Going Forward
Send us Fan Mail What's the plan for The Rub and Healwell in 2026? Support the show Subscribe to our Substack: "More Than Hands" Send us an email: podcast@healwell.org Leave us a voice message: 703-4...
1 Jan 4min
Midsummer News Rubdown
Send us Fan Mail The massage therapy landscape is shifting with regulatory changes and developments across states, including the Interstate Massage Compact passing in five states and ongoing advanceme...
24 Juli 202511min
Getting Your Elbows Out: Why Licensing Matters to Massage Therapy
Send us Fan Mail Regulation might sound like the least exciting topic in massage therapy, but it's actually the battleground where our professional identity and future are being decided. Massage thera...
5 Juni 202520min
Rubdown News Alert: California State Licensing
Send us Fan Mail Read our blog post for more in-depth information on why CAMTC should be sunsetted. California is one of only five states without massage therapy licensing, operating instead under a q...
22 Apr 202510min
2025 Winter Rubdown
Send us Fan Mail Healwell's Glossary of the Massage Therapy Profession New Healwell Class: Cultural Competency for Bodyworkers and Healthcare Providers Healwell News 1:24 State and National News 2:...
8 Mars 202513min
A Profession-Wide Mental Health Crisis: Risk Factors
Send us Fan Mail Suicide hotline: call or text 988 International Suicide Hotlines Register for the Community Processing Event on February 25th Corey Rivera and Cal Cates address the alarming suicide r...
24 Feb 202558min
A Profession-Wide Mental Health Crisis: The Report
Send us Fan Mail The episode discusses the hidden mental health crisis within the massage therapy profession, spotlighting alarming suicide rates and the pressing need for open dialogue and community ...
29 Jan 202525min
Massage Robots
Send us Fan Mail Corey Rivera and Cal Cates explore the existence of rubbing robots and how (unsurprisingly?) they prompt a critical examination of what defines massage therapy. This episode dives int...
28 Dec 202447min
