Massage Therapy Journal Summer 2025

22 • Massage Therapy Journal

Deepen Your Knowledge,

Deepen Your Practice

Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) capc.org

Here are a few resources to get you started with the necessary education and support to provide the best care for yourself and your clients.

CAPC is an interdisciplinary organization that provides training for clinicians who work with people living with serious and chronic illness. Cleveland Clinic Health Library my.clevelandclinic.org/health Cleveland Clinic Health Library is a vast resource of research-backed answers to a wide variety of health questions. Global Autoimmune Institute autoimmuneinstitute.org The Global Autoimmune Institute advances the understanding, research and treatment of autoimmune conditions. Their website compiles the latest research updates and information for people living with autoimmune conditions. Reading reputable information is important, but reading alone is not enough. We recommend that you pursue specialized training from qualified, experienced instructors in Trauma-Informed Care and Oncology Massage and Palliative Care. Do the work to build your own skills of emotional and nervous system self-regulation, to cultivate deep listening and effective communication, and always remember that pain, anxiety, depression and other common symptoms are an invitation to learn more about what they mean to the person who is experiencing them.

Archangels archangels.org

Archangels is an organization “reframing how caregivers are seen, honored and supported using a combination of data and stories, through public and private partnerships.” You can take the free Caregiver Intensity Index on their website, as well as find information about family caregivers in the United States.

Cancer Support Community cancersupportcommunity.org

Cancer Support Community provides support for people living with cancer, advocates for research and health care policy, and has a library of cancer-related information for both patients and family members.

MEET THE AUTHORS

Vital Talk vitaltalk.org

Rebecca Sturgeon is a massage therapist and the Curriculum Specialist and Lead Instructor for Healwell, a Washington, DC-based organization that offers advanced training for massage therapists, partners in research and works with people affected by serious illness. Cal Cates is a writer, speaker and researcher, and founder and Executive

They offer a variety of free resources including a helpful app, in addition to paid courses.

talk about feeling like their dignity has been restored, 32,33 they have renewed access to coping mechanisms, 34 they rest better 3 and feel a transcendent sense of spaciousness. 2,35 Our hands are the gateway, but our presence, our curiosity and our commitment to learning about and from these clients is what leaves them feeling seen and heard in a way that is truly therapeutic.

Director of Healwell. To learn more, visit healwell.org.

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