Interdisciplinary

Send us Fan Mail This is your exclusive inside look at what happens in Healwell's Hospital Based Massage Therapy Stewardship. You will hear from the instructors and students of our class at University of Kentucky hospital in Lexington, KY.  NOTE: Some sections of this episode were recorded in the hospital, so the sound is inconsistent in parts. We thank you for your patience and apologize for...

Send us Fan Mail Aw, rats! The Healwell Brain Trust welcomes Esther E. Dupont-Versteegden, Ph. D. to the podcast. Esther's presentation at IMTRC blew everyone away, and we are delighted to have her on the podcast to talk more about about her research into muscular atrophy, how researchers really spend their time, and what all this data means for massage therapists. About Our Guest: Dr. Dupont...

Send us Fan Mail It's the "what I did on my summer vacation" episode. Cal Cates and Kerry Jordan talk with Corey Rivera about their recent presentation at the Mountain Search and Rescue conference in Estes Park, Colorado. Link: Burnout Study & so much more A bi-monthly podcast where we share the stories of our Caregivers, patients and... Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Supp...

Send us Fan Mail The Education Department (Rebecca and Corey) take on a question from a podcast listener about how to keep learning after massage school. There's some perspective, some Piaget, and very little predictability. The budgeting software with the cute little elephant Coursera , lots of online courses, many of them free Other places we like to learn: Maintenance Phase podcast The Res...

Send us Fan Mail We are so excited to talk to Nellie Galindo, disability advocate, sexual health educator, and speaker at Healwell's September Symposium! We talk about consent, communication, care, and compassion. Resources from Nellie: Accessible Sexual Health, LLC Advocates for Youth Scarleteen Virginia League for Planned Parenthood, Resources for People with Disabilities About Our Guest: N...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Find The Hospice Doctor's Widow here About Our Guest: Jennifer O’Brien has helped thousands live and love more fully by recognizing that: at the end o...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Take Tip It Forward's Introduction to Trauma Informed Care class here Learn more about Tip It Forward here About Our Guest: Kammaleathahh Livingstone is a Licensed Massage Therapist, boa...

Send us Fan Mail 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 & so much...

Send us Fan Mail It's season 7! This preview episode features Rebecca and Kerry talking about all the fun episodes coming up this season. Support the show Check out our new podcast! The Rub: a podcast about massage therapy Giving Tuesday is over, but you can still support Healwell and the cool things we make by donating here ! Other ways to help and join in: Leave us a review on  Apple Podcas...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 prognosticati...

Send us Fan Mail 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 & so much more...

Send us Fan Mail 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.  & so much more A bi-monthly podcast where we share the stories of our Caregivers, patients and... Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show Check out our new podc...

Send us Fan Mail 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? & so much more A bi-monthly podcast where we share the stories of our Caregivers, patients and... Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show Check out our new podcast! The Rub: a podcast...

Send us Fan Mail 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? & so much more A bi-monthly podcast where we share the stories of our Caregivers, patients and... Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show Check out our...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Cal, Kerry, Corey, and Rebecca talk about how to find and gather the resources you need to be a caring, compassionate, effective practitioner. We get into the issues with health care, massage therapy CEs, and what it even means to be "resourced.)  & so much more A bi-monthly podcast where we share the stories of our Caregivers, patients and... Listen on: Appl...

Send us Fan Mail Cal Cates and Laura Bryant-Earner talk about the nuances of "elevating the profession." What does this even mean? And what does it have to do with providing the best care for our fellow humans?  & so much more A bi-monthly podcast where we share the stories of our Caregivers, patients and... Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show Check out our new podc...

Send us Fan Mail In the final episode of Season 5, where we talk money —we get into the sticky question of volunteerism, the actual cost of doing massage, and why feral cats don’t make good therapy pets. & so much more A bi-monthly podcast where we share the stories of our Caregivers, patients and... Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show Check out our new podcast! The Rub: a po...

Send us Fan Mail It's getting salty at Healwell. We take inspiration from a conversation with Amanda Long, LMT about self care and snow days, and get all the way into existential questions about the nature of massage therapy. This episode features clips from an interview with Amanda.  & so much more A bi-monthly podcast where we share the stories of our Caregivers, patients and... Listen on:...

Send us Fan Mail This week we welcome Jenn Brandel, LICSW to talk about caring for yourself in a crisis, and the power of metaphors to process hard things. Find Jenn's books (including a free downloadable PDF of My Crisis Plan) For 20% off Jenn's book, When Rabbits Spill Their Tea, email podcast@healwell.org About Our Guest: Jenn Brandel is a licensed clinical social worker in Boston wit...

Send us Fan Mail We continue our look at leaving the massage profession with the stories of Sheri Bergen, Nancy Keeney-Smith, Justin Magnuson, and Ruth Werner. & so much more A bi-monthly podcast where we share the stories of our Caregivers, patients and... Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show Check out our new podcast! The Rub: a podcast about massage therapy Giving Tuesday i...

Send us Fan Mail Corey, Kerry and Rebecca sit down for an honest conversation about when it might be time to stop practicing massage. Can you still be a massage therapist, even if you aren't practicing massage? What do you do with the love you have for clients once you no longer see them? And how can we support each other when taking care of ourselves means leaving behind work that we love? C...

Send us Fan Mail Cal and Cathy welcome Kelly Mack to the podcast for a discussion about living with a disability, and how health care professionals can sometimes make life harder for people living with a disability. This episode originally aired in September, 2020 on the "Massage Therapy Without Borders" podcast. About Our Guest: Kelly Mack is a communications professional, specializing...

Send us Fan Mail "How do you take good care of something you don't like?" Cal and Cathy sit with Hilary and Dana of Be Nourished to take a good look at bodies -- our own, other people's, our patient's and client's. This episode originally aired in November 2020 on the "Massage Therapy Without Borders" podcast About Our Guests: Since 2005, Hilary Kinavey, MS,...

Send us Fan Mail The Healwell team talks about the very serious subject of joy and happiness -- what it really means in he context of a meaningful life. Also, there's some funny animal stories.  & so much more A bi-monthly podcast where we share the stories of our Caregivers, patients and... Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show Check out our new podcast! The Rub: a podcas...