We love a good chat with an ambitious RMT! Sarah is the co-founder of a Mobile Massage Company that operates in the GTA and Ottawa called Mama Mobile Massage. Sarah contacted us because she hires many new grads and one of them told her about our podcast and she loved the idea! As a lover of continuing education, she has been referring people to us to listen in and we are always grateful for the support and couldn’t wait to return the favour and pick the brain of a business owner. She’s found an ...
Nov 23, 2019•58 min•Season 2Ep. 92
Here we go again! We had a ConEd student hang out post course and talk to us about all the interesting things she deals with in this profession. From over involved mothers waiting to brawl in the clinic parking lot, to preachers trying to bless an atheist and save her “soul”, to looking unprofessional, to cult like Continuing Education courses, and even sexist clients! Mindy has met some interesting characters in her short RMT career and she held nothing back. Mindy is one of the most animated t...
Nov 19, 2019•1 hr 26 min•Season 2Ep. 91
Sex testing in sport is something not talked about a lot and many may not actually know how much this actually takes place and the history behind it. We had Sandy, a PhD candidate on to speak about her research regarding the history of sex testing in sport and what problems continue to arise with this invasive practice. We were inspired to have this conversation by the controversy over trans female athletes competing with biological females in elite level sport and whether or not there is a true...
Nov 16, 2019•54 min•Season 2Ep. 90
Many people live with invisible illness- autoimmune diseases, mental illness, chronic pain. We had Cassie in our space to speak about her struggle with an invisible illness- endometriosis. Cassie is a Massage Therapy student who has been living with endo for years and has noticed that she feels like she has to validate her illness to people constantly because people don’t view this disease as debilitating as it actually can be and as it is in reality for Cassie. She speaks about the parallels wi...
Nov 13, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 89
We had a sit down with Ian Kamm, a Registered Massage Therapists and Educator in Toronto. We invited Ian to come and hang out on our couch after one of our listeners reached out to us after attending one of Ian’s talks about the new Quality Assurance Program and the STRiVE components for RMTs in Ontario. Listen in as we rap about the changes made to the QAP, continuing education, consent for treatment of sensitive areas, the regulatory body and its council. To get in touch with Ian and learn mor...
Nov 09, 2019•1 hr 27 min•Season 2Ep. 88
Check out this sit down we had with Josh, a Registered Massage Therapist in Peterborough Ontario. Josh was one of our first guests way back when we started this podcast thing, well before we even really knew what we were doing, well before we discovered our voice, our groove. When we brought up the idea of having him on again to get deep about some of the stuff that he had been going through, he accepted...like a true champ. Let me tell you, this guy is a champ (as you can tell by the way he spe...
Nov 07, 2019•59 min•Season 2Ep. 87
Have you ever wondered what Matrix Repatterning is? Well we did too! Being in this industry we have heard of it, understood that it had to do with working on the body at a cellular level, but didn’t quite understand the theory behind it or what the assessment and treatment looked like from a Matrix Repatterning practitioner. Elsie and Julie asked to come by to attempt to explain this system to us. Not too sure we were the best students but it was a very interesting, informative, and fun conversa...
Nov 03, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 86
Registered Massage Therapist, Mom, Fitness Competitor, educator...just some of the words we can use to describe this woman. But after getting the chance to meet her in person and hear her story I would also add trooper, superwoman, machine!!! Fatima is a RMT with a mindset and willpower that is just inspiring. She’s a twin, who has twins, and she runs her life like a well oiled machine never making excuses when she’s faced with difficult situations. Listen in as we rap about her start in massage...
Oct 30, 2019•52 min•Season 2Ep. 85
What do you do when you live in a small town in rural Ontario and need a job? Milk water buffalos of course! Emily is a RMT and former student that came to Toronto to study to become a Massage Therapist when she needed more than farm life had to offer. We had a hilarious conversation about everything from dirty old men, soul sucking clients, kids, animals, and country bumpkins! Don’t take this too seriously! Just sit back and enjoy!
Oct 25, 2019•1 hr 34 min•Season 2Ep. 84
RMTs in Ontario (and likely other regulated provinces) have been waiting and waiting for the day that we could possibly become HST exempt and it feels so close we can almost taste it! But is this a good thing? Are there any negatives to becoming exempt? We never thought so but a listener reached out to us and felt that there were negatives that were not being presented to us. So bring in the tax man! We had Brian, a CPA, CA come in to talk about the pros and cons of being HST exempt and to debun...
Oct 19, 2019•38 min•Season 2Ep. 83
What is body positivity? Very simple- love YOUR body. Your body, at any size, deserves to be treated well and loved. We had Jo-Anne on to speak about the underlying (or maybe blatantly outright) belief in our society that you can determine ones level of physical fitness (or even overall health) based on their physical appearance. She speaks about the HAES movement which is health at every size and how sometimes someone who may appear “healthy” could be the furthest from the picture of health and...
Oct 16, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 82
Do you or anyone you know suffer from chronic pain? Or have any aches or pains in general? Have no fear! Chris the Pain Killer is in the house! Chris is a RMT who recently decided to take a break from working long days seeing many clients and rediscover his love for treating clients. He reached out to us because he loves to read and learn new things and felt he had some wisdom to share with the masses about the importance of breath work in dealing with pain. He is also working with Booster Guns ...
Oct 11, 2019•1 hr 28 min•Season 2Ep. 81
Under the sheets episodes can get a little heavy when we talk about RMTs who faced serious trials and tribulations to get to where they are in life. This episode with Jane is deep and personal but her quirky personality and somewhat dark sense of humour make it a little lighter. Jane talks about how she decided to go to Massage School, the many struggles she had completing her diploma which included her mother’s illness and death, and a severe allergic reaction that made it impossible for Jane t...
Oct 09, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 80
We met some really awesome people at the Canadian Massage Conference last weekend and one of those people was Paul from Cupping Canada. Paul and his partners have just exploded in the past 2 years with their Cupping courses and most therapists have at least heard of Cupping Canada. We were lucky to be able to chat with Paul before he left Ontario to get back to Manitoba where he owns a clinic and still practices when he’s not travelling and teaching. Paul told us about how he got into Massage Th...
Oct 05, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 79
Check out this episode with Holly- a music industry expert, songwriter, and performer who does consulting for music licensing. Do you have the proper licences to play music in your clinic waiting room? Did you know such a license exists? Did you ever stop to consider that music is art and someone owns the rights to the background music that you hear everywhere you go? If you didn’t know about this you’re not alone. Holly explains how licensing works and what you should do as a business owner to ...
Sep 30, 2019•59 min•Season 2Ep. 79
We had a phone conversation with Rui, a RMT from London, Ontario about a controversial Facebook post he made which seemed to have triggered some other therapists. Rui has over a decade of experience in fitness as a career and has done a lot of courses and certifications to understand exercise physiology. He decided to become a RMT more recently and realized that what we are taught in Massage School with regards to remedial exercise is a very small fraction of what there is to learn and understan...
Sep 22, 2019•38 min•Season 2Ep. 77
The Unprofessional Hour...student edition. We had Mel and “Rico Suave” on the couch for this special edition of the Unprofessional Hour. They reminisced about the first time they had to disrobe in class, glute massage, a rather provocative classmate, farting during OP’s, and what they are planning to do once they have completed their OSCE’s. Although we felt super old hanging out with these two young aspiring RMTs, it was fun to talk about Massage School and all the fun that comes with it! Nothi...
Sep 19, 2019•1 hr 50 min•Season 2Ep. 76
We had a phone conversation with Brynn, a RMT in Kenora, Ontario which is a beautiful small town waaaaaaay up north in Ontario. Brynn decided to become a RMT as a part time job but there weren’t any places in his home town to study Massage Therapy. Brynn found a good college in Winnipeg, Manitoba which is just next door to Ontario for those non- Canadian listeners. We had Brynn explain to us what the process was like studying massage in a non- regulated province and then getting licensed here in...
Sep 15, 2019•53 min•Season 2Ep. 75
Unprofessional hour with Omar take 2 was a FAIL! This RMT has so much to say regarding our industry, teaching, learning, and everything he loves and loves to hate about the profession. We had a late night conversation with Omar, a repeat guest, which was supposed to be light banter and evolved into him reflecting on some negative teaching experiences in Massage Colleges, some hard lessons he has learned, what changes he thinks need to be made in Massage education and of course many many tangents...
Sep 12, 2019•1 hr 59 min•Season 2Ep. 74
Check out this phone conversation we had with Zack, a LMT from Arizona. Listen in as we rap with Zack about his three passions- Massage Therapy, power lifting, and music. Zack's start in the massage world began with some reluctance in seeking treatment for a power lifting injury and quickly evolved into a path of not only helping his clients as a therapist, but other Massage Therapists to build success in their own practice. Through the study and practice of Massage Therapy, Zack underwent some ...
Sep 07, 2019•47 min•Season 2Ep. 73
This guy does it all...he is a Doctor of Chiropractic, a Registered Physiotherapist, a Registered Massage Therapist, and Registered Acupuncturist. He stopped by our office, threw on a headset and rapped with us about the creation of his unique work environment. He has an interesting take on the overlapping scope of practice of his many professional designations. Listen in as we talk about his journey through University, studying Chiropractic and Physiotherapy in the US, attending a Private Caree...
Aug 31, 2019•44 min•Season 2Ep. 71
You know how much we love a good road trip! It’s even better when we are going to hang out with other like minded RMT friends! We drove to Hamilton, Ontario to One Concept Family Massage Therapy clinic to sit down with Scott and Monica who are also 2 of the 4 people responsible for the One Concept Massage Conferences. These two are dedicated to the profession, have a real passion for education, and are the most real, down to earth people. We had so much fun hanging out in their yoga studio talki...
Aug 28, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 70
Give Amanda a little wine and a dance floor and she will make friends! We met Amy, a doula for a decade and a Massage Therapy student, at the RMTAO conference this year. Her and her business partner Jennifer own Doula Care Journey in Toronto and offer birth doula services, postpartum doula services, and other services for postpartum mothers. Since labour support is something that Amanda was already starting to get into, these two veteran doulas were awesome to give us some inside info about the ...
Aug 25, 2019•1 hr 33 min•Season 2Ep. 69
Do you need more proof that being a Massage Therapist is the coolest profession there is? Check out this Facebook Live we did with Lindsay from Hong Kong! She's a Massage Therapist that studied at Sutherland Chan here in Toronto and decided to go for an interview to work at the Sutherland Chan Clinic in Hong Kong and she was offered the job! 10 years later and Lindsay is absolutely in love with Hong Kong and isn't planning to return to Canada anytime soon! ConEdInstitute.com 2massagetherapists.c...
Aug 21, 2019•41 min•Season 2Ep. 68
Here at 2 RMTs and a Mic we have discussed everything from different modalities, different treatment and assessment approaches, legal considerations, real estate, fitness, business, and different aspects of health- mental, physical, emotional etc. This episode we are chatting with Sebastién who is going to give us an inside perspective on his life as a trans male. He speaks about his transition, the mental and emotional aspects, the hormones, and what life was like for him pre and post transitio...
Aug 16, 2019•2 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 67
We had a sit down with Dr. Mark Renzoni, a Registered Massage Therapist, Chiropractor, and Educator in the Greater Toronto Area. Listen in as we rap about his career as a Massage Therapist and how he got into Chiropractic. We talk about his introduction to Chiropractic when working as a Massage Therapist, how Massage Therapy prepared him for studying to be a Chiropractor, running a successful clinic while working in a chronic pain centre, and instructing at a Community College, and how he manage...
Aug 12, 2019•37 min•Season 2Ep. 66
Have you ever heard of Thai Massage? The answer is likely yes. But have you heard of Chi Nei Tsang? Well maybe you have but it was new for us! Listen to us hang out with Andre, a RMT who has been practicing about 15 years. He had interest in learning Thai Massage and decided- what better way to learn than by learning straight from the source?! He tells us about his trips to Thailand to study Thai Massage, and how he came to have interest in Chi Nei Tsang which is an ancient detoxifying and energ...
Aug 07, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 65
Another Facebook live episode of Hanging with our Listeners is ready for your listening pleasure. We chatted with Jody, who just finished Massage Therapy College in Seaside California. Jody reached out to us because she is a fellow Canuck (did I really just say that?!) from Ontario and moved to the US where she is now going to be starting her career in Massage Therapy. Listen to us talk about some of the other things she has done- from music, to glass blowing, to going back to school. She tells ...
Aug 04, 2019•49 min•Season 2Ep. 64
Another episode is here where we are showing some serious podcast love to a fellow RMT who has begun sharing her passion and her knowledge of fascia primarily to the Massage community. Listen to us hang out with Sue Ruhe in her beautiful sunroom in London Ontario and talk about her Massage Therapy journey, her love of fascia and human cells, and taking a year off while going inactive to focus on her personal life. But even as an inactive therapist, Sue felt the urge to continue to educate people...
Jul 31, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 63
Another episode of conversations with clients is back...or is it? We had Kitten Monroe on the show who is actually a friend of a friend and not my actual client BUT she has some interesting perspectives on some stuff that we thought ya’ll might like to hear. Kitten has had experience being in an open relationship with a polyamorous partner. Listen as she talks about the boundaries of these types of relationships, ethical considerations, why it doesn’t always work, and all of the many tangents we...
Jul 28, 2019•1 hr 45 min•Season 2Ep. 62
