The Fully Booked Therapist Podcast w/Heather Hammell. Business coaching for hands-on therapists who are done underearning.

I imagine that this is the same for you all out there who are building your MFR businesses - I've come to realize that my business is a giant science experience. I am constantly evaluating what's working, and what’s not working to determine what I can do better next time to increase the value being offered to my clients and also run my business with more ease and efficiency. Well, the same way tha...

Imagine being crystal clear about your calling to help others live the best lives they can and then being compelled to start an MFR business but then feeling crippled by fear and just spinning in a place of fear and doubt and not knowing how to start a business. Would you push through to follow your dream, passion, and purpose to be an MFR Therapist or give up? This is the scenario that our guest...

We are changing things up a little bit in this episode. Instead of talking about Myofascial Release businesses, we are talking about loving ourselves and how impactful that can be on how we show up for ourselves, our families, our businesses, etc. As healers and health care providers, sometimes we put ourselves on the back burner, and it doesn't have to be that way. And that was one of the things...

In this episode, I interview one of my group coaching clients, Deidre Buckingham.  Deidre is the owner of The Mending Tree, Myofascial Release for Restored Wellness in Madison, WI. She has been performing myofascial release therapy for the last 10 years. In total, she has been in the field of integrative health and bodywork for 26 years. She started with massage therapy back in 1994 and then pursu...

In this episode, I am joined by one of my mastermind sisters, Bryn Bamber.  She is a trauma-informed coach and also the host of the Sacred Goals Podcast.  As a trauma-informed coach, she works with her clients to overcome the patriarchal blocks, the nervous system blocks, that are in the way of them fully stepping into the spotlight, and owning all of who they are or whatever they've been hiding,...

I think that when MFR therapists first sign up to do this work, they're just wanting to help people. And that's fine, but it will only get you to a certain level in your business. There's a clear distinction between wanting to help people and running a business. And you can do both. You have to want to have a business and you have to decide and make decisions ahead of time about what you want that...

A great analogy to explain the expectation of our MFR patients is for them to have the willingness to be vulnerable, to show up though they may be lacking belief and hope in the process, and be confused, and overwhelmed by whatever pain they have going on. And what we do as the therapist is we become that energy that they need and we hold space for the belief of what is possible for them. Sometime...

In this episode, I am interviewing a client of mine Brian Cashman. He is an MFR therapist and owner of Kinetic Wellness Myofascial Release located in Evansville, Indiana. When we first met, Brian was working for someone else and his big goal at the time was to open his own MFR practice. That was in December 2021. Fast forward to now, Brian is the proud owner and operator of a fully booked MFR prac...

I work with many MFR therapists who are very resistant to making changes in their business such as changing their rates, hours, policies, and business location, all of the things. Believe it or not, this was me too. I was once that MFR therapist who resisted change in my business and now I help other therapists make those changes like it's no big deal. Want to know how I made the shift? How I was...

I work with lots of MFR therapists to help them scale their business revenue to $100,000 and beyond. I find that a common thought is that in order to do that, they're going to need to hire people and start out in a huge clinic. There is really an attachment to the idea that having that big flashy office space equals success. I want to offer that this is not true. When it comes to your business, ho...

Giving yourself permission to dream BIG opens the door of possibility and then giving yourself permission to take steps forward, no matter how big or small, to experience your dreams and desires allows you to live a more intentional, authentic life.  This is certainly true for our guest, Mandi Ogaard. Mandi is not only a client of mine she is also an occupational therapist, and owner of integrativ...

Your MFR business is doing well and you’re turning a profit – that’s awesome! Now the question is what to do with your increased income. Well, first you need to address your money thoughts. As I work with MFR therapists who are going from $2,000 and $3,000 months to now $10,000 and $17,000 months, they're noticing that their thoughts about money aren't actually any better. Unless you do something...

Have you ever heard the saying, “You Are What You Think”? The truth is: Thoughts drive everything we do. You think a thought, it causes a feeling, which causes you to take an action (or inaction) and from there, you get a result. This is great when your thoughts are helpful but for many of us, we can get caught up in sabotage-type thoughts and feel like it’s just our reality.  Maybe you feel like...

Our guest today is Tracy Hobbie, owner of Touch of Wellness Myofascial Release located in Purcellville, Virginia. In this episode, she will share with us her journey from feeling stuck in her business to becoming her best referral source.  Referral sources can provide your business with plenty of clients if you are putting yourself out there and looking for customers in the right places. Foundatio...

As you know one of my favorite topics is money. I think that knowing and understanding your money mindset is crucial to your business success.  I always want to offer my listeners as much information as I can on how to think about money in a different way and how to break free from the chains of the patriarchy and the things that we have been taught our whole lives that just aren't true.  And so t...

What is holding you back from either starting your MFR business or making the changes you know you want or need to make in order to enjoy your MFR business even more? I think that one of the things that is holding you back is you not wanting to risk the feeling of rejection. You worry about if you raise your rates or change your hours or change the days that you're available, or leave the job you'...

First of all congratulations! You are fully booked. This is an amazing accomplishment but now you are experiencing next-level problems. You thought that as your business grew and you became fully booked you would feel less anxious and more relaxed or more confident and less overwhelmed. Instead, you just have tons of questions about what to do next, and exactly how to manage this dream come true t...

No doubt that asking questions is a very powerful way we can change our thoughts. And because whatever questions we asked in our mind, our mind will search for the answers, asking the right questions allows our mind to focus on finding a solution.   As MFR therapists, we spend a lot of time asking ourselves certain questions without finding the answers which keeps us spinning in overwhelm and conf...

No matter the industry, strong business skills are essential for success. This is also true for y our own Myofascial Release (MFR)  busine ss .  As you will hear from our guest today, Julia Chick, after attending Massage School and then training and specializing in  MFR, mastered the skills she need to provide her clients with excellent care but was still unsure about how to make money and not ove...

Can you do MFR as a Speech Therapist? Our guest today, Nichole Ontis is a Speech and Language Pathologist who uses John Barnes Myofascial Release (MFR) gentle hands-on technique to determine and alleviate the cause of dysfunction in her patients and help with improving mild to severe problems affecting communication, cognition, swallowing, voice, and beyond.  While working 3 jobs and building her...

At its core, group coaching is all about creating action, decision, and self-discovery within a group.  In this type of coaching the coach provides a safe container for all the group members involved and encourages an exploratory and learning space whereby members of the group can have access to the combined ideas, knowledge, passion, and wisdom in the room. You might be thinking, “I'm not sure if...

We make decisions on a daily basis, from something as innocent as figuring out what to have for lunch to deciding on whether to implement certain opportunities into our MFR businesses.  Making decisions can be an overwhelming process. So what ends up happening is a lot of people don't ever make decisions to move on with their life or business. They decide to do nothing and stay where they are beca...

Today's episode is all about growth and transformation. You'll be hearing from a previous group coaching member, Zachery Scott, as he shares his experience with coaching and the impact it’s had on him and his business. Even though he has been in business for 25 years, he still decided to give coaching a try and now has the realization of some pretty key things that he wasn't doing correctly, that...

It’s 3 for 1 on the episode today! And it’s all about mindset. I am talking about the mindset that you must cultivate to achieve your goals, then I’ll share an example of a mindset shift I had that allowed me to accept help with raising my babies so that I can dedicate some time and energy to growing my business and finally I’ll share my experience with life coaching as a client and a coach and ho...

Today’s episode is a remix of two previously recorded Facebook lives that I think are still very relevant and can be valuable for you as you build and grow your MFR business. First I discuss sales vs. service. When a client buys an MFR service from you, they also purchase the experience that goes with buying that service. As business owners, we may fall into the trap of focusing solely on selling...