Hosted by Jamie Johnston · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 46 episodes
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Moving beyond modalities to build resilience. Are you tired of the "fixer" trap? Most massage therapists are taught that their value lies solely in their hands—that if they just learn one more modality or take one more certification, they’ll finally have the "magic bullet" for their patients' pain. But this cycle often leads to two things: patients who remain passive and therapists who end up burnt out. Welcome to The New Generation Massage Therapist Podcast. Hosted by Jamie Johnston—massage therapist, firefighter, and educator—this show is dedicated to shifting the industry standard from passive "tissue manipulation" to evidence-informed, biopsychosocial care. We challenge industry norms and dive deep into the topics that many in our profession have long avoided: pain science, mental health, and the therapeutic power of movement. Each week, we explore how to: Shift your identity from a "fi
Jamie Johnston hosts The New Generation Massage Therapist, a health show with 46 episodes published.
Send us Fan Mail Most of us were never taught that our words could make our patients worse. But the research is clear — the language we use in the treatment room produces real, measurable outcomes. Not just emotionally.
Send us Fan Mail Are we mental health professionals? It's a question that might make some of you uncomfortable. And honestly, that discomfort is exactly why it needs to be asked. Because most of us are already influencin
Send us Fan Mail As our profession pushes toward patient-centered care, one thing is becoming clear — the old clinician-as-the-expert model isn't serving our patients the way we think it is. In this episode, Jamie sits d
Send us Fan Mail We've been told a lot of things by our regulatory bodies about what we should and shouldn't do in our treatment rooms. But there's one area where I think we've been steered in the wrong direction — and t
Send us Fan Mail We didn't learn this in school — but we probably should have. In this episode, Jamie sits down with friend and fellow RMT Mike Reoch to talk about something most massage therapists are never taught: how
Send us Fan Mail We've spent three episodes talking about your patients' nervous systems. This one is about yours. If you're showing up for complex, trauma-affected patients with skill and sensitivity — you're absorbing
Send us Fan Mail "Your patients don’t respond to a technique. They respond to safety." Why do some patients instantly brace when you touch them, while others fail to relax no matter how gentle your manual pressures are?
Send us Fan Mail "It's not a mechanical problem. It's a biological debt." Why do some patients plateau despite perfect manual technique? In this episode, Jamie Johnston dives into the structural and neurological changes
Send us Fan Mail "It's not an attitude problem. It's a nervous system response." Have you ever had a patient who seems "jumpy," constantly guarded, or simply fails to respond to treatment despite your best manual techniq
Send us Fan Mail "If you move, your disc will bulge." "Your pelvis is out of alignment." As massage therapists, we often use language intended to help, but we might actually be planting seeds of fear. This fear of moveme
Send us Fan Mail "How do I treat PTSD differently than childhood abuse?" If you have ever asked this question in an RMT group, you aren’t alone—but you might be focusing on the wrong thing. In our profession, we’ve been
Send us Fan Mail "I’ve tried every technique and every modality, but they’re still not getting better." If you’ve ever felt this frustration, you aren’t alone. When a patient is stuck in a cycle of persistent pain, our i
Send us Fan Mail "I'm not a psychologist. I should just stay in my lane, right?" As massage therapists, we are often told to refer out the moment a patient mentions mental health struggles. But what happens when that ref
Send us Fan Mail "But Jamie, I’m not a personal trainer. I don’t even have a gym in my clinic!" If you’ve ever felt like movement-based therapy is "out of scope" or requires fancy equipment, this episode is for you. Many
Send us Fan Mail "I did the work, gave them the stretches, and they still came back two weeks later with no improvement." If that sounds familiar, you aren’t alone. Most massage therapists respond to "difficult" cases by
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever scrolled through social media, seen a post about "pain science" or "evidence-based practice," and felt an immediate surge of defensiveness? Like everything you spent thousands of dollars an
Send us Fan Mail Are you a massage therapist who feels in over your head or finds yourself avoiding crucial conversations about mental health with your patients? You don't have to keep feeling that way. In this powerful
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever frozen mid-massage because a patient opened up about something heavy—trauma, grief, or deep anxiety—and you had no idea how to respond? In this raw and honest episode,I share the story I ra
Send us Fan Mail I think we've all seen changes in the past couple of years with the pandemic and other things going on. For the both of us, we experienced a significant amount of burnout, so we thought we'd share our st
Send us Fan Mail Education, education, education. We constantly promote a better education for Massage Therapists and as those who teach continuing education courses we have a lot of responsibility to keep current with n
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The New Generation Massage Therapist is hosted by Jamie Johnston. The show is categorised under health (fitness) and has published 46 episodes.
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