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Massage and Sexuality
... massage therapist. However, the issue of sexuality or sexual stigma, 1 as I have come to call it, still continues to haunt me. ... a horrendous ordeal. This event, however, reconfirmed that issues of stigma, sexuality, gender bias and danger were real. With my ...
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The Missing Piece
... been within the past few decades that victims of childhood sexual abuse have gained recognition, validation, and appropriate treatment, ... in cognitive retrieval and resolution of their trauma issues. Christine Courtois, Ph.D., clinical director of The Center: ...
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Gender in the Profession
... in the massage and bodywork profession, the spectrum of issues is great. And despite all that we might do to evade the topic, gender ... “I think females have been taught to win approval by being sexual,” she says. “They can be eliciting the overtures they receive by the ...
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Healing Triumphs Over Domestic Violence
... It afflicts the elderly, the disabled and people of all sexual orientations. It happens everywhere, in all parts of the world — to ... it. 4. Do not use work to escape from your personal issues. Make sure you have opportunities for self-healing in your own life. ...
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Breast Wellness
... The fact that breasts are strongly associated with sexual touching and attractiveness does not mean they cannot or should not ... we often forget when we become focused on the discomforting issues breast massage raises, is that it can have real and important benefits ...
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Charitable Hearts and Hands
... basis,” she says. For a client struggling with end-of-life issues and severe financial strain, caring professionalism in a safe, ... research interest and expertise: working with survivors of sexual abuse. Along the way, Price found herself volunteering time to the ...
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Traumatized Bodies, Restorative Touch
... between bodywork and reduction of the mental health issues of depression and anxiety. And yet, CAM research has received little ... of trauma for the entire group, with 10 subjects reporting sexual abuse. The 20 women and five men ranged in age from 26 to 60 years, and ...
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Sharing Common Ground
... see her own personal mind-body connection. 4 These same issues hold true in the psychotherapeutic relationship. When massage ... reflected in the bodyworker whose clients are survivors of sexual abuse and trauma. 7 What better way for the client who has ...
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Craniosacral Therapy and Spinal Cord Injury
... many bodywork professionals are unfamiliar with the unique issues associated with disability, there is apprehension when dealing with this ... such as the loss of bowel and bladder control and sexual function, cumulatively have a greater impact on the quality of life and ...
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Into the Looking Glass
... first interview phase focused on the subjects’ body image issues. In the second phase, massage intervention was performed as a means to ... conceal her breast from her partner and had disrupted their sexual relationship. During the treatment period, she resumed intimacy with her ...