This month I am embarking on a new and slightly terrifying adventure — I am hosting Healwell’s new webinar series, the Interdisciplinary Clan of Mystery. Every month, I will get to interview a fiercely smart, devastatingly interesting human about their work in...
Katherine LaVelle, one of the rock-star members of our Board of Directors! Healwell's growth and success is due in large part to its tireless and dedicated Board. These smart people work behind the scenes to shape Healwell's long-term vision, strategy, and...
She schedules her massages about once a month, for a half hour each time. At the end of every session, she sits across from me, holding her glass of water in both hands. She says, over and over again, “You’re...
If “one incident is too many,” then what exactly is 200? That’s my question to Massage Envy and every coworker, manager and teacher who met the therapists responsible for these sexual assaults and/or dismissed the complaints of the victims with...
#GivingTuesday is a global giving movement that has been built by individuals, families, businesses, organizations and communities in all 50 states and in countries around the world. It’s beautiful new annual ritual to remind us how much we have to...
It’s already been a big year for Healwell and the second half of 2017 promises to continue the same trend. You are our community and it is because of your support, your sharing of our courses and our announcements and...
Mishka K. Cira, MPH joined Healwell's Board of Directors in December 2016. She is a graduate of Potomac Massage Training Institute and is now contractor to the Center for Global Health at the National Cancer Institute-NIH. She works with governments...
“I forgot I had cancer.” “The massage made my chemotherapy so much less stressful.” “Massage was an integral part of the care we when our 4-month-old daughter was treated for a brain tumor.” “Life changing.” “Eye and heart opening.” “…an excellent balance of...
Imagine that your child is born and mere weeks later she is diagnosed with a so-often-deadly ATRT brain tumor. Eric Annis and Amanda Leland don't have to imagine. That's exactly what happened to them and their daughter, Teagan. We got to...
Dianna Dapkins is the creator and president of Pure Pro high quality massage products. Healwell uses Pure Pro's Hypoallergenic Massage Lotion for all of our Oncology Massage classes and hands-on clinics. For years Dianna has been generously donating this lotion...