The ABMP Podcast | Speaking With the Massage & Bodywork Profession
Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals
Our goal is to speak with luminaries and experts in and around massage and bodywork to help expound upon and better understand our profession and our practices.
Episodes
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Apr 29, 2020 • 23min
Ep 4 - Conversations in Quarantine - Interview with Nathan Nordstrom - Part 1
Nathan Nordstrom, director of massage therapy for Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa, joins us to discuss their strategies for reopening, including new possible protocols for their 400-plus locations.
Apr 28, 2020 • 33min
Ep 3 - Conversations in Quarantine - Interview with Ruth Werner
Ruth Werner, author of A Massage Therapist's Guide to Pathology, discusses her article "What Will It Look Like When We Go Back to Work?" in the COVID-19 Special Issue of Massage & Bodywork magazine. Werner gives an update on COVID research, testing, and weighs the risks vs. benefits of reopening practices.
Apr 23, 2020 • 24min
Ep 2 - Conversations in Quarantine - Interview with Cal Cates - Part 2
In Part 2 of our conversation with Healwell's Cal Cates, Cates describes what it will look like for massage professionals to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) and the psychological aspect of giving and receiving massage in our new normal.
Apr 22, 2020 • 17min
Ep 1 - Conversations in Quarantine - Interview with Cal Cates - Part 1
In this interview Massage & Bodywork magazine editor-in-chief Darren Buford speaks with Cal about missing hands-on work, the definition of what is "essential," working in hospital-based environments and what it means to reopen massage practices.
