Interdisciplinary

Send us Fan Mail It's a new season! This one is a shiny collection of hodge-podge stuff. We start off with Healwell's Education Department (aka, Corey and Rebecca) talking about education stuff. There will be opinions. Thank you to AIHM! Learn more about the AIHM Fellowship by emailing fellowship@aihm.org  & so much more A bi-monthly podcast where we share the stories of our Caregivers,...

Send us Fan Mail It's another special pick from Laura Bryant-Earner, Healwell's Service Director. 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,...

Send us Fan Mail While we are working on Season 12, we're bringing you some of the Healwell Brain Trust's favorite episodes. Here's Service Director, Laura Bryant-Earner's pick: a conversation with Elder Angela Overton. (Originally aired February, 2021) Elder Angela Overton experienced the value of interdisciplinary care as a teenager dealing with cancer. She joins the podcast...

Send us Fan Mail Hospitals are bustling, often chaotic places, where the focus is primarily on healing rather than comfort. But within this challenging environment, a unique breed of healthcare providers is emerging, offering a different kind of solace - massage therapists. In this episode, we will take you on a journey to explore the lives of massage therapists who work in hospitals. These dedica...

Send us Fan Mail Corey, Cal, and Rebecca sit down and talk about what we learned in Season 11. It was a packed season, full of rich information, and this conversation is only part of an ongoing discussion that we're sure will flow into next season as well. & so much more A bi-monthly podcast where we share the stories of our Caregivers, patients and... Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify...

Send us Fan Mail It's our last guest of Season 11, and this is a conversation you don't want to miss. Allissa Haines talks with Corey and Cal about what it really takes to build a massage career, and how work can turn into flow About Our Guest:  Allissa Haines is a practicing massage therapist and business owner, and columnist for ABMP’s Massage & Bodywork magazine. You can find her...

Send us Fan Mail Cal and Corey have a rollicking conversation with experts in the field of Physical Therapy, in which we all learn that our challenges are shared, and we have much to learn from each other.  About Our Guests:  Lisa Shoaf Dr. Shoaf has been a licensed physical therapist (PT) for 42 years initially completing her entry-level BS PT degree at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in 1...

Send us Fan Mail Corey and Cal talk with sociologist Marisa Allison about gender in massage therapy. What is a "feminized" profession, and what does it mean for the growth and opportunities available in that profession? And how does all this connect to sustainability? Job Queues, Gender Queues (research Dr. Allison mentioned in the episode)   About Our Guest:  Dr. Marisa Allison, Ph. D....

Send us Fan Mail Cal and Corey continue talking about massage career sustainability with Healwell Community Member Matt Smith. If you came to massage after a different career ( or several), if you had to figure out how to maintain your career during and after the pandemic, or if you just really like lemurs -- you'll love this episode.  About Our Guest:  Matt Smith is a Certified Massage Thera...

Send us Fan Mail We continue our exploration of sustainability in the massage profession with some real talk with real therapists. This week we speak with Ken Brown, one of Healwell's massage therapists and thoughtful guy, about his career in massage therapy.  About Our Guest:  Ken Brown is a Board Certified Licensed Massage Therapist and Level 3 Reiki Master with more than a decade of experi...

Send us Fan Mail Today we dive into the history of nursing. How did nurses get to where they are today? What were the forces that brought nursing to this place of respect and skill? Corey and Cal sit down with nurse researcher and historian, Mei Fu, and get into the real work and the hard choices that go into growing a profession.  About Our Guest:  Dr. Mei R. Fu’s scientific focus has been on pai...

Send us Fan Mail Today Cal Cates talks with Davonna Willis and Ashley Urquhart, the visionary leaders organizing the Black Massage Therapists' Conference. (Links below) In this deeply honest conversation, Davonna and Ashley share their vision for a space of love and belonging, and some of the realities that make that space so important. Links: Black Massage Therapist Conference Davonna's...

Send us Fan Mail Podcast guests -- they're just like us! This week, we sat down with Sara Rennie, massage therapist, massage therapy educator, and thoughtful human. We talked about being a massage therapist, and preparing new massage therapists -- getting all the way real about the challenges. The Accidental Business Owner book About Our Guest:  Sara Rennie has been in the healthcare field fo...

Send us Fan Mail This week we continue our Corey-guided tour through the history of massage therapy in the Western world, from the FDA to present day. (Part 2 of 2.) We appreciate your patience with Cal and Kerry's poor audio quality. They're still in a can, but will be out for the rest of this season. Links: Maintenance Phase, featuring Bernarr McFadden Black Panthers: Vanguard of the R...

Send us Fan Mail We missed you! Have you missed us? Enough to listen to some thoughts from the bottom of a can? In this episode, Corey takes Rebecca, Kerry, and Cal on a tour through the history of massage in the Western world -- from rubbing to massage therapy, from cutaneous exercise to human potential. (Part 1 of 2.) We appreciate your patience with Cal and Kerry's poor audio quality. The...

Send us Fan Mail We have a full house for this season finale episode. The whole Healwell Brain Trust gathers for a conversation about Season 10 -- what we have learned, and what is still missing. Corey's Systems Theory Reading list: Thinking in Systems Systems Thinking for Social Change & so much more A bi-monthly podcast where we share the stories of our Caregivers, patients and... Listen on...

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes the planned episode falls through. In those times, we get together on the recording link and talk about the fun symposium we just had, and the classes we have coming up. Enjoy this short interim conversation. We'll be back with the Season 10 wrap up on March 25. ********** Free 2-week trail of the Healwell Community: https://community.healwell.org/sign_up?plan_id=43...

Send us Fan Mail Mai Lin Petrine knows hats. She also knows what it takes to support the massage therapy profession through legal and regulatory challenges. Corey and Rebecca talk with Mai Lin about moody teenagers, Peter Pan, and the future of massage therapy. Interstate Massage Therapy Compact About Our Guest:  Mai Lin Petrine is the Director of Legal and Regulatory Affairs at the Federation of...

Send us Fan Mail Cal and Corey talk with Gordon MacDonald, Executive Director of the RMTBC about regulation, education, and the parallel paths of nursing and massage in Canada. This conversation explores our shared challenges of supporting a profession in transition. Registered Massage Therapists' Association of British Columbia About Our Guest:  Gordon has a long history of working at a seni...

Send us Fan Mail Cal and Corey sit down with Debra Persinger, executive director of FSMTB to talk education, (de)regulation, and what it takes to keep both consumers and massage therapists safe. Entry-Level Analysis Project (ELAP) About Our Guest:  Debra Persinger, PhD, CAE  Executive Director, Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards (FSMTB)  Debra brings a rare combination of management experi...

Send us Fan Mail Cal talks with Andraéa LaVant about disability justice, intersectionality, and the real work of making just and accessible spaces. Find out more about LaVant Consulting About Our Guest:  Andraéa LaVant is a globally-recognized inclusion thought leader and president/founder of LaVant Consulting, Inc., a disability focused strategy and communications firm dedicated to shaping the wa...

Send us Fan Mail Laura and Rebecca talk with Lori Green about how things are going in Saskatchewan, Canada. What does it mean to support the only unregulated health care profession in a province? How's it going with the drive for massage therapy regulation in Saskatchewan? And what can we learn from each other? Massage Therapist Association of Saskatchewan About Our Guest:  Lori Green is ente...

Send us Fan Mail "How do we stop people being interested in hierarchies and status?" This is just one of the questions Cal and Rebecca Barnett take on in part 2 of their conversation. Association of Massage Therapists (Australia) AMT Statements on Volunteering AMT Statement on Orphanage Volunteering About Our Guest: Rebecca Barnett is a highly experienced and respected figure in the Aust...

Send us Fan Mail We are starting off in the deep end this season. Part 1 of this 2-part conversation with Rebecca Barnett begins with an exploration of the massage therapy landscape in Australia and United States and quickly goes deep into questions of identity and purpose in the profession. Association of Massage Therapists (Australia) About Our Guest: Rebecca Barnett is a highly experienced and...

Send us Fan Mail 4/5 of the Healwell Brain trust got together to do a little podcast time travel. Where did we come from? Where are we going? And how can you be a part of the future of Interdisciplinary. Featuring (in order of appearance): Cal Cates, Rebecca Sturgeon, Kerry Jordan, and Laura Bryant-Earner Sound Effect from Pixabay & so much more A bi-monthly podcast where we share the stories of o...