Connection and Courage in Times of Uncertainty with Amy Andrews McMaster

2020 ABMP CE Summit: Connection. Education. Inspiration.

Connect with your massage community and leaders in the profession online at the 2020 ABMP CE Summit: Connection. Education. Inspiration! This virtual education experience addresses a wide variety of topics to share timely and valuable information to enrich your practice and life. Don’t miss this opportunity to interact with the presenters live online, learn tools to help navigate this unique time, and connect virtually with your massage and bodywork community. This event—including 9 hours of CE—is free for everyone in the profession at www.abmp.com/summit! One free event registration gives you access to all of the presentations.

The full schedule is available below, and here we are highlighting the Thursday, October 22 presentation "Connection and Courage in Times of Uncertainty" with Amy Andrews McMaster. We are neurobiologically wired for connection. We are also living through monumentally challenging times personally, professionally, and nationally. In these times of deep uncertainty, join Brené Brown certified Dare to Lead facilitator Amy Andrews McMaster to explore how to connect to ourselves and to others in ways that fill our deepest needs, and how to have brave conversations even when we can’t control the outcome. We will remember that accepting and regulating our own emotions strengthens the ability to recognize and honor the emotions of people we love and long to help.

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Amy Andrews McMaster

Amy Andrews McMaster

Amy Andrews McMaster

Amy Andrews McMaster empowers individuals, teams, and organizations to be braver through leadership coaching, consulting, and facilitation. She is a certified executive coach with the International Coach Federation and a certified Dare to Lead facilitator by the Brené Brown Education and Research Group. Amy has been consulting since 2011, working with organizations such as Whole Foods Market, FirstBank, OpenTable, Metro State University, Denver Public Schools, Catholic Health Initiatives, BRIDGE Healthcare Partners, Women in Transportation, and the Society of Women Engineers. Most important, Amy excels in helping leaders become more courageous, achieve ambitious goals, and live their definition of success. Learn more at www.conscioustime.com.

Schedule

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

10:00 a.m. MT: Keynote Presentation "Surviving Together: A Conversation with Massage Therapists" with ABMP President Les Sweeney
10:30 a.m. MT: “Addressing Health Disparities in Communities of Color with Wellness Approaches” with Dr. Nicola Finley (1 CE hour)
11:45 a.m. MT: ABMP Video Podcast Episode with Anne Williams of Massage Mastery Online (Aromatherapy)
12:00 p.m. MT: ABMP Video Podcast Episode with Angie Parris-Raney (Healing Through the Senses)
12:30 p.m. MT: “Plantar Foot Pain” with Whitney Lowe and Til Luchau (1 CE hour)
1:30 p.m. MT: Community Connection: Live Recap

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

10:00 a.m. MT: “Presence, Boundaries, and Emotional Resiliency” with Healwell’s Cal Cates and Kerry Jordan (1 CE hour)
11:15 a.m. MT: “A Detailed Approach to General Neck Pain” with Allison Denney (1 CE hour)
12:30 p.m. MT: ABMP Video Podcast Episode with Allissa Haines and Michael Reynolds of Massage Business Blueprint (Financially Surviving COVID-19)
1:00 p.m. MT: “Touching Trauma” with Chris Smith and Cindy Williams (1 CE hour)
2:00 p.m. MT: Community Connection: Live Recap

Thursday, October 22, 2020

9:30 a.m. MT: “Balancing the Shoulder: Practical Clinic” with Tom Myers (1.5 CE hours)
11:15 a.m. MT: “Connection and Courage in Times of Uncertainty” with Amy Andrews McMaster (1 CE hour)
12:30 p.m. MT: “A Massage Therapist’s Guide to COVID-19” with Ruth Werner (1.5 CE hours)
2:00 p.m. MT: Community Connection: Live Recap

All times listed are for the mountain time zone. Not sure what time zone you’re in? Check your time zone here!

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