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Ep 103: Les Sweeney is the CEO of the Professional Assist Corporation and President of the Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals. He’s been with the organization since 1994 and Les and Whitney dive into a discussion about the regular survey of massage education programs published by the ABMP.

Ep 102: Susan Salvo has been a key contributor to the advancement of the massage therapy profession in the U.S. and abroad. She has been a school owner, practitioner, author, researcher, educator, and legal expert witness. In this episode, we talk about many of these different paths she has traversed and some of the important lessons learned.

Ep 101: A crucial aspect of high-quality health care is communication between the individuals that deliver that care. In this episode Whitney talks with Lane Blondheim, a physical therapist in South Bend, Indiana about various challenges and opportunities for enhanced communication in the manual therapy fields.

Ep 100: When Ruth Werner sought Til Luchau’s hands-on help with a chronic symptom, they stopped by ABMP’s Colorado studio for a fascinating discussion with Darren Buford and Kristin Coverly about what they were learning by working together.  (This special episode is thanks to ABMP.)

Ep 99: Tight tissue is more painful, right? And, helping bodies be less stiff makes them feel better, doesn’t it? Fascial researcher Robert Schleip shares new research that contradicts these commonly held (but rarely examined) assumptions, and helps us think through how we, as body therapy practitioners, can apply this new understanding to our work.

Ep 98: Brian Glotzbach has been working with high-performance athletes and professional teams for three decades. Whitney talks with Brian about the unique facets of working as a massage therapist in this unique environment.