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The Independent Contractor

My staff members are all independent contractors. I get a lot of calls from others who are working as ICs, and from people who are utilizing IC labor in their business, and I’m sometimes appalled at the things I hear.
Independent contractors put up with a lot, most of the time because they need the job and they’re […]

Children as Clients

I am seeing a disturbing trend in the past few years, and that is the children whose little bodies are such  stressed-out wrecks full of taut muscles and knots.  I’m not a parent, so this isn’t something I’ve dealt with personally on a daily basis (or been the cause of, thankfully).  But there are a few […]

Spring Forward!

This weekend the change over to daylight savings time is a sure sign that spring is on the way.  We had a little strange weather here in the NC mountains this weekend with a weird ice storm one moment, and five minutes later the sun coming out.  I’m glad to say it doesn’t look like […]

The Educated Heart

I was fortunate enough yesterday to host Nina McIntosh, author of The Educated Heart, at my continuing ed facility for a class on ethics.  The Educated Heart was the first ethics book specifically written for those in our profession.  It came out in 1999, went through 8 printings, and in 2005 LWW acquired it and […]

Changing Perceptions

Don’t you just cringe when you hear the term massage parlor?  I certainly do.  I usually try to consider the source and correct the person without being rude about it.  The other day an elderly client called her ride after the session and totally without malice said into the phone, “I’m finished at the massage […]

The Politics of Massage

Are you already sick and tired of hearing about the presidential election?  I am, and just think, it’s going to drag on until November, but it’s made me think this would be a good time to write about the politics of massage. 
I am currently serving a term on our state massage therapy board.  What a […]

(Mis-)Representing the Facts

I had a painful learning experience this week. I got a call from a woman who said an acquaintance of mine had suggested she get in touch.  She explained that she does cardio screenings that detect blockages, check artery wall elasticity and so forth, and that she offers them at the low price of 30.00.  She told […]

Time Management 101

I realized some time ago that even if I stayed at my office until midnight every night, I’d still have things waiting to be done.  My list is long and on-going; cross one thing off and put on another. 
I’m an early morning riser and a recovering workaholic; usually up before 5, at the office no later […]

A Red-Letter Week

Once in awhile, everything just comes together.  This week was especially exciting for me. 
I’ve been trying to manifest a chiropractor joining our practice for several years.  I haven’t advertised for one; instead I trusted the universe to send me the right one at the right time.  That has happened this week in the person of Dr. Ezra Edgerton, […]

Taking the Byway

This weekend I took a five-hour roadtrip to the other side of North Carolina to teach a class.  As usual, I didn’t plan for an extra day or two to meander; it was just get there and get back as quickly as possible, and that’s kind of sad.
My husband was doing the driving, which gave […]