
Working With Obese Clients. The pain of weight and the weight of pain.
I read a blog post once about a massage therapist's thoughts on working with obese clients. I was expecting some reflections on how to...

Grip vs Melt. Also The Meaning Of Life.
Get A Grip. Total Meltdown. No I am not describing my life with teenagers. Although there are some deep truths in there. Subconscious...


For The Love Of Tins!
I find myself elbow deep in butter on a daily basis. Not literally, of course. But whipping it every day has made me somewhat of a pro at...

How to Live Pain Free Without Opioids
If you have been diagnosed with a condition that causes chronic pain, you may be scared. Many patients are afraid of taking strong pain...

“The hardest thing about getting started... is getting started.”
A good business name for your new Massage Practice is only the beginning I’ve spoken to many massage therapists in their late thirties,...

Giving Birth in Cyber Space
So this happened: I got recognized. And I am not posting this to boast (although my ego is slamming on my insides, screaming "WTF??") but...


Thoughts About Feeling Good In A Not So Happy World
One of the bigger factors in becoming a massage therapist these days is that the bar has been raised and the research on what we do is...


What is normal anyway?
So... all this (fill in the type of pain here) in my (fill in an area of the body) that is giving me a (fill in the symptom here) and...


The Science of Flowers... I Mean Massage
If you talk to me or anyone who knows me and has heard me vomit factoids about what pain is, why people are constantly in pain, and how...


Road Rage Against The Machine
The job of a massage therapist is never done. Like today... I was driving on the freeway. And let me mention that I live in So Cal so...