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a comic about massage patients having to do empty chat during a treatment
Oct 9, 2026
How to Communicate with Over-Talkers and One-Word-Answerers in a Massage

Tools you can use to get better at communicating with over-talkers and under-talkers during a massage session.

Female massage therapist showing client a medical skull to demonstrate
Oct 8, 2026
How to communicate with patients in your massage practice:Tools for building rapport and patient retention

Tools you can use to communicate better, build patient rapport and increase retention.

massage therapist working on a patient's back
Oct 6, 2026
How to Be a Better Massage Therapist and build a busy practice

Four ways to be a better massage therapist and keep your schedule full

A determined stick figure on top of a mountain
Oct 6, 2026
Hills I'll die on

Alanna gets ranty about some common massage beliefs.

foot massage by a professional massage therapist
Aug 6, 2026
Level up your Treatments AND Reduce Massage Anxiety

Silent massage, time checks and spoken meditations! Use these tools in your next treatment.

A diagram of the trigeminal nerve.
Mar 17, 2026
Weird (and important) things about the trigeminal nerve

How a single nerve makes you sneeze, tricks you into feeling "sinus pressure," and even stands guard over your brain’s survival responses.

face massage of a male on a massage table
Feb 24, 2026
Why I'm not rushing to remove Polyagal Theroy from my evidence based nervous system courses

Why the debate around Polyvagal theory doesn't change my practice or teaching.

brain with input coming from the body
Oct 4, 2025
How to Use Your Body to Teach Your Brain Safety

Body based stress reduction. Some of my favourite tools!

male and female neanderthal
Mar 17, 2026
What We Really Mean by Nervous System Regulation

The stress response and why we are all really Neanderthals

Oct 4, 2025
On the Midlife Rebrand Podcast

Alanna Thompson joins the hosts of Midlife Rebrand for a candid conversation about how to reset your nervous system.

Oct 4, 2025
Movement and Strength for Jaw Disfunction

Nervous system exercises for you and your clients to improve jaw function.