The Hesitant Healer

Episode #18 has a special guest - someone who is related to John! We speak with Killion Webster - John's niece - about Nutrition and how it affects everything! We talk about Gluten, Celiac disease, Crohn's, one's relationship with food and the psychology of food and culture.  During our discussion, Killion mentions My Plate. My Plate is the current nutrition guide published by the USDA and serves...

What does Forgiveness look like? What happens if I don't forgive? Is it a simple thing?  This is a rich topic and we just hit some beginning points for you to think about. It is a great place to start though.    In our discussion ,we mention a few movies - Schindler's List, 1993, directed and produced by Steven Spielberg and Red Dawn, 1984, Directed by John Milius.  John shares a passage from "Ser...

On this Episode, we were privileged to speak with April Davis, Founder of the Vagina Blog. April is a Mom, an educator, and recently completed her BA in Psychology! She has a fascinating background in Emergency Medicine and photography. Her personal mission is to fix the  maternal death rate in the U.S. We spoke about all sorts of things, the sad state of maternal care in the US, women's knowledge...

In today's episode, we talk with Amanda Alcazar, a medical massage therapist and lymph drainage specialist. John and Mandy were classmates at Massage School! She explains the different types of manual lymph massage and its benefits to your whole body. Check out Mandy's instagram page @ladyalcazar. This is a fascinating and very informative podcast episode. 

In this episode, John and Lisa discuss healing from grief. This is a personal conversation- covering the wide range of emotions felt during a loss.  Give it a listen!  As a reminder, you can reach out to us through our Facebook group page - The Hesitant Healer, or on Instagram, the_hesitant_healer , or email us at thehesitanthealer@gmail.com .  Let us know if there are any topics you would like to...

On Today's episode, we talk to Chelsea Danea - a local yoga instructor. Chelsea tells of her journey to being a yoga instructor, what interested her in human anatomy as it relates to yoga, and all things yoga.  Chelsea mentions a few anatomy instructors, Jules Mitchell and Gil Hedley. For more information on Jules, go to julesmitchell.com . For more information on Gil Hedley, go to gilhedley.com ....

This week we talk to the very talented Matt Webster. Matt is a former tenured professor of Theatre, with a specialization in Theatre Education. He is the author of the book Methods of Teaching Theatre: A Teacher Toolkit. He is also an actor, director and published playwright who has taught theatre to children and adults for more than 30 years. Matt joins us as we talk about the healing power of ar...

In this week's episode, The Hesitant Healer was off on a retreat in lovely Idyllwild California - a healers retreat. The healers who joined us are a part of a Healer's Circle that we have that meets twice a month at our office in Redlands, California.  A big thank you, again, to Ida, the owner of the Airbnb "the Mystery Lodge" in Idyllwild where we held our retreat.     Cathie shares a it what tri...

In this episode, we talk to Michelle, who is a client of John's and a member of the Healers Circle that meets twice a month at our shop.  Michelle calls herself a spiritual conduit - she is able to sense messages and relay them to people. In last week's episode on grief, Liz talked about meeting with Michelle and how that helped in her journey.    This episode was taped while our "tribe" was up on...

On today's episode, Liz shares her intimate journey with grief. Liz is a client who has seen John at Redlands Massage Therapy for several years. She discusses her personal tragedy, the immediate effects, and the feelings and emotions in the weeks and months that followed.  Liz talks about the understandings that she has come to in the last two years and some of the modalities she has sought during...

Rachelle is a gifted massage Therapist and anatomy lover! She has been involved in many worldwide anatomy projects.  In this episode, Rachelle tells us how she got interested in becoming a massage therapist, and how she realized her enthusiasm for anatomy.  Rachelle mentions her first dissection class with Gil Hedly ( gilhedley.com ) She also speaks of Carla Stecco ( www.si-directory.com/italy/pad...

In today's episode, John talks about his journey through addiction. He describes how alcohol became addictive to him, through his years in the Army and  his early years as a chef. John talks about the many  relationships his drinking had an effect on and then several miracles that occurred to spur him on to sobriety.  In this episode, John references a book that the comedian Nikki Glasser has talk...

John finishes up talking about the many great anatomy teachers he has encountered as he pursues his quest for anatomical knowledge.  You can check out the fabulous information that Julian Baker has to offer at functionalanatomy.com email: thehesitanthealer@gmail.com Facebook: The Hesitant Healer 

John talks about his first encounter with anatomy class during massage school. It was a disaster! Hear how he learned to love anatomy and how attending a human dissection class opened his eyes to the world of anatomy and how it changed his medical massage practice.    email: thehesitanthealer@gmail.com Facebook: The Hesitant Healer 

In this episode, John discusses many different healing modalities he has either studied, or participated in. Hear discussion of Reiki, Healing Touch, CranioSacral therapy, Visceral Manipulation, EMDR, Myofascial Realease, talk therapy and a mention of Psychedelics as treatment.     email: thehesitanthealer@gmail.com Facebook: The Hesitant Healer 

John shares about his wife Lisa (his wife Lisa, not his business partner Lisa Kay). He talks about Lisa's cancer diagnosis, the alternative healing modalities they sought out and the lessons he learned as a healer through this journey.    email: thehesitanthealer@gmail.com Facebook: The Hesitant Healer 

John Webster's sidekick and business partner, Lisa Kay talks about how she ended up back in Southern California, the surgical accident that at first left her hopeless, and then lead to her seeking alternative healing modalities. We hear a bit about emotions and physical healing and about the power of myofascial release.   email: thehesitanthealer@gmail.com Facebook: The Hesitant Healer 

John Webster, The Hesitant Healer talks about the life experiences he has had that lead him to being the healer he is today.  He speaks about sobriety, his time as a chef, working in a jail and then for the San Bernardino Sheriff Department.  John tells us about his decision to go to Massage School, and then some of the classes he sought after completing Massage school.  It's been a wild journey a...