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Speaker 1 (00:00):
The American Massage Therapy Association is proud to
sponsor the Rub Podcast.
With AMTA, you'll gain accessto a welcoming community
dedicated to supporting yourcareer every step of the way.
As a nonprofit association inthe profession, amta is focused
on award-winning advocacy,research and education for
massage therapists.
Ensure you're at the forefrontof your profession with benefits
such as comprehensive liabilityinsurance, discounts on
(00:22):
products and services, theMassage Therapy Journal,
networking opportunities andtop-tier continuing education,
including free online courses.
Join AMTA today and become partof a dynamic, inclusive
community dedicated to shapingthe future of massage therapy.
Visit amtaorg to learn more.
(00:47):
Welcome to the Rubdown, a newsupdate about massage therapy.
I'm your host, korya Rivera,licensed massage therapist and
correspondent.
Every month, the Rub will bringyou news from the world of
massage therapy.
Today's Rubdown will includenews from December 2024 to
February 2025.
Don't forget the HealWell bloghas a helpful glossary of terms.
(01:15):
You can find the link to thisguide in the show notes.
If we've missed any, please letus know by emailing us at
podcast at HealWellorg First upHealWell news.
Emailing us at podcast atHealWellorg First up HealWell
News.
If you have been desperatelywaiting to see if HealWell broke
10,000 massages in 2024, themoment is here.
Healwell provided 10,504sessions in 2024.
(01:36):
The current tally for 2025 is1,406 sessions in the DC,
maryland, virginia area.
Comta, the Commission onMassage Therapy Accreditation,
has added HealWell to its newresource page.
Alongside the nationalassociations and other leaders,
we appreciate COMTA'srecognition of our efforts and
would like them to know that wethink they're pretty awesome too
(01:56):
and we appreciate all the workthey do.
Healwell would also like tonote that we are not a national
association.
We are a nonprofit who happensto be a little mouthy and really
into collaboration.
Up next, state and nationalnews In 2021, the US government
enacted the CorporateTransparency Act because
(02:18):
corporations are often nottransparent about their actions,
which leads to fraud,embezzlement and other crimes.
The law now includes what iscalled beneficial ownership
information, which requires acompany to state who owns the
company.
If you think it's kind of weirdthat we need a law about that,
you should check out theLaundromat on Netflix, which may
not be a stunning movie butdoes show the hide-and-go-seek
(02:38):
methods of corporate crime.
The beneficial ownershipinformation does apply to LLCs,
so if you are a sole proprietor,you might need to register.
To see if you are required toregister, please use the link in
the show notes.
You will need to register yourcompany by March 21st.
Since last summer, amta hasbeen, and still is, defending
the 150% rule at the federallevel, which allows students to
(03:01):
obtain federal funding forcareer schools even if the
program exceeds the minimum hourrequirements for a state
license in that profession.
Amta's case in defense of therule has made progress in a
Washington DC court, butcurrently a two-month stay has
been issued.
The Interstate Massage Compacthas been introduced in the
following states Maine, illinois, alabama, new York, arkansas,
(03:24):
montana, virginia, connecticut,georgia and Iowa.
Two states, ohio and Nevada,have officially joined the
compact.
Five more states are neededbefore a committee can be formed
to hammer out the rules.
If you live in one of thesestates, or really any state, and
are interested in supportingthe compact in your state,
please visit the ABMP link inthe show notes for more
(03:44):
information.
You can even support thecompact by reaching out to
legislators in neighboringstates.
Legislators everywhere need toknow that massage therapists
care about this, so you don'thave to wait until it's
introduced into your state.
You can stir the pot now.
The Virginia legislatureintroduced a bill that would
increase its massage therapyminimum required education hours
from 500 to 625.
(04:05):
The bill did not pass, but itwill come up again in the next
session.
The Texas Department ofLicensing and Regulation has
stopped confirming CE creditsfor massage therapy license
renewals.
Instead, the department willnow be doing a random audit to
check that massage therapistshave taken the full 12 CEs every
two years.
The Arkansas Senate hasproposed a bill that would
create a state licensing examthat massage therapists have
taken the full 12 CEs every twoyears.
The Arkansas Senate has proposeda bill that would create a
(04:27):
state licensing exam for massagetherapists that would replace
the MBLECs.
While Hewell doesn't know thecontents of the exam, abmp has
pointed out that such an examcould be a burden on the
Arkansas Department of Healthand it might make license
portability a challenge.
Amta has stated that the billdoesn't require the exam to be
psychrometrically validated,which is the process of making
(04:47):
sure the test is reliable.
Validation is a difficult andcontinuous process that can be
costly, but it is an importantpart of what makes an exam
useful and fair.
Also, as you just heard,arkansas is one of the states
that recently introduced theInterstate Compact.
The current wording of thecompact essentially requires
practitioners to pass the MBLECs, although those requirements
(05:07):
are not set in stone.
However, there are also validreasons for Arkansas to create
its own exam.
New York State has its own exambecause the MBLEX doesn't cover
traditional Asian modalities,which are part of foundational
education for the state.
An attempt in Utah to beginderegulating massage has been
halted due to massage therapistfeedback and pressure.
Let me say that again.
(05:29):
A bill to deregulate massagetherapy in Utah has been halted
because massage therapists spokeup.
The bill would have establisheda registered massage
practitioner tier that wouldrequire no education,
examination or safety standards.
The current bill has removedthat language, passed the Senate
and is waiting for thegovernor's signature.
I would like to note that insome provinces in Canada the
(05:50):
term registered massagetherapist is part of a tiered
system, but it is the title withthe most rigorous standards,
not the least, and there is notier that allows a person to
provide massage withouteducation or safety standards.
Minnesota has introduced billsin its House and Senate to
establish licensing for massagetherapy and Asian bodywork
therapies.
The bill is currently in theCommittee for Health and Human
(06:14):
Services.
The bill would define terms formassage therapy and Asian
bodywork therapy, create atemporary permit for working in
the state and override municipallicensing laws.
Municipalities would still beable to enforce business
licensing requirements.
The bill includes a procedurefor grandfathering currently
practicing therapists, andKansas has introduced a Senate
(06:36):
bill to create licensing.
Kansas licensing would be heldunder the Board of Healing Arts,
which includes 16 otherprofessions such as medical
doctors, physical therapists,respiratory therapists and
contact lens distributors.
For real.
The contact lens people beat usto licensing.
There is less informationavailable about the Kansas bill
(06:56):
than there is about Minnesota's,but there will be a
transitional status to preventmassage therapists from having
to stop practicing in order toobtain a license.
If you live in Minnesota orKansas and would like to support
licensing in your state, obtaina license.
If you live in Minnesota orKansas and would like to support
licensing in your state, bothABMP and AMTA have resources to
help you.
Neither of these states haveever had licensing before, so
this is a big deal, and today wehave our first public service
(07:18):
announcement.
Facebook, instagram and Threadshave announced that they have
essentially given up moderatingtheir spaces.
You should default.
Assume that everything on thosesites, including things from
people you know, are incorrectuntil proven otherwise,
particularly things that wantyour information.
Healwell saw an ad this weekclaiming to help massage
therapists reclaim money from2021.
(07:39):
We found nothing about it onSnopes and no trace of the
company listed on the internet.
We checked the reviews on thecompany's Facebook page and all
of them started with the wordscam.
If you can't verify a claimlike this with AMTA or ABMP,
please assume that it is untrue.
Healwell doesn't have enoughstaff to keep up with
information like this, but if anoffer like this was legit, you
(08:00):
can bet that AMTA and ABMP wouldboth be telling their members.
Our next segment is news fromthe Massage Therapy National
Associations.
Ncbtmb has elected a newpresident, chris Deary.
Chris has been active andinvolved with the Massage
Therapy Association since 2003,and he volunteers with the
(08:23):
Massage Therapy Foundation, theMassage Therapy Foundation.
The Massage Therapy Foundationhas two programs accepting
applications.
The Practitioner and StudentCase Report Contest have a
deadline of June 1st and the BobKing Community Service for
Schools Award also has adeadline of June 1st.
The new issue of theInternational Journal of
Therapeutic Massage and Bodyworkwas issued in December.
(08:45):
It includes a systematic reviewon the effects of massage
therapy for children with autismand their parents, a study
about pediatric acute burns, astudy about pediatric IBS, the
effect of massage on bloodglucose and cardiovascular
function and an article on uppertrapezius trigger points.
The journal is open access,which means there is no paywall
(09:06):
to read these articles.
If you're interested, you canfind them at IJTMBorg, the
Federation of State MassageTherapy Boards.
Fsmtb has announced theupcoming launch of its new exam
service center, featuring arange of technological upgrades
designed to improve userexperience.
As part of this transition,fsmtb will migrate hundreds of
(09:28):
thousands of files to the newsystem, ensuring more efficient
and streamlined services forcandidates and schools.
To facilitate the migration, atemporary technology blackout
has begun and is expected tolast up until March 15th.
For updates and further details, everyone is encouraged to
visit the FSMTB website.
Amta has announced it willcontribute $2.5 million over the
(09:49):
next five years to the MassageTherapy Foundation.
This money will directly fundresearch activities that will
benefit the profession.
Amta is active in supportingthe operational costs of the
Massage Therapy Foundation andthis contribution is in addition
to that support.
We look forward to hearing moreabout the priorities for this
new funding.
(10:09):
Friend of HealWell.
Devana Willis, founder of theBlack Massage Therapy Conference
, was featured on the AMTAwebsite.
You can read her interview atthe link in the show notes.
This year, devana presented atthe AMTA School Forum and has
been interviewed by SOMA, theSociety of Massage Archives
podcast.
The AMTA Call for Speakers for2026 programming is now open.
It is looking for expertise inthe categories of business,
(10:32):
ethics, healthcare, practicaltechniques, research, self-care
and massage education.
Applications will be acceptedthrough March 28th to speak at
the 2026 National ConventionSchool Summit or to write an
online course for the AMTALibrary.
Click the link in the shownotes to apply.
And last, here are massagetherapy events coming up.
(10:52):
For HealWell Live events onMarch 11th from 6 to 8 pm we'll
be holding a new class calledCultural Competency for Body
Workers and Healthcare Providers, taught by Mako Montherville.
The Heal Well Oncology MassageWorkshop will be in Virginia
March 21st through 23rd.
(11:13):
Our Pediatric Stewardship willbe in Washington, dc, april 2nd
through 5th.
Our Hospital-Based MassageTherapy Stewardship will be in
DC October 28th through November1st.
And we have two SCAR classeswith Kathy Ryan, one in Keene,
new Hampshire, september 27ththrough 28th and one in Salt
Lake City October 3rd through4th.
Abmp events include the freeonline event ABMP CE Social
(11:37):
Tuesday, march 25th.
The ABMP School Forum in Denver, colorado, friday and Saturday,
april 4th and 5th.
And the free online event ABMPCE Summit on the Neck, may 6th.
The Massage Therapy Foundation'sIMTREC or International Massage
Therapy Research Conference, isSunday April 27th to Tuesday
April 29th.
Hul Executive Director CalCates will be participating in a
(12:00):
debate titled Debating MassageTherapy's Unifying Healthcare
Domain Public Health,rehabilitation and Palliative
Care, along with Dr Nikki Monk,dr Anne Blair Kennedy and
moderated by Adrienne Asta.
This conference is held everythree years and brings together
massage therapy field leaders,clinicians, educators and
researchers to discuss thepractice implications and
(12:22):
applications of current research.
A note for listeners IMTREC ismuch more like a traditional
conference than other massagetherapy events, but there will
be a lot of massage therapynerds.
So if you're a massage nerdlooking for your people, they'll
be in Virginia in April.
The HealWell community hasstarted a new monthly event
titled we Are the Ones We'veBeen Waiting For.
This event is to help massagetherapists write academic
(12:44):
articles based on theirinterests.
You may be surprised to knowthat you don't need a PhD or a
big university budget or reallyany to meaningfully contribute
to academic literature.
Your experiences and questionsare worth writing about and
pursuing.
The first meeting will be March11th at 7 pm Eastern and will
open with a short presentationby Dr Amanda Baskwell,
(13:05):
editor-in-chief of theInternational Journal of
Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork.
You can join us with athree-day free trial at
communityhealwellorg.
You can join us with athree-day free trial at
communityhealwellorg.
If you have any national orstate-level news about massage
therapy that you would like toshare, please send an email with
your news and a link to yoursource to podcast at healwellorg
.
You can now text the show byclicking the link in the show
(13:27):
notes.
Each news update, I'll beasking a question and reading
responses the following month.
This month's question is if youknew someone was going to do a
comparison of licensing rules inthe United States, what would
you want to know?
This has been your Winter NewsRubdown.
Thank you for listening.
The American Massage Therapy Association is proud to
sponsor the Rub Podcast.
With AMTA, you'll gain accessto a welcoming community
dedicated to supporting yourcareer every step of the way.
As a nonprofit association inthe profession, amta is focused
on award-winning advocacy,research and education for
massage therapists.
Ensure you're at the forefrontof your profession with benefits
such as comprehensive liabilityinsurance, discounts on
(00:22):
products and services, theMassage Therapy Journal,
networking opportunities andtop-tier continuing education,
including free online courses.
Join AMTA today and become partof a dynamic, inclusive
community dedicated to shapingthe future of massage therapy.
Visit amtaorg to learn more.
(00:47):
Welcome to the Rubdown, a newsupdate about massage therapy.
I'm your host, korya Rivera,licensed massage therapist and
correspondent.
Every month, the Rub will bringyou news from the world of
massage therapy.
Today's Rubdown will includenews from December 2024 to
February 2025.
Don't forget the HealWell bloghas a helpful glossary of terms.
(01:15):
You can find the link to thisguide in the show notes.
If we've missed any, please letus know by emailing us at
podcast at HealWellorg First upHealWell news.
Emailing us at podcast atHealWellorg First up HealWell
News.
If you have been desperatelywaiting to see if HealWell broke
10,000 massages in 2024, themoment is here.
Healwell provided 10,504sessions in 2024.
(01:36):
The current tally for 2025 is1,406 sessions in the DC,
maryland, virginia area.
Comta, the Commission onMassage Therapy Accreditation,
has added HealWell to its newresource page.
Alongside the nationalassociations and other leaders,
we appreciate COMTA'srecognition of our efforts and
would like them to know that wethink they're pretty awesome too
(01:56):
and we appreciate all the workthey do.
Healwell would also like tonote that we are not a national
association.
We are a nonprofit who happensto be a little mouthy and really
into collaboration.
Up next, state and nationalnews In 2021, the US government
enacted the CorporateTransparency Act because
(02:18):
corporations are often nottransparent about their actions,
which leads to fraud,embezzlement and other crimes.
The law now includes what iscalled beneficial ownership
information, which requires acompany to state who owns the
company.
If you think it's kind of weirdthat we need a law about that,
you should check out theLaundromat on Netflix, which may
not be a stunning movie butdoes show the hide-and-go-seek
(02:38):
methods of corporate crime.
The beneficial ownershipinformation does apply to LLCs,
so if you are a sole proprietor,you might need to register.
To see if you are required toregister, please use the link in
the show notes.
You will need to register yourcompany by March 21st.
Since last summer, amta hasbeen, and still is, defending
the 150% rule at the federallevel, which allows students to
(03:01):
obtain federal funding forcareer schools even if the
program exceeds the minimum hourrequirements for a state
license in that profession.
Amta's case in defense of therule has made progress in a
Washington DC court, butcurrently a two-month stay has
been issued.
The Interstate Massage Compacthas been introduced in the
following states Maine, illinois, alabama, new York, arkansas,
(03:24):
montana, virginia, connecticut,georgia and Iowa.
Two states, ohio and Nevada,have officially joined the
compact.
Five more states are neededbefore a committee can be formed
to hammer out the rules.
If you live in one of thesestates, or really any state, and
are interested in supportingthe compact in your state,
please visit the ABMP link inthe show notes for more
(03:44):
information.
You can even support thecompact by reaching out to
legislators in neighboringstates.
Legislators everywhere need toknow that massage therapists
care about this, so you don'thave to wait until it's
introduced into your state.
You can stir the pot now.
The Virginia legislatureintroduced a bill that would
increase its massage therapyminimum required education hours
from 500 to 625.
(04:05):
The bill did not pass, but itwill come up again in the next
session.
The Texas Department ofLicensing and Regulation has
stopped confirming CE creditsfor massage therapy license
renewals.
Instead, the department willnow be doing a random audit to
check that massage therapistshave taken the full 12 CEs every
two years.
The Arkansas Senate hasproposed a bill that would
create a state licensing examthat massage therapists have
taken the full 12 CEs every twoyears.
The Arkansas Senate has proposeda bill that would create a
(04:27):
state licensing exam for massagetherapists that would replace
the MBLECs.
While Hewell doesn't know thecontents of the exam, abmp has
pointed out that such an examcould be a burden on the
Arkansas Department of Healthand it might make license
portability a challenge.
Amta has stated that the billdoesn't require the exam to be
psychrometrically validated,which is the process of making
(04:47):
sure the test is reliable.
Validation is a difficult andcontinuous process that can be
costly, but it is an importantpart of what makes an exam
useful and fair.
Also, as you just heard,arkansas is one of the states
that recently introduced theInterstate Compact.
The current wording of thecompact essentially requires
practitioners to pass the MBLECs, although those requirements
(05:07):
are not set in stone.
However, there are also validreasons for Arkansas to create
its own exam.
New York State has its own exambecause the MBLEX doesn't cover
traditional Asian modalities,which are part of foundational
education for the state.
An attempt in Utah to beginderegulating massage has been
halted due to massage therapistfeedback and pressure.
Let me say that again.
(05:29):
A bill to deregulate massagetherapy in Utah has been halted
because massage therapists spokeup.
The bill would have establisheda registered massage
practitioner tier that wouldrequire no education,
examination or safety standards.
The current bill has removedthat language, passed the Senate
and is waiting for thegovernor's signature.
I would like to note that insome provinces in Canada the
(05:50):
term registered massagetherapist is part of a tiered
system, but it is the title withthe most rigorous standards,
not the least, and there is notier that allows a person to
provide massage withouteducation or safety standards.
Minnesota has introduced billsin its House and Senate to
establish licensing for massagetherapy and Asian bodywork
therapies.
The bill is currently in theCommittee for Health and Human
(06:14):
Services.
The bill would define terms formassage therapy and Asian
bodywork therapy, create atemporary permit for working in
the state and override municipallicensing laws.
Municipalities would still beable to enforce business
licensing requirements.
The bill includes a procedurefor grandfathering currently
practicing therapists, andKansas has introduced a Senate
(06:36):
bill to create licensing.
Kansas licensing would be heldunder the Board of Healing Arts,
which includes 16 otherprofessions such as medical
doctors, physical therapists,respiratory therapists and
contact lens distributors.
For real.
The contact lens people beat usto licensing.
There is less informationavailable about the Kansas bill
(06:56):
than there is about Minnesota's,but there will be a
transitional status to preventmassage therapists from having
to stop practicing in order toobtain a license.
If you live in Minnesota orKansas and would like to support
licensing in your state, obtaina license.
If you live in Minnesota orKansas and would like to support
licensing in your state, bothABMP and AMTA have resources to
help you.
Neither of these states haveever had licensing before, so
this is a big deal, and today wehave our first public service
(07:18):
announcement.
Facebook, instagram and Threadshave announced that they have
essentially given up moderatingtheir spaces.
You should default.
Assume that everything on thosesites, including things from
people you know, are incorrectuntil proven otherwise,
particularly things that wantyour information.
Healwell saw an ad this weekclaiming to help massage
therapists reclaim money from2021.
(07:39):
We found nothing about it onSnopes and no trace of the
company listed on the internet.
We checked the reviews on thecompany's Facebook page and all
of them started with the wordscam.
If you can't verify a claimlike this with AMTA or ABMP,
please assume that it is untrue.
Healwell doesn't have enoughstaff to keep up with
information like this, but if anoffer like this was legit, you
(08:00):
can bet that AMTA and ABMP wouldboth be telling their members.
Our next segment is news fromthe Massage Therapy National
Associations.
Ncbtmb has elected a newpresident, chris Deary.
Chris has been active andinvolved with the Massage
Therapy Association since 2003,and he volunteers with the
(08:23):
Massage Therapy Foundation, theMassage Therapy Foundation.
The Massage Therapy Foundationhas two programs accepting
applications.
The Practitioner and StudentCase Report Contest have a
deadline of June 1st and the BobKing Community Service for
Schools Award also has adeadline of June 1st.
The new issue of theInternational Journal of
Therapeutic Massage and Bodyworkwas issued in December.
(08:45):
It includes a systematic reviewon the effects of massage
therapy for children with autismand their parents, a study
about pediatric acute burns, astudy about pediatric IBS, the
effect of massage on bloodglucose and cardiovascular
function and an article on uppertrapezius trigger points.
The journal is open access,which means there is no paywall
(09:06):
to read these articles.
If you're interested, you canfind them at IJTMBorg, the
Federation of State MassageTherapy Boards.
Fsmtb has announced theupcoming launch of its new exam
service center, featuring arange of technological upgrades
designed to improve userexperience.
As part of this transition,fsmtb will migrate hundreds of
(09:28):
thousands of files to the newsystem, ensuring more efficient
and streamlined services forcandidates and schools.
To facilitate the migration, atemporary technology blackout
has begun and is expected tolast up until March 15th.
For updates and further details, everyone is encouraged to
visit the FSMTB website.
Amta has announced it willcontribute $2.5 million over the
(09:49):
next five years to the MassageTherapy Foundation.
This money will directly fundresearch activities that will
benefit the profession.
Amta is active in supportingthe operational costs of the
Massage Therapy Foundation andthis contribution is in addition
to that support.
We look forward to hearing moreabout the priorities for this
new funding.
(10:09):
Friend of HealWell.
Devana Willis, founder of theBlack Massage Therapy Conference
, was featured on the AMTAwebsite.
You can read her interview atthe link in the show notes.
This year, devana presented atthe AMTA School Forum and has
been interviewed by SOMA, theSociety of Massage Archives
podcast.
The AMTA Call for Speakers for2026 programming is now open.
It is looking for expertise inthe categories of business,
(10:32):
ethics, healthcare, practicaltechniques, research, self-care
and massage education.
Applications will be acceptedthrough March 28th to speak at
the 2026 National ConventionSchool Summit or to write an
online course for the AMTALibrary.
Click the link in the shownotes to apply.
And last, here are massagetherapy events coming up.
(10:52):
For HealWell Live events onMarch 11th from 6 to 8 pm we'll
be holding a new class calledCultural Competency for Body
Workers and Healthcare Providers, taught by Mako Montherville.
The Heal Well Oncology MassageWorkshop will be in Virginia
March 21st through 23rd.
(11:13):
Our Pediatric Stewardship willbe in Washington, dc, april 2nd
through 5th.
Our Hospital-Based MassageTherapy Stewardship will be in
DC October 28th through November1st.
And we have two SCAR classeswith Kathy Ryan, one in Keene,
new Hampshire, september 27ththrough 28th and one in Salt
Lake City October 3rd through4th.
Abmp events include the freeonline event ABMP CE Social
(11:37):
Tuesday, march 25th.
The ABMP School Forum in Denver, colorado, friday and Saturday,
april 4th and 5th.
And the free online event ABMPCE Summit on the Neck, may 6th.
The Massage Therapy Foundation'sIMTREC or International Massage
Therapy Research Conference, isSunday April 27th to Tuesday
April 29th.
Hul Executive Director CalCates will be participating in a
(12:00):
debate titled Debating MassageTherapy's Unifying Healthcare
Domain Public Health,rehabilitation and Palliative
Care, along with Dr Nikki Monk,dr Anne Blair Kennedy and
moderated by Adrienne Asta.
This conference is held everythree years and brings together
massage therapy field leaders,clinicians, educators and
researchers to discuss thepractice implications and
(12:22):
applications of current research.
A note for listeners IMTREC ismuch more like a traditional
conference than other massagetherapy events, but there will
be a lot of massage therapynerds.
So if you're a massage nerdlooking for your people, they'll
be in Virginia in April.
The HealWell community hasstarted a new monthly event
titled we Are the Ones We'veBeen Waiting For.
This event is to help massagetherapists write academic
(12:44):
articles based on theirinterests.
You may be surprised to knowthat you don't need a PhD or a
big university budget or reallyany to meaningfully contribute
to academic literature.
Your experiences and questionsare worth writing about and
pursuing.
The first meeting will be March11th at 7 pm Eastern and will
open with a short presentationby Dr Amanda Baskwell,
(13:05):
editor-in-chief of theInternational Journal of
Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork.
You can join us with athree-day free trial at
communityhealwellorg.
You can join us with athree-day free trial at
communityhealwellorg.
If you have any national orstate-level news about massage
therapy that you would like toshare, please send an email with
your news and a link to yoursource to podcast at healwellorg
.
You can now text the show byclicking the link in the show
(13:27):
notes.
Each news update, I'll beasking a question and reading
responses the following month.
This month's question is if youknew someone was going to do a
comparison of licensing rules inthe United States, what would
you want to know?
This has been your Winter NewsRubdown.
Thank you for listening.
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