2 Massage Therapists and a Microphone

Nicki is back from sea after a month as the spa manager on a Canadian cruise ship with Adventure Canada where she got the experience of traveling to the territories, Greenland, and Labrador. She came by just before departing with not too many expectations and in this episode we got the stories of what it’s really like to work as a massage therapist on a ship. From sea sickness to long days and lat...

Michael is a Licensed Massage Therapist in Vegas and a business coach for therapists. His story starts with his wife encouraging him to get into massage because he had a natural talent, to another therapist eventually asking Michael to coach them because he seemed to have a natural knack for business as well. With almost 20 years experience now, listen to some advice from Michael about customer se...

June is not a massage therapist. June was brought to us by one of our massage therapist colleagues who wanted her to get a chance to tell her story because she’s so incredible. June has a background in nursing, caregiving, and dialysis and eventually she got into palliative care which is how we got the honour of meeting her. Andre brought her to us just weeks after his mother passed because June w...

Jenny and Jane are massage therapists with a lot of experience in different clinic settings. After 30 years in practice, they have learned what they like and don’t like when choosing a clinic to work at. Jenny wanted to address some unfortunate situations she has encountered with clinic owners. We wanted to also discuss things to ask during the interview process and maybe how to spot red flags. Li...

Victoria is an athletic therapist and a multidisciplinary clinic owner in a smaller town in Ontario. She reached out looking to see if we knew any therapists looking for work as her clinic is booming and the demand for massage therapists is high. It got us into a talk about the benefits of being a massage therapist or body worker in a rural community. Victoria talks about how amazing it is to be a...

Ben is a Massage Therapist in Nebraska and fellow podcaster and educator. He is the co-host of “Ben and Nate’s Questions that we Ask Massage Therapists on the Internet” along with Nate who has been a guest with us earlier this year. Ben is so used to being the one to ask the questions that this chat was half us interviewing Ben and half Ben interviewing us. Listen to us asking questions on the int...

Andrew is a massage therapist in Palm Coast, Florida that we met at the AMTA convention last year. He and Mark bonded over massage, the buffet, and music. Andrew describes his practice as “not your typical massage” and so of course his music wouldn’t be your typical massage music. He decided to use his creative side and has created massage music using AI technology that is not your typical massage...

Mike is a Massage Therapist from western Canada who has been involved in sports- both as an athlete and a therapist for the Jamaican bobsled team- and education teaching at massage therapy colleges. Between his experience as a therapist and what he witnessed in the world of massage therapy education, Mike became inspired to open his own college to help advance the profession. While waiting for his...

Voula is the general manager of Amoena Canada, a German company that was the first ever to create a breast form. The mission at this company is to help you regain confidence post surgery, help with proper healing, comfort, lymph drainage, and improve spinal health and balance. Listen to Voula teach us about what proper balance in your breast tissue means and how it will affect other areas of your...

Angie is a certified cash flow specialist and is venturing into the world of sole proprietorship after teaching finances to high school students for the last two decades. She has recently taught a workshop to RMTs using her anti-budget system and the feedback was so great that she wanted to reach more therapists who may be struggling with similar issues. Listen to hear some tips and tricks from an...

Our resident RMT and travel expert Nicki is back but this time she’s not coming to tell us about an adventure she has just returned from, but an adventure she’s about to embark on. Nicki will be working for the next month aboard a ship as the Massage Therapist to the passengers. We invited her back to tell us about her decision to take this working trip and of course we got up to so much more! 2rm...

Michael Feraday, the executive director and CEO of the Registered Massage Therapists Association of Ontario (RMTAO) is back on our show and in studio for the first time ever! He dropped by to update us about what the RMTAO has been working on in terms of making change and moving the profession forward. There’s some exciting stuff happening behind the scenes and hopeful prospects for new and season...

Ksenia is a LMT in New Jersey and a new listener. Born and raised in Russia, Ksenia is a lifelong learner and clearly loves challenges. She’s studied in both Russia and USA, holds multiple degrees and certifications, is a body builder and fitness competitor, but is the most passionate about massage therapy. She’s only been in the profession for about a year and is dealing with a bit of imposter sy...

Tara and her business partner, Kim, are both experienced Massage Therapists as well as women who have been through their own health journeys with perimenopause. They reached out because they have created a course specifically for RMTs and soon to be other complementary healthcare professionals, to recognize and deal with the symptoms of perimenopause within our scope. Listen to this important disc...

We had Tiffany on in 2020 when she had to make the heartbreaking decision to close her clinic during the COVID lockdown because it was lease renewal time and there was just too much uncertainty. Here we are 5 years later and her life looks completely different. She has relocated to Nova Scotia and had a fantastic career working with a wonderful team at a Naturopathic Clinic with a truly multidisci...

Vern is a Massage Therapist that joined us for the American Massage Conference in Orlando this past spring all the way from Trinidad! We were so honoured that she made the trip to spend the weekend with us and wanted to hear her story. Well…let me tell you…I was not expecting her journey into massage to be so…accidental? Purposeful? You be the judge. Vern found her true passion, loves what she doe...

Remo is an experienced RMT in Ontario and a Sport Fellow with the Canadian Sport Massage Therapists Association of Canada (CSMTA). He has worked with elite athletes and been a member of the association for more than two decades and has been all over the world with athletes. His experiences really highlights the crucial role of the CSMTA in preparing therapists to work with the highest level athlet...

Michelle is a Massage Therapist in Ontario whom we spoke to a couple of years ago when she decided to take her practice off of the table and onto the mat. She was inspired by another therapist we interviewed and she took the leap to get training from him. Fast forward to today and her entire practice is mat based and she’s moving into the world of teaching other therapists how to get out of their...

Meg and Casey are LMTs in Virginia and their county is undergoing possible local code changes that will have an impact on LMTs in that county. They listened to our first episode with Roxanna regarding her advocacy for LMTs and have been inspired to work with local government to address these by-laws and their potential negative impact on clinic and spa owners as well as independent therapists. Lis...

Chris from Advantage Insurance Brokers is back. He’s our friendly neighbourhood professional liability insurance guy that keeps massage therapists in the loop about what’s happening in the world of insurance. This episode we talk about the insurance companies reporting therapists to the regulatory body if they suspect fraud. Chris breaks down what this means and his take on it. Of course he’s alwa...

Patrick is a former Muay Thai fighter and now the RMT for team Canada for the amateur world Muay Thai championships that happened in Turkey at the end of May. He came in to sit on our couch and tell us all about how he got into the sport, how he got out, how he became a massage therapist, and finally how he ended up being the Muay Thai RMT and bringing his career full circle. 2rmtsandamic.com

Paul is one of the owners and instructors for Cupping Canada, Cupping USA, and Cupping International…which are all the same company! We had him sit with us at the American Massage Conference and we reminisced about our first meeting at a Canadian Massage Conference about 7 years ago, as well as all of the fun we have had working with Paul ever since! Paul is one of the instructors involved in our...

Nathan might be one of the coolest, most laid back massage therapists that we have ever had the pleasure of hanging out with. He’s a Hawaiian shirt wearing Dad with a passion for advancing the profession, educating the masses, and doing it in a way that is humble, open-minded, respectful, unbothered, and just cool. Listen to the chat we had with this educator and director of training from Hand and...

Patty from the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards (FSMTB) joined us on the tradeshow floor at the American Massage Conference (AMC) to educate us about the IMpact which is a legislative effort to create an interstate compact which could reduce barriers for therapists practicing across licensed states. This has potential to improve portability and the profession as a whole. Listen to Patty...

Michelle is a LMT that we met at the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) convention in the fall where she was selling her “Anatomical Cheat sheets”. We thought the idea was so cool that we practically forced her to come to the American Massage Conference (AMC) to show off her products to our audience. Listen to her story from live music venue/ coffee house owner to getting a message from b...