with jaw pain! Fran shares with us how simply taking care of yourself can reduce jaw tension.  We discuss the power of positive affirmations particularly for jaw pain sufferers as well...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Helen Baker from TMJ Massage Therapies talks to Jinny Adams , a Dental Hygienist in Cornwall, UK about all things Jaw Pain and Dental Hygiene. Jinny gives us her advice about the best way to clean teeth if you suffer with a tight painful jaw and sensitive teeth. She shares her very reassuring approach to treating and cleaning teeth of clients who have jaw pain as w...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Helen Baker from TMJ Massage Therapies talks to Nicolle Mitchell from Massage For Dementia about all things Jaw Pain and Living With Dementia.  Nicolle shares with us some of her experiences of treating people living with dementia who also live with jaw pain .  We discuss the importance and the power of touch when living with dementia and jaw pain as well as some t...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Helen Baker from TMJ Massage Therapies talks to Krina Panchal , a TMJ Physiotherapist based in London, UK. Krina explains what Dry Needling is and how it is performed. She also discuss how Dry Needling can help relieve the symptoms of jaw pain as well as offering her top two tips for jaw pain sufferers. For more information and to find out more about TMJ Massage Th...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Helen Baker from TMJ Massage Therapies chats to the HypnoVoiceCoach , Katie Crooks about all things Jaw Pain and our Emotions .  We discuss how holding on to our emotions can and will eventually manifest in the body as jaw pain and we talk about how when these emotions are released we feel freer, lighter and more confident in ourselves. Katie also guides us through...

Send us Fan Mail Subscribe now to Free Your Jaw , a Podcast about all things jaw pain. With the help of incredibly knowledgeable and interesting guests Helen Baker from TMJ Massage Therapies will be discussing different aspects of jaw pain including symptoms, causes, treatment options, lifestyle considerations and anything that may be of interest to fellow jaw pain sufferers. For more information...