Welcome back Rebecca! Via Facebook Live, Rebecca is back again to talk about Money Mindset in our industry. As a Massage Business and Success coach, Rebecca want to change the money mindset many therapists have which she describes as a disease in our industry. We rap about the need to help people and the “shame” that can come along with that innate desire around making a decent living off of our work. She shares her perspectives on authenticity, taking ownership over your own life, and seeing th...
Jul 23, 2019•45 min•Season 2Ep. 61
Is travelling your thing? Extended vacations? Check out this sit down we had with Corrie, a Registered Massage Therapist from Sarnia, Ontario. She has managed to mix her career with her passion for travel. Listen in as she raps about not wanting to have a home base for her practice- locums throughout Ontario, working in Lake Louise, Jasper, Australia, Yoga Teacher Training in India, and all of the cool stuff that comes along with it like swimming with sharks and jumping out of planes to name a f...
Jul 20, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 60
The Unprofessional Hour is back!!! Check out this sit down we had with Franc, a mobile Massage Therapist in Toronto. Franc showed up with a crew on a day that our AC was down due to a car accident outside of our office...you can probably hear us sweatin!! Listen in as we rap about what it's like working as a mobile therapist and some of the strange stuff that comes with it, Franc's decisions to make Massage Therapy his career, his experience in Massage School, being "bro-fessional", and working ...
Jul 16, 2019•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 59
We had a really amazing talk with Angela Pereira, a Registered Kinesiologist and the owner of First Line Education , a Continuing Education company for movement therapists. Angela shed some light on the scope of practice of kinesiology, the different career paths a kinesiologist could take, and how Kinesiologists fit into this world of complementary alternative therapy. As the former president of the OKA, she also spoke about the regulation of Kinesiology in Ontario. Listen to us talk about our ...
Jul 12, 2019•59 min•Season 2Ep. 58
Check out this sit down we had with 2 of the 4 owners of a Massage Therapy clinic in Brampton, Ontario called RMT Movement Inc. We have all had the dream of opening a clinic with our classmates and close friends...these kats did it- 4 classmates who rock'n rolled through school together, studied together, partied together. Listen in as we rap about their friendship, working with your wife, developing a brand and company culture, the strategic use of digital marketing, and their growth from 4 the...
Jul 09, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 57
We had a sit down with a former student Jenelle who is a Registered Massage Therapist and Real Estate Agent. Listen in a we catch up with Jenelle as she talks about her journey as a Massage Therapist, doing practical interviews, entrepreneurship, and real estate tips on finding a location for your clinic- things to look for in an agent and understanding some of the hidden costs of leasing a commercial space, and so much more... ConEdInstitute.com 2massagetherapists.com...
Jul 05, 2019•1 hr 41 min•Season 2Ep. 56
We had a sit down with a former co-worker and now owner of her own on clinic in Thornhill, Ontario. Listen in as we rap with Joyce about the internal itch of wanting more than working for someone else, even when the work seems almost perfect. She rolled the bones and took a stab at opening a multi-disciplinary clinic. We talk about some of the common struggles of start-up and the highs and lows along the way. We share some advice on the benefits of creating a niche and how fear can be a limiting...
Jun 29, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 55
Podcasters supporting podcasters! We did a Facebook Live with another cool RMT that likes to shoot the sh*t with other RMT’s just like us...only maybe better- there’s alcohol! We are talking about Dominique Labre who is the creator and host of The Spirit of RMT podcast where he invites RMTs to sit down and have a conversation with a specially prepared drink that he has made just for them! This is my kind of podcast! Listen to us talk about Dominique’s story, about becoming a RMT, his love for fi...
Jun 26, 2019•45 min•Season 2Ep. 54
Happy Birthday to us! 2 RMTs and a Mic turned 1 this week! A year ago we had a crazy idea to start a podcast and we ran with it! Over the past 365 days we have recorded 127 episodes, had the chance to meet so many interesting people and learn about their stories, learned a lot about what people are doing in the industry, about new research, technology, entrepreneurship, different modalities and treatment approaches, and we have had many many many laughs! We compiled a highlight reel of excerpts ...
Jun 22, 2019•1 hr 43 min•Season 2Ep. 53
In honour of Pride Month, we did a Facebook Live with Michael Quinichett who is a certified Massage Therapist in Sacramento California. Michael has found a niche for himself in the industry by appealing to LGBTQI clients as well as specializing in working with plus sized bodies. Michael knows what it’s like to feel marginalized as a larger gay man and wanted to create a safe space for clients of all sizes, shapes, gender identities, and sexual orientations. Listen to him tell us all about his up...
Jun 19, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 52
Who's ready for another episode of the Unprofessional hour? We hung out with an awesome and hilarious RMT who is anything but unprofessional but she knows how to have fun! Listen to us rap about symmetrical glutes, the need for female RMTs to learn some self defense, biting...yes I said biting, and even Keanu Reeves! Nothing here is to be taken seriously. Don't judge us...just listen and enjoy!
Jun 15, 2019•1 hr 36 min•Season 2Ep. 51
Our listeners give us life! Check out this sit down with Heather Rivers, RMT who has an interesting story about getting into Massage Therapy, her intuition leading her to leave the profession, and then ultimately leading her back. She talks about the process of becoming registered, feeling like she hadn't found her "home", going inactive, and then the realization that Massage Therapy is her passion and the process of becoming re-registered and finding her "home". We are so happy to have her as a...
Jun 11, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 50
Check out this sit down we had with Trish, a RMT from London, Ont. Listen in as Trish raps about her Massage Therapy career, starting with her life as a student and being frustrated with her educational institution, to trying to establish herself in the Massage Therapy space. Trish gives us some of the ups and downs as she navigates her way into finding herself as a therapist - working in a big box health club, working for a massage chain, then starting from scratch with a very green chiropracto...
Jun 07, 2019•43 min•Season 2Ep. 49
We asked Chris to come on our podcast and talk about dealing with MVA claims. Chris seems to be the man with the answers. He is often the first to respond to questions about MVA related scenarios in various Facebook groups, and when he isn't first to drop a comment, he is often tagged so he can display his knowledge on the subject. Many RMTs tend to shy away from dealing with MVA clients for various reasons - dealing with adjustors, multiple forms and paper work, inability for a RMT to "sign off...
Jun 04, 2019•49 min•Season 2Ep. 48
A deeper look into the lives and minds of athletes. This episode of Conversations with Clients, we speak to Marissa, who based her entire identity on being an elite athlete. She played both hockey and lacrosse since she was in kindergarten and went on to play both at the varsity level. She was only 14 when she realized that something wasn’t right and spent the rest of her athletic career dealing with mental health issues feeling like she had nobody to talk to. She didn’t want to be seen as weak ...
Jun 01, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 47
Check out this episode of Under the Sheets where we sat down with an old friend Steve. We originally intended to rap about Steve's entrepreneurial journey, but the conversation quickly got deep...we explored various components of the entrepreneurial mindset, the interplay between delusion of grandeur and steady methodology, dealing with external influences and internal struggles, and meeting (or not) the expectations of others. Listen in as we talk about the start of our business ventures, break...
May 29, 2019•1 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 46
Deme, a RMT from the Greater Toronto Area reached out and asked if she can come back on our podcast to rap about her frustration with Massage Therapy job ads, interviewing with clinic owners, and being expected to work on subpar equipment. Listen in as we dissect job postings, the pros and cons of business models that view the therapist as replaceable, talk about turning around the interview process, and offer some advice to clinic owners who are looking for quality therapists. Warning....she go...
May 26, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 45
Check out this episode with our guest Janet, the founder of Rainbow Plate. We first met Janet when she was an instructor at a Massage Therapy school in Toronto. It’s a bit of a different type of chat about nutrition and food education especially with children. Janet Nezon, a mom of three and an educator with degrees in Nutritional Science and Health Promotion, found herself sitting on a park bench during a break at a clinical nutrition conference in New York City. After years as an academic inst...
May 22, 2019•1 hr 37 min•Season 2Ep. 44
Check out this Facebook Live we did with Richard J. Platt, a retired Massage Therapist, Educator, and author of Massage Therapist Success Mindset - 8 Success Principles for the Massage Therapist Entrepreneur . Richard educates massage therapists on how to move past the self-doubt that keeps them stuck, and how to embody the entrepreneurial success mindset that is crucial for building a highly successful massage therapy practice. Listen in as we rap about Richard's backstory, the importance of be...
May 21, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 43
Check out this episode of Hangin with Entrepreneurs. We had a sit down with Janice, a RMT in Toronto. Janice runs a beast of a clinic in the east end of the city. Her clinic has been in operation for more than 20 years. Listen in to hear about Janice's start in the industry, how it started with a negative experience working in the field of finance, after which she decided to never work for someone else...the start in her entrepreneurial journey. We rap about her ups and downs, building and rebui...
May 17, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 42
Jennifer Flemming, RMT drove across the GTA to come sit on our couch. We invited her here to talk about her blog that she recently started for her clients but we ended up on many tangents as always! Jennifer told us all about her work with creating a trauma informed practice, creating a safe space for both therapist and client, setting boundaries, and how she minds her P’s and S’s in the biopsychosocial model. Check out this episode talking to a RMT who has truly created a niche for her practice...
May 14, 2019•58 min•Season 2Ep. 41
Check out this sit down we had with Lindsay, the PR Chair for the Ontario Chapter of the Canadian Sport Massage Therapists Association. Listen in as Lindsay gives us her back story into the world of Massage Therapy and Sport Massage. She gives us some insight in to the Association, the perks of membership, the importance of making connections and networking, and some of the cool gigs she has worked and the places she has traveled as a Sport Massage Therapist. Join Lindsay and other Sport Massage...
May 10, 2019•49 min•Season 2Ep. 40
Check out this sit down we had with Dave, the co-ower of CHA High-Performance in Toronto. CHA High-Performance is an elite level off-season training program for hockey players looking to maximize their abilities on the ice. They believe repetition, discipline, and hard work brings true rewards, which is what we strive to provide for their our athletes. Listen is as we rap on working with youth athletes, understanding the importance of developing and improving sport specific movement patterns. We...
May 08, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 39
Keisha is an Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) Therapist in Toronto. She’s a Massage Therapy client and lately has been feeling extra stress because of the proposed changes by our Provincial government for funding for families with children with Autism. Listen as she describes some of the challenges the children themselves face with regards to daily living and social interaction, what ABA therapy can do for families with children with varying needs, and what our future could look like if Ontario ...
May 04, 2019•38 min•Season 2Ep. 38
Check out this sit down we had with Vinny, who earned the title of Super-Fan!! Listen in as we have a couple of beers on a Wednesday morning rapping about the pressure from his family to go to University, his dislike for one of his Massage Therapy Instructors and being accused of plagiarizing his own work, the stress of the licensing exam, his career path and all the strange stuff that comes along with being a RMT. Nothing here should be taken seriously...don't judge us, just enjoy!!
May 02, 2019•2 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 37
Check out this sit down we had with Natalija, a Kinesiology Graduate and Personal Trainer in Toronto, Canada. She reached out to us and expressed an interest in taking a seat on our couch to rap about the student's perspective of Massage Therapy. After spending 12 years of being involved in Fitness, she finally took the leap to add Massage Therapy to her already thriving career. As a student she brings us back to what it was like studying for OP’s, dealing with classmates, finally piecing the pu...
Apr 29, 2019•1 hr 33 min•Season 2Ep. 36
This is the first of our series Conversations with Clients . As RMTs, we often get to meet and spend time with people well beyond our circle. We get to hear some of the cool things that our clients have going on - their personal life, their professional life, their thoughts and opinions. Check out this conversation we had with Aiden, a client of Massage Therapy who decided she wanted to join us in throwing on the headset and ripping into a mic about some of the things going on in her life. Liste...
Apr 26, 2019•1 hr 43 min•Season 2Ep. 35
Check out this conversation we had with Brandy, RMT for 20 years. She has been involved in the profession on so many levels - Clinical Practice, CMTO Advisory Committee for Acupuncture, Ontario Council of Private Massage Therapy Colleges, Canadian Council of Massage Therapy Schools, Massage Therapy and Acupuncture Education, just to name a few. Listen in as Brandy talks about her start in the field and some of the work that she has been involved in. Brandy is truly an advocate for the profession...
Apr 24, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 34
MJ is a true Entrepreneur. Originally, she was planning to study law, but was inspired to enter the Healthcare industry after being in therapy from a motor vehicle accident. She went from working with professional athletes and amateur Olympic athletes and being on the board as Vice President of the British Columbia Shiatsu Association to therapist burn out. This lead her to a career in the corporate world of Spa Management. After much success, which included opening 27 Medi-Spas across Canada, s...
Apr 21, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 33
Stephen came by our office to shed some much needed light on the topic of alcohol and drug addiction. This is not information that you will get from a textbook, an academic journal, or a medical professional...this is the real life story of a courageous individual who candidly shares is life story with us. Stephen has struggled with addiction and is now is a place of being many years clean and sober. Listen in as he talks about life - his struggle with substance abuse of alcohol and crack cocain...
Apr 16, 2019•40 min•Season 2Ep. 32
