How to NOT see your therapist

One of the first questions you always have to ask yourself when you start a career path is, "Why?" Why are you doing this? Why do you WANT to do this? What's your higher purpose? When I started Massage Therapy, I wanted to be able to help people feel better and actually know what I'm doing. As I've gotten older, my higher purpose turned from just helping people feel better to educating people on feeling better on and off my table. It might mean they don't need to see me as often, but I'm ok with that.

There are many ways for you to take care of yourself, but let's start with one of the easiest which is water. As a therapist, I'm able to tell when clients drink water and when they don't. When they do, the skin is softer, the muscles are more pliable, and even if I feel knots, it's infinitely easier to work on them. When they don't, the muscles feel like beef jerky. 

The problem in our world is that we tend to depend on soda for energy as well as thirst quenching. The thing that fools us into believing that our thirst is getting quenched is the carbonation. But the truth is, we'll end up feeling even more thirsty because of the sodium. (Just a reminder, sodium is not good for blood pressure.) Sports drinks are not a good option either unless you're a hard core athlete. The best way to quench is plain pure H2O. Try exchanging 1-2 drinks for water for a few weeks and see how much better you feel.