Published Work

Non-Fiction Articles

MASSAGE Magazine (and massagemag.com)

• 3 MTs Explain Exactly How They Use Tape in Sessions (8-16-2023)
• Manual Therapy Research at the NCCIH: An Interview with Director Helene Langevin (5-16-2023
• 5 Reasons to Join the International Consortium on Manual Therapies (3-29-2023)
• MTs Provide Massage for Low-Income Chronic Pain Clients (3-9-2023)
• You Asked: What Can Craniosacral Therapy Address? (1-4-2023)
• Massage for Medical Professionals: Your Skills Are in Demand (12-23-2022)
• What is an Independent Contractor? Make Sure You’re Not Misclassified (12-2-2022)
• Massage Franchises Offer Benefits, Bonuses and New Company Cultures in Response to Labor Shortage (8-29-2022)
• Green Living: 3 Actions to Take Right Now (8-3-2022)
• 5 Ways to Make Sure Your Massage Marketing Appeals to a Diverse Clientele (6-8-2022)
• Program Restores Healthy Touch to Trauma Survivors’ Lives (5-25-22)
• This is How to Get the Best Learning Experience from Online Massage CE (5-20-22) *Download PDF version*
• 5 MTs Share How They Earn an Above-Average Income (2-4-22) *Download PDF version*
• Care Through Touch: Humanity and Hope for the Formerly Incarcerated (2-2-22)
• Massage in Physical Rehabilitation: A Focus on Clients’ Comeback (November 2021 print edition, cover story; published online 12-6-21)
• This is What We Know About Long-Haul COVID-19 Survivors (10-1-21)
• What’s Behind Your Massage Technique? A Look at Assessment, Fascia, Movement, Stretching & Research (8-23-21)
• Enrich Your Massage Sessions with Sound Healing (6-18-21)
• Hand to Heart Project Brings Free Massage Therapy to Cancer Patients and Caregivers (5-19-21)
• Are You (and Your Data) at Risk? 10 Cybersecurity Steps You Need to Take Now (4-21-21)
• The Self-Employed MT’s Guide to Getting Health Insurance (April 2021 print edition)
• Dinner, Delivered: How to Choose the Meal Service That’s Right for You (March 2021 print edition; 6-23-21 online)
• Claim Your Google My Business Page to Get Free Publicity for Your Practice (March 2021 print edition; 6-10-21 online)
• How One Massage Therapist is Touching the Lives of Women of Color & Their Babies (1-20-21)
• Massage  Therapists Take Action to Support Cultural Competence (11-25-20)
• COVID-19 Long-Haulers Puzzle Health Experts (10-28-20)
• Paperless Practice Management is Easier to Set Up than You Might Think (8-27-20)
• 7 Tips for Passing the MBLEx (from MTs Who Already Have) (8-10-20)
• Social Distancing Might Be the Biggest Stressor in Your Massage Clients’ Lives Right Now (7-1-20)
• MTs Ask: What Is Asymptomatic Transmission of Coronavirus and What Does It Mean for My Practice? (6-24-20)
• Massage Companies Offer a Helping Hand with Discounted (or Free) CE & Products to Support You During the Coronavirus Pandemic (6-17-20)
• Questions About Paying Student Loans During the Pandemic? Here’s Where to Find Answers (5-19-20)
• Top 7 Topical Types for 7 Types of Clients (5-12-20)
• Massage Schools, Students and Coronavirus: an Interview with Michele Renee of the AFMTE (4-28-20)
• Nervous About Taking the MBLEx? Try These Test-Day Tips (2-24-20)
• MTs Push Back on San Francisco Ordinance That Targets Human Traffickers (12-26-19)
• New Perspectives, and a Lawsuit, in Response to CA Court Decision on Independent Contractors (12-11-19)
• No Money? No Time? No Excuses. Here’s How to Create a Home Gym for $81 (10-25-19)
• The MT’s Guide to Meeting Continuing Education Requirements (9-12-19)
• Mobile Massage Apps: The Complete Guide for Therapists (7-26-19)
• 3 Supplements You Need to Know About Now (7-4-19)
• All in the Family: These 3 Sisters All Became Massage Therapists (3-4-19)
• California Company Jumps on the Massage Apps Trend (1-9-19)
• President Signs Farm Bill, Legalizing Industrial Hemp (12-20-18)
• San Francisco Ordinance Targets Illegal Massage Businesses, Human Traffickers (12-5-18)
• Florida Massage Therapist Honored for Humanitarian Work (October 2018 print edition)
• Integrative Care Program to Yield Formal Research (October 2018 print edition)
• Bad News for Drug Companies Could Be Good News for California Massage Therapists (8-10-2018)
• Program for Disabled Veterans Helps New York MT Thrive (August 2018 print edition)
• Company Brings Chair Massage Therapy to Denver Whole Foods Locations (8-1-2018)
• BackSpace Brings Personalized Touch to SF Bay Clients (July 2018 print edition)
• Independent Contractors in California Could be Affected by Supreme Court Decision (5-30-2018)
• The Massage Therapist’s Guide to Becoming a Continuing Education Provider (June 2018 print edition)
• Elements Guarantees Job Interviews to New MTs (June 2018 print edition)
• The Massage Therapist’s Guide to Reiki (May 2018)
• Massage Franchises Respond to Misconduct Allegations with New Safety Policies (4-19-2018)
• Massage Grant Provides “Fantastic Opportunity” to Ease Caregiver Stress (4-4-2018)
• Massage for Children: These Global Ambassadors Are Changing Kids’ Lives Through Touch (April 2018 print edition, cover story)
• Pro Football Players Testify to CranioSacral Therapy’s Ability to Address Concussion and CTE (3-14-2018)
• Mobile Massage Apps: The Complete Guide for Therapists (2-15-2018)
• The Best Lubricant for Your Specialty: What the Science Says (December 2017 print edition, cover story)
• Massage Therapy Schools: Everything You Need to Know (2017)
• Relax, Refresh and Rejuvenate: The Spa Day as Self-Care (9-28-2017)
• Massage Helps Burn Survivors Rediscover  Touch (9-20-2017)
• No Way Would I Work at a Massage Franchise–Until I Learned This (8-23-2017)
• What Do the New Hospital Massage Competencies Mean for Massage? (6-21-2017)
• Your Video Toolbox: Take Online Marketing to the Next Level (June 2017 print edition)
• [Lawsuit Settled] Arizona Animal Massage Therapists Win Right to Practice (4-5-2017)
• The Rewarding Work of Massage for Addiction Recovery (12-14-2016)
• Warm Up Your Winter: Heat Therapy for You and Your Clients (12-1-2016)
• Specialize in Sports Massage: Advanced Certification Can Change Your Practice (August 2016 print edition)
• Cool It! Cold Therapy Tools Offer Pain Relief (June 2016 print edition)
• Be a Big Zero Hero to Combat Global Warming (4-20-2016)
• Sitting or Standing, Office Workers Need Massage (3-23-2016)
• How Do You Measure a Massage? (December 2015 print edition)
• The Top 7 Ways to Super-Charge Your Marketing (December 2015 print edition)
• Massage Therapists Play Starring Role in Disney Spa Magic (11-18-2015)
• SlideShare Deck: 15 Tips from Chair Massage Pros (11-6-2015)
• 15 Tips from Chair Massage Pros (11-6-2015)
• The Top 3 Ways to Make Money with Your Massage Chair (November 2015 print edition)
• Transition Issues Affect Florida Massage Therapy Law (8-20-2015)
• Avoid Social Media Disasters: Learn from the Big Brands (July 2015 print edition)
• Massage for Cats Makes Purrfect Sense (3-25-2015)
• Military Life Armed This Veteran for a New Career–Massage (2-19-2015)
• The Ultimate Guide to Incorporating Spa Trends in 2015 (2-6-2015)
• Massage Therapist Finds Strength in Sumo (December 2014 print edition)
• A Passion for Health, Inside and Out (October 2014 print edition)
• Kickstart Your Idea into the Massage Market (September 2014 print edition)
• Everyone Uses Social Media—Including Your Future Boss (July 2014 print edition and FutureLMT.com;  this website has been renamed Massage Study Buddy)

COVID-19 Coverage (MASSAGE Magazine)

• COVID-19 Long-Haulers Puzzle Health Experts (10-28-20)
• Social Distancing Might Be the Biggest Stressor in Your Massage Clients’ Lives Right Now (7-1-20)
• MTs Ask: What Is Asymptomatic Transmission of Coronavirus and What Does It Mean for My Practice? (6-24-20)
• Massage Companies Offer a Helping Hand with Discounted (or Free) CE & Products to Support You During the Coronavirus Pandemic (6-17-20)
• Questions About Paying Student Loans During the Pandemic? Here’s Where to Find Answers (5-19-20)

Chiropractic Economics (and chiroeco.com)

• The Pandemic Effect: Results of the Chiropractic Economics 2021 Salary & Expense Survey (6-8-21)
• Chiropractic Economics 2020 Salary and Expense Survey results (6-3-20)
• Chiropractic fees 2019: industry fees and reimbursement survey (10-28-19)
• Chiropractic Economics 22nd Annual Salary & Expense Survey Results (6-13-19)

Guideposts.org

• Three Symbols, One Mission (4-1-2011)
• Canine Conundrum (1-14-2011)
• How Many “Lives” Does Your Kitty Have Left? (12-31-2010)
• The Art of Sleeping (11-18-2010)
• Cat People, Unite (11-5-2010)
• Those Troublesome, Tricky, Stubborn, Wonderful Cats (10-8-2010)
• More Cats, More Fun (8-27-2010)
• The Battle of the Box (7-30-2010)
• Goodbye Kitty (6-18-2010)
• Who’s Bad? (5-21-2010)
• Extreme Kitties (5-6-2010)
• Cattitude, Part II (4-9-2010)
• Cattitude (3-12-2010)
• Weird Kitties (2-12-2010)
• The Grandkitties (1-15-2010)
• Harley’s Winter Wonderland (12-11-2009)
• No Cats on the Table? What, This Table? (11-19-2009)
• Bad Kitty! (10-23-2009)
• Cat Games (9-3-2009)
• Me? A Cat Person? (6-26-2009)

Angels on Earth Magazine

• From Your Lips to God’s Ear (July 2011 print edition)

ProcrastinatingWriters.com

• Be Your Own Big, Mean Boss (with the Help of Shareware) [guest post] (9-3-2009)

La Porte Herald-Argus

Going for gold (and silver, and bronze) – La Porte man counts father as inspiration for Special Olympics  (6-27-2009)

Guideposts Sweet 16 Magazine

(bimonthly print, ceased publication 2007)

• The Sweet 16 MySpace Survey Pop Puzzler [music-related crossword] (August/September 2007)
• Quiz: Who’s Not Acting Their Age? (February/March 2007)
• Celebrity Quiz: Stars at Work (June/July 2005)
• Quiz: What’s Your Tanning IQ? (June/July 2005)
• Relient K’s Back! [band profile] (February/March 2005)
• 10 Ways to Nix Nail-Biting (August/September 2004)

Guideposts for Teens Magazine

(bimonthly print, ceased publication 2004)

• Cover story: Get That Stacie O. Glow [interview with singer Stacie Orrico] (June/July 2004)
• Beauty feature: Lip It Up! (February/March 2004)
• DIY: Have Yourself a Crafty Christmas (December/January 2004)
• Quiz: Are You a TV Addict? (August/September 2003)
• In Step with Switchfoot [band interview] (June/July 2003)
• Cover story: The Simpsons: Keeping the Faith—or Just Fishing for Laughs? (April/May 2003); referenced in “A Homeric Odyssey” by Noel Holston (Newsday, 4-27-2003)
• Cover story: Leigh Nash of Sixpence None the Richer (February/March 2003)
• ‘Roid Rage [news] (December/January 2003)
• Celebrity Q&A: Olympic weightlifter Cheryl Haworth (October/November 2002)
• The Right to Pierce? [news] (August/September 2002)
• Record Labels Feel the Burn [news] (June/July 2002)
• A Time to Kill? [news] (April/May 2002)
• Hollywood’s New Turn-Off [news] (December/January 2002)
• Hurricane [first-person true story] (October/November 2001)

Guideposts for Kids Magazine

(bimonthly print, ceased publication 2001)

• Candy Corn Crazy! [feature] (September/October 1999)
• Thanks, Dad! [seahorse feature] (May/June 1999)
• Look Who’s Talking! [feature on Luke, Cody, and Nathan Ruegger of the WB’s animated series Histeria!] (March/April 1999)
• Hog Heaven [groundhog feature] (January/February 1999)

Eckerd College Review / The Siren (print)

• Review of David Wojahn’s The Falling Hour (1998)
• Review of Stanley Kunitz’s Passing Through (1997)
• Review of Jeanie Thompson’s Witness (1996)

Florida Times-Union

(County Line print news section)

100+ weekly “Teen Scene” humor columns (1992-1995)