This morning when I was helping my friend Margaret move some furniture around her house, I almost stumbled over a pair of dusty aerobics steps. “Hey,” I said, “I think Leslie has some of these things, but hers are inclined, so you don’t really have to step up, just slightly up and out.” Margaret found … Continue reading Walk, Walk, Walk
My client, a teacher-in-training, was astonished when her fellow students ignored her first practice teaching class. Her collegial group huddled over their laptops, tracking a package on UPS, reading e-mails, even one was applying to a competing college’s credential program. Her carefully crafted first lesson was treated like a slow fly on a hot day. … Continue reading Seven Secrets THEY Don’t Want You to Know
Massage is the best therapy for tension headaches and migraines, and more people should be hitting our tables instead of reaching for drugs or other remedies, says Boris Prilutsky, a massage instructor and researcher in Los Angeles. This article is the third in a series of articles about headaches and therapies. The first article is … Continue reading Good Hands Are Good News for Headaches
When it comes to face-down offers on the table, I thought women therapists would have the best stories. Oooh my, I was mistaken. Well, OK, the female therapist who told me she was propositioned by the rabbi was a good one. It was during one of those long holiday weeks and there was a religious … Continue reading Little Women and Gentle Men
I’m not sure what the number one killer of women is–in terms of physical diseases–this week. But I certainly know one of the top emotional diseases that kills women slowly over their whole lives and goes largely unchecked: Body Dysmorphic Disorder. And most women have it, to some degree. What is Body Dysmorphic Disorder? Very … Continue reading Body Dysmorphia: Spa for a Cure
Recent events have highlighted for me the importance of being iced. Honeysnookums was scheduled to have minor surgery for thumb trigger finger. I, of course, was designated driver, waiter, jar-opener and recovery coach. Part of Honeysnookums surgical preparation involved getting a prescription for a well-known heavy-duty pain reliever with narcotic effects the first letter of … Continue reading Have an Ice Day
I don’t like to think about sex in the context of massage, but I am somewhat ticked at what I see as some pretty serious whining going on amongst male therapists responding to Lynna Dunn’s recent article about “discrimination” against male therapists. Gentlemen, please put yourselves in the place of the person at the front … Continue reading Gender of-Fenders and Service with a Smile
As a kid, summer meant running around outside barefoot, and being barefoot was freedom itself. We’d even brave hopping around on the hot asphalt next to the ice cream truck for five minutes if it meant hours of cool grass between our toes to follow after. Once my father told us we could get ringworm … Continue reading Barefoot and Footsore
This is my edition of the B&M (B— & Moan) Club and it comes after interviewing therapists for employee jobs providing massage, and reading a recent findtouch blog about how not-fun it is to be interviewed for massage positions at chiropractic offices. True, I have sometimes felt disrespected during interviews when I was looking for … Continue reading Five Things I Wish Job Applicants Wouldn’t Do
A guest post by Josh Scafe, Account Manager at Find Touch. As the account manager over here at Find Touch, I interact with a lot of people throughout my week. And something that has been coming up quite frequently in my conversations over the past couple weeks is the role that sales plays in our … Continue reading Selling Yourself