Ethics

Impostor syndrome can be viewed through a wider lens that includes a pandemic and the systemic, intentional disenfranchisement of BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities. It's helpful to ask yourself a few questions.

It's always best to respond in a professional manner. When a client is getting to you, take a deep breath before responding. Keep an even tone.

The traditional and accepted processes of conducting and publishing research are deeply flawed. Researchers are dissuaded from being truly curious and are manipulated into publishing their findings in incomplete and misleading ways that don't serve honest inquiry and discovery.

Many troublesome situations with clients, such as late arrivals and last-minute cancellations, can be prevented by letting your clients know upfront what your policies are.

This is what I've learned since becoming a massage therapist, and how to deal with grief or loss after bonding with a client.

As health-care providers, one of the most important ways we can show up in this moment is to work toward ending inequity and racism in massage therapy.

Maintaining your own boundaries is just as important as honoring client boundaries. And avoiding boundary burnout is key.

Massage therapists are often considered members of the health-care workforce, but in reality, we exist on the fringes.