Fully Booked Without Burnout - The Business Of Massage And Wellness

Lee Ermel Bojic is a Massage Therapist based in Regina, Canada. She has an impressive 23 years experience in the industry and loves treating her clients just as much today as she did when she first started.   Like some Massage Therapists and mums out there, a lot of Lee's career in the Industry has been working from home. It was the perfect opportunity that allowed her to help people and work around her family.   She's the first to admit that for a lot of her 23 years in the industry she treated her business like a side gig but now her "little people" are all at school, over the last 5 years she's been focused on changing her mindset to see herself not only as a Wife and Mother but also an amazing business owner.   In today's episode Lee shares with us why she became a Massage Therapist even though she'd never had a massage herself! As well as her journey, leaps of faith and the mindset shifts she's had as she expanded from a home based business into a commercial business in the middle of a Global Pandemic.  

Mindy Totten is a Massage Therapist, Cranial Sacral Therapist and Business Coach for Massage and Bodywork Therapists in the USA.   This wasn't always the case. In fact her background is as an English Teacher and it was in a "previous life" when she was teaching in Singapore and became very sick that her career and life path started to change.   The time her body wasn't responding to the typical Western medicines and protocols and whilst she is the first to admit she wanted to go to a Dr, be given a pill and then everything would be "fixed", her body and life had other ideas, so off on a more holistic journey she went.   Throughout this journey Mindy was open to and experienced a lot. What we focus on during today's episode is how she came across Cranial Sacral Therapy and the profound impact it had on her life and still does today.

Sophia Breust is a Registered Nurse, Remedial Massage Therapist and Structural Integration Practitioner based in Adelaide, Australia. Like many, navigating business over the last few years has been a challenge. In Sophia's case these challenges haven't just been brought on by the external environment but also from some of the decisions she's made along the way. On today's episode Sophia shares the emotional challenges that came with realising she had created a business that wasn't what she wanted at the time and the inner work and growth that came from the realisation and change of path she decided to take.

Becca Grant is a massage therapist and the owner of Shanti Wellness based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. She has extensive experience in the industry, spanning over 20 years and still loves it and the profession as much as the day she started. In today's episode Becca shares some of her life and career journey with us as well as why she loves being a therapist so much. Like all things in life it hasn't always been easy going. There's been lots of ups and downs and LOTS of learning! Becca has such a beautiful story and journey, she is such a beautiful soul and I am so grateful to have had her on today's episode to share some of her heart with you.  

Stacey Parfitt She is the owner of Advanced Remedial where she provides remedial massage for acute or chronic related rehabilitation. Stacey also has online training available to teach and up-skill other massage therapists living in remote and rural communities. Plus - in case that doesn't keep her on her toes - she is also the Queensland Director for Massage and Myotherapy Australia. What you will hear in today's episode is how passionate she is about helping not only her clients but also being an advocate and mentor for therapists in rural towns. AND how it hasn't always been smooth sailing for her. Listen in and discover how she overcame the decision to leave the massage industry altogether. 

Yvette Croft wanted to finish school and become a PE teacher. That was, until she didn't get the grades to complete study in this area... so instead she got a job at the local Donut King and enjoyed life as a "party-goer".  She fell pregnant with her first son, and he was the catalyst for a decision to begin "doing something with her life". This created a deep experience of change to "do something with her life". She enrolled at CIT and completed a course in Introduction to Massage. Yvette loved it so much that when her son was 6 months old she enrolled to complete her Diploma. Let's listen in as Yvette shares her story of sheer determination.

Sarah Ross is the owner and founder of Sarah's Family Wellness Centre where it's their mission to equip families to live healthy and joyful lives. She has over 24 years experience in the massage industry and through her own personal life experience she has become incredibly passionate about providing a safe sanctuary where all members of the family are nurtured and cared for, so they can rejuvenate and recharge. Sarah is such a beautiful woman with a kind, gentle and nurturing energy. Listen how she really is a true testament to how our mess can become our message and enable us to make a huge impact on the world.

Sally Chamness is based in the UK where she is a baby first massage instructor as well as the owner of Dynamic BodyWork Academy, where she teaches massage to qualified therapists whilst continuing to develop her own advanced techniques. Whilst Sally is FILLED with amazing business and practical knowledge, on today's episode we shine a light on just how resilient this woman is! Listen in as Sally shares how she survived a fire in the clinic, contractors leaving and then Covid.

Kylie Bradley was well on her way to achieving her vision until the multi-modality clinic she had set up in Adelaide was putting so much financial pressure on her that she fell out of love with massage and treating her clients - even running her business felt like a chore! As the chaos of life and business set it, she stopped to reflect, focus even more on her self care and ask herself what she REALLY wanted moving forward. Listen in as Kylie shares how being diagnosed and treated for non hodgkin's lymphoma lead her to becoming a massage therapist as well as wisdom from her health and business journey over the last 13 years.

Kate Sneddon is a remedial massage therapist who is passionate and loves helping mums take time for themselves and rediscover life. She is a wife, a mum of FOUR kids and at one point when they were all under 5 and she and her husband were running 2 businesses. Kate shares insight into why she became a therapist and has since started coaching people through some of the same challenges she's faced in her own life so far. Listen in as she bravely shares us what some of those specific challenges have been as a mother, as a wife and as a business owner.

In this episode, Elicia Crook is in the hot seat and shares one of her BIGGEST challenges in business to date!   She recalls how smoothly things were going when she first started hiring only to find out that what she was doing was considered a “sham”. And then there was the scary phone call and letter from the ATO announcing they were going to do an audit and subsequently left her with a bill of over $20k.   Listen in as we learn that if you're going through a few challenges right now, have hope as new opportunities can be born.  

James is back but instead of solely focusing on lessons he's learnt in business, he shares insights into what Covid-19 and the many lockdowns taught and continue to teach him about himself. He talks about how his goal driven nature can both serve him and the business but can also challenge him during chaotic events or situations outside of his control. Listen in as James shares how getting into watercolors taught him that we can create things that are fun, meaningful and good out of circumstances that we can't control.

Over her 13 years as a practitioner, Nikita Hill loves how everyone is so individual and so different as to what comes to the forefront when you give them adequate space to 'be'. Even after all these years this keeps Nikita fascinated as a practitioner, "you just never know what's coming!" Listen in as Nikita shares her personal and business journey, following a trip to Bali that left her with an autoimmune disease, PTSD and other emotional challenges. Let's learn from her insatiable curiosity to personally learn, grow and as a result help and walk with her clients along the way.

Christine Knox is an online trainer for massage therapists who helps massage therapists amplify their influence in the world through modalities and their business. In this episode Christine shares with us specific challenges she's faced starting and growing her own business. Listen in as Christine recalls the first ad she put in the post office window and feeling terrified about having her first client, relocating to Australia, hiring her first employee and creating her message from the 'mess'.

Myotherapist and clinic co-owner Lucinda Richards lives in Melbourne, Australia, and has been through SEVEN Covid lockdowns including one lasting more than 270 days. With a business partner, team and family all thrown into chaos she discovered that they needed to intentionally work on their relationships, connection and self-knowledge if they were to grow and thrive.   From this experience Lu shares that there was not necessarily one great, big challenge that she faced... but instead there have been multiple levels of bumpiness along the way.   Listen to Lu's inspiring story as she shares the fear, uncertainty and background panic she felt, and how she managed to find a new sense of balance and depth through connection and clear direction.  

If you listen to this podcast regularly you'll know that James Crook is business coach for massage therapists - and also a marketer, author and mentor with a passion to help small businesses get their gifts out to the world. But this episode is a little different. Here, James shares some of the most challenging times that he's experienced in business, where he made mistakes that nearly cost him his team of staff – and how he was able to build up the internal strength he needed so he could make it through.

Being a life coach as well as a remedial massage therapist, Fi Hanson has years of experience helping people both physically and mentally. In this episode Fiona shares the journey of what she's been able to create in her life and the incredible goals that she's achieved despite the challenges she has faced. Fi also talks us through some of the incredible life lessons that she's learned – some by design and some unintentionally – and who she's become as a result.

Hugh Churchward is a psychotherapist and bodyworker with an extensive career spanning over 20 years. He is privileged to journey with people in and out of trauma - including refugees, returned servicemen, and even sexual assault survivors. Hugh's experience has been a deep journey, and in this interview he shares his life, business and vulnerabilities, and how they relate and intertwine. Listen in and find inspiration for yourself and maybe even some tips to boost clinical outcomes for your clients.

After working in the local government for 16 years, David jumped into remedial massage to have a much more heartfelt connection with the people around him. He is an exceptional therapist who also does Craniosacral work. Aside from a remedial massage qualification, David also has a bachelor of applied science among others and a black belt in Japanese jujitsu. Listen in as he shares with us some stories and how to deal with our personal gremlins.

Leighanne is a remedial massage therapist turned wellness coach. Her mission is to help people live with purpose, positivity and joy, so that our lived experience doesn't have to define us forever. And Leighanne's journey into coaching has been anything but easy! She went through an INCREDIBLY challenging situation after buying a commercial property only to discover that it needed to be CONDEMNED. Listen as she shares how this disastrous journey grew an invaluable mindset and skillset of internal strength for herself – and which she now teaches to others through her coaching practice.