2 Massage Therapists and a Microphone

Ria sat on our couch to tell us her story about getting into Massage Therapy, how her career developed over the last 15 years, and how some recent circumstances brought her to the decision to go inactive this year to figure out what’s next for her in this profession. The pandemic definitely played a role in her decision but it was not the only factor in her choice. Listen to hear a real story from...

Ready for the rest of Nicki’s unpopular opinions? Here’s the rest of our recording where Nicki shares more of her opinions that she considers unpopular but we will let you be the judge. Listen to us speak more about some issues concerning our profession and life in general and give our two cents! Will you agree? Listen and we shall see… ConEdInsitute.com 2rmtsandamic.com

Welcome welcome to Nicki’s unpopular opinions! We had Nicki come by in spring of 2021 to give us her most unpopular opinions about the Massage world. She’s back with a recap of those opinions and so many more that we had to make this a 2 part series. In this episode we talk about money, passion, policies, and many more topics that Nicki sees online. She feels like the lone wolf sometimes when she...

Michelle is a Registered Massage Therapist and clinic owner in Markham, Ontario and a listener of our podcast. Since our listeners are the most interesting people we ever have on the couch, we knew Michelle would have some stories to tell. In this episode we talk about her journey to becoming a clinic owner when she bought Solace Massage Therapy, the transition from colleague to captain of the shi...

Celine decided to take a Reflexology course after having an experience with this type of therapy and thought it might be cool to learn something that truly challenges her biases. During the course however, she really felt that certain claims were being made that could possibly be interpreted as harmful if directed at the wrong people. We invited her to come in and we reopened the discussion about...

Mandy is a British Massage Therapist living in Miami and her new Massage Memoir, “If These Hands Could Talk, The Girl Who Touched The World” hit Amazon’s Hot New Releases at #1 in November and we got the pleasure of being her first podcast to talk about her book. Mandy’s British sense of humour is sprinkled throughout the book from her witty chapter titles to handling the saddest of stories about...

Lily is a Registered Massage Therapist in Toronto and a colleague we have yet to have behind a mic. We invited her in to speak about a recent unprofessional encounter with some clinic owners that left her scratching her head. We talked about her experience in the profession thus far, what she might do if she won the lottery (spoiler alert: she doesn’t even play), her opinions on some of Mark’s ran...

Tara is a Registered Massage Therapist who recently recovered from a pretty serious covid infection. At one point she was feeling like she might not make it. After recovering, she came out with a new lease on life and decided to start living life differently and achieving goals. She tells us her story of getting into massage school as a single mom and making sacrifices, to her recent battle with c...

Nic comes from the world of yoga and is now a Registered Massage Therapist who has been practicing for a few years. In her short career she has learned a lot and has a lot to share about massage and yoga. We have some mutual friends and colleagues who have been on the podcast and Nic wanted her turn to sit on the couch behind a mic and drop some knowledge. We talked about everything from being sta...

Lynn joined ConEd Institute for a Record Keeping course and during the class discussions, she was mentioning some of the issues that registrants in Ontario have been having with their peer assessment. We have spoken on this subject before but it seems that many of our listeners are finding that the process has changed and not for the better. So Lynn came on to talk about her recent experience and...

Listen to the most open and honest conversation from a retired Paramedic who spent almost 2 decades saving lives. Tracey tells us all about what it’s really like in the life of a first responder and why she didn’t feel it was the right fit for her. She was super honest about the mental toll it takes on a person and the lack of support for their mental health. Of course she also shared some funny s...

Ashleigh came into our life by chance it may have seemed or was it meant to be? Did the universe know we all needed each other? You be the judge. Ashleigh is a Reiki master and soon to be RMT. She invited us into her practice space and gave Mark his first Reiki treatment. Listen to hear about Ashleigh, learn about Reiki, and hear us recap Mark’s session. The three of us discussed what Ashleigh obs...

Terra is a Registered Massage Therapist, Manual Osteopathic Practitioner, Yoga therapist, soon to be lactation consultant, and fellow educator with such an interesting and inspiring story as well as a wealth of knowledge and experience. We have worked with Terra at the Canadian Massage Conference for the past 3 years and she was one of our speakers at the B3 Conference that we hosted in March of 2...

Erin and Fanaye are business partners and owners of a successful Physiotherapy and  Massage Therapy studio in Toronto. They have been having a difficult time hiring Massage Therapists since they changed their business model from a subcontractor model to an employee model. We had a discussion about different business models, managing expectations, what RMTs are looking for from a clinic, and w...

Danielle is a Registered Massage Therapist who has had a very successful career that she has built based on her own hard work, merit, making connections, saying yes to opportunities, and holding firm on her own convictions. Danielle was an excellent student when she attended the University of Toronto for physical education which led to her having a close relationship with her professors who were m...

Ed is a Registered Massage Therapist and Sport Fellow with a ton of experience with the Canadian Sport Massage Therapists Association (CSMTA). Ed’s story starts on a tobacco farm and is an inspirational tale about meeting the right people, putting in the work right away from student to RMT, seizing every opportunity, and being a rare therapist who can say he’s still working for the same organizati...

Elysia has been a Medical Massage Therapist in the US for 20 years, has been to 10 colleges, has 8 degrees, is an Equine Massage Therapist, and an empowerment coach, with or without horses…just to name a few of her credentials. Elysia joined us to talk about her story of getting into massage, why she enjoys working with animals, how her own injuries had her pivot away from treating the animal to w...

Nancy and Amanda have had a few email exchanges over the last couple of years when Nancy listens to an episode that she has opinions on. We wanted Nancy to have her turn behind the mic to give us her story and how she came to be the type of therapist she is and what she has learned along the way. Nancy has had some very unique experiences and has really immersed herself into learning about herself...

Part 2: Recorded on October 8 - As a follow up to our discussion on September 28th with another colleague about some of the hot topics humans are facing today, we invited James to come sit on our couch to offer a legal perspective. James is a former RMT who just finished his studies to become a paralegal and he offers us his insight into what our rights are as Canadians and how these issues have b...

Part 1: Listen to a recording we did on September 28 with a colleague to discuss some of the polarizing issues we are facing today. The 3 of us tried to go back and forth to look at the facts and arguments of each side to see why there is so much divide surrounding some of these hot topics. We will be recording another episode in a couple of days with a therapist who thinks very differently than t...

Yvonne is an Ontario Massage Therapist who recently reached out to us after a confusing conversation with the practice specialist about some of the new standards. After reaching out  for clarity, she was left confused and came to us for help. Welp… we may not be able to help but we were more than willing to sit behind the mic and talk her through some of the confusion. With a women’s health f...

Sean is a Registered Massage Therapist, Manual Osteopathic Practitioner, Educator, Clinic Owner, and family man in Keswick, Ontario. We met him at the Canadian Massage Conference where he taught courses in Cranial Sacral Therapy, concussion management, and Visceral manipulation. Aside from being a highly skilled therapist and educator, Sean Michael has a business model that we have used as an exam...

Jeanette is a Massage Therapist, Business Coach, educator, wife, and Mama of 4. We had a very candid conversation about her journey through the Massage Therapy world and how she has gotten to where she is today. Massage Therapy is seemingly in Jeanette’s DNA and even when she was dealing with the hardest situation in her life, she wanted to use her skill set to help others who were also dealing wi...

Roxanne, the owner of Bliss Wellness in Orillia, was a guest at the end of 2020 after a traumatic motor vehicle accident changed her life forever. She came on the mic to tell us about her physical injuries and rehab as well as living with a brain injury as she was preparing to get back to work. Roxanne reached out again because after getting back to work, she realized that she may need to pivot he...

Angela was a fellow speaker at the Seven Secrets to Success Summer Summit in July and after speaking to her we learned that she had done work as a death doula. We have been trying to get a death doula to speak on our podcast for months and jumped at the opportunity. What we didn’t know about Angela is that she’s not your ordinary doula. Angela described herself to us as a clairvoyant and the discu...