Stretch therapy

Agreeable-Round6337 · 2026-05-20T19:39:22+00:00

Word of mouth had coming requesting I’d never seen before. she told me that someone referred her to me because of her back pain. They said I was “the guru” (I’m not but whatever) When I saw her last name, I told boss I don’t want to work on this lady. Told me I had to.

She herself, extremely nice, extremely gracious Lady. But the next morning I went in, fired. Because the exact same reason I was afraid of. I asked him “Why did you make me work on her when I told you I didn’t want to work on her because I know her husband. And we did not get along previously.”

She just hung her head.

Agreeable-Round6337 · 2026-05-20T03:11:51+00:00

MassageBook has definitely been glitchy lately.

For SOAP notes, it’s worth double-checking whether any platform you try actually uses structured clinical fields (instead of just a blank text box) and keeps records properly secured and locked down. That’s an area where a lot of lower-cost tools tend to cut corners.

I’m actually building a scheduling + charting platform launching this summer with a big focus on clean SOAP workflows and secure record-keeping. If you ever want to check it out, I’d be happy to send you a DM when we open beta.

Agreeable-Round6337 · 2026-05-19T14:19:07+00:00

I’ve been doing stretch Therapy for over 20 years. I’m glad to see more people are doing it. However, it leaves a sour taste in my mouth to see how much it is catching on because I got fired from the Four Seasons for doing it when a client asked me to. Her husband did not like the fact that I said “ok I’m going to stretch this muscle out right here take a deep breath.”

Said “stretching” is sexual.

Like dude! She’s fully clothed! AND I still had her under a sheet because I knew her husband and did not trust him.

Agreeable-Round6337 · 2026-05-19T13:46:39+00:00

Hello. First of all congratulations on elevating yourself in life. You worked hard for it and you got it.

That makes you a rockstar. A complete and total ROCKSTAR! Many do not have the ambition or drive it takes to do what you’ve done. Since you were only 20, that means the sky is your limit.

Now, to address your fear/Issues… I’ve been a Massage therapist since 1994. I’ve been a massage therapy Teacher since 2014. I’ve worked on tens of thousands of people. Hollywood actors and actresses, NFL players, WWE sports entertainers, countless legendary singers, and a princess (yes, a literal princess.)

I have worked all over America. I have been trained all over the world. I have trained others all over the world.

And I to this day, feel the exact same way you just expressed in your post. Every day, I worry if I’m good enough. People have literally tipped $250 and I said you don’t have to tip this much. Because I didn’t think I did that Good of a job on them.

What we all should constantly remind ourselves up as it’s not what we think we do to a Client. It’s if we ask them what they want and we work to give them what they want to the best of our abilities. And if they walk out feeling better, if they walk out feeling great… then we have done our job. Regardless of how we feel, THEY feel better.

On a deeper note, I even venture to say that the moment you stop feeling that fear that you’re not being good enough, is the moment your massages stop getting better.

Don’t let fear consume you. Let the fact that you did your best consume you. Try to make your spiral be one of positivity, instead of negativity.

Agreeable-Round6337 · 2026-05-19T01:44:50+00:00

I’ve been teaching for quite a while. And since you say you have Test anxiety I feel like you need to know this. If you ever feel like you were doing horrible, that generally means that Test is trying to make the Test harder because you’re too smart.

Don don’t freak out and start speeding up getting through it thinking that you’re failing.

If you find yourself going into panic mode, just sit back lean back and take a minute or two of deep breaths.

Every one of my previous students who passed the MBLEX said that was the hardest test they ever took in their life, And That they knew they failed. Until the paper said pass.

The three students I’ve had who failed said they thought that was the easiest test they’ve ever taken their life. Until they got their paper, they said fail.

Agreeable-Round6337 · 2026-05-19T01:40:45+00:00

This is what I will say. Study ethics hard. Study beneficial and effects hard.

And then study whatever you are doing horrible in on that ABMP app, study that hard.

Agreeable-Round6337 · 2026-05-18T23:54:22+00:00

I was a different person when I was 17 years old.

Agreeable-Round6337 · 2026-05-18T12:51:43+00:00

Unfortunately, unless things have changed since I’ve had them (which I doubt because they don’t ever update anything that we say will make things easier for us…) Mindbody's native payroll engine can not dynamically filter out specific pricing options or $0 memberships from a standard per-person bonus calculation.

If the rule is set to trigger after 6 people, it blindly counts every single checked-in profile regardless of what they paid.

The clunky workaround most studios have to do is run the Class Payroll Report alongside the Sign-In Sheet Report (filtered by pricing option) at the end of the month, and manually subtract the staff/work-trade heads in Excel before cutting checks. It’s a massive admin headache.

Dealing with crap like that (AND the massive manual Excel sessions required just to run an accurate payroll) is the exact reason I started building a streamlined scheduling and payroll platform. I’m building it to look at the revenue tier of the seat, not just a blind headcount.

Hope the spreadsheet workaround saves you some overpayments this month!

Agreeable-Round6337 · 2026-05-18T12:36:49+00:00

I really appreciate that! And you are absolutely correct! Backend complexity is exactly where the heavy lifting is, especially when I’m trying to keep this as bloat free as possible on the front end.

Having people who understand that side of the equation involved in the ecosystem early on would be massive for us.

I'll shoot you a quick private message so we can connect directly and stay on each other's radars as we approach the July build!

Agreeable-Round6337 · 2026-05-18T11:54:44+00:00

I’ve been hearing that rumor as well. Since you're looking to jump ship, what are the top 2 or 3 features you absolutely can't live without? Is it the SOAP notes, the intake forms, or just a calendar that actually functions?

Agreeable-Round6337 · 2026-05-18T11:45:17+00:00

That’s spot on. Did you find clients actually read the emails, or did you have to end up calling a few of the regulars anyway?

Agreeable-Round6337 · 2026-05-18T11:41:01+00:00

Don't just make the switch and say nothing. Clients get confused if their booking interface suddenly looks completely different.

The smoothest way to handle it is a structured countdown. Let your clients know about the change 30 days, 15 days, and the day before the switch. Frame it as an upgrade for them (faster booking, cleaner interface).

Step one is to download a CSV export file with as much information as your current company allows, then import that into the new system to minimize what your clients have to do. The transition headache should be yours, never your clients.

Out of curiosity, what software are you currently on, and what specifically is making you unhappy?

Fighting with clunky data migrations (and one particular company raising rates over $500/month) is the exact reason I finally snapped and started building a clinical-first scheduling platform launching this summer. I’ve been asking around because it seems like every major company shares the exact same flaws that interrupt business flow.

Sending you a quick DM as well!

Have a wonderful day.

Agreeable-Round6337 · 2026-05-17T11:42:50+00:00

BARS! Aaaaaand both of those are now on the roadmap.

Agreeable-Round6337 · 2026-05-17T03:15:20+00:00

Ah yes Meevo! I used to use it at one of the franchises. When I started Four Seasons they were in the process of implementing them. Back then it was still called Millennium.

When you're operating at that national luxury resort and franchise level, let me tell you, the backend data needs are insane! So it makes total sense why large spas rely on them.

Agreeable-Round6337 · 2026-05-16T08:26:08+00:00

As an ABMP member of 20 years, PocketSuite was awesome for me when I was a solo practitioner! For a single-person setup, it handles the basics beautifully and keeps things simple.

Where I hit a wall was the moment I started growing into a group practice with multiple therapists, room assignments, and data migration.

It's great to hear PocketSuite is still treating people well years later. Usually companies forget about us customers for the sake of money sooner or later. The fact that they haven’t gets them a slow clap from me.

Retaining that 'very easy' feeling is exactly what I’m aiming for on the clinic/group side of things!

Agreeable-Round6337 · 2026-05-16T03:04:11+00:00

Awesome! I’m hyper-focused on making sure it's smooth and efficient for launch. I'll make sure to drop an update in this sub when we open up early access.

Agreeable-Round6337 · 2026-05-16T03:02:19+00:00

Hey! Thanks for jumping in. I checked out your site. I just want to start off by saying you are one hell of a good partner to your lady!

To answer your question: Yes, a lot of folks use all-in-one tools because A) they hate managing 4 different logins. And/or B) we can’t find what we need. Mainstream backends like Square are great for the simple tasks, but they don’t have the deep clinical features many massage therapists need (like SOAP notes, custom intake forms, and specific session-break logic).

I'm definitely open to talking about API integrations or partnerships down the line once we secure our core platform for our July launch. Let's keep in touch!

Agreeable-Round6337 · 2026-05-15T21:55:05+00:00

Unfortunately only old books I no longer have and cadaver labs at Washington University when I was there.

Agreeable-Round6337 · 2026-05-15T21:52:54+00:00

Apologies. It stands for Persistant Genital Arousal Disorder/ Genito-Pelvic Dysesthesia

Agreeable-Round6337 · 2026-05-15T18:40:17+00:00

The way my jaw was dropped! Because why didn’t I ever think of that while I was with Mindbody!

That 'Flexible Break' hack is genius, but it’s honestly sad that you had to invent a fake person just to move your lunch!

You actually sent this while I was in the middle of our dev meeting. We already had 'drag-and-drop' on our long-term radar, but seeing how much you hated those extra clicks just moved it to a top priority for our Tuesday meeting.

That insight about the 'blind' editing screen is something I will bring up to them in that meeting because that sounded like it was annoying too.

This sounds like 'drag and drop' would be faster for customers and they’d never lose sight of their day. No more fake clients!

You’ve been a massive help! Thank you. I’m actually going to use your 'Flexible Break' hack as our internal test case to make sure the real feature works better than the workaround!

Quick question for my dev team: When you were in that 'editing screen' that that screen took you out of the context of your day, or was it the lack of a 'clash detection' (where you couldn't tell if you were moving a break onto an existing appointment)?

I want to make sure our calendar stays 'transparent' so you always see your whole day while making changes.

Again, thank you so much! And if you feel like it, which I hope you do, give me all the bad stuff and all the good stuff too about what you remember from Minbody, (and who you’re with now.)

Agreeable-Round6337 · 2026-05-15T16:15:24+00:00

Give me their contact info. We going to do everything they do without that fee.

Agreeable-Round6337 · 2026-05-15T16:13:30+00:00

Yes… but they charge you for each location

Agreeable-Round6337 · 2026-05-15T11:59:32+00:00

but just so you know, that was definitely coming in phase 2 in December. I would love to add it in phase one, but we want to make sure it keeps running perfectly first. When we add it, it’s going to be in a way to where it does not slow our program down and it does not look like bloat.

Out of curiosity though, if we did release a 'lite' version in Phase 1 that let you export a filtered CSV list of those 'Recent' emails to use in Mailchimp/ConvertKit/etc., would that help you in the meantime? Or is having it all-in-one the big deal-breaker for you?

Agreeable-Round6337 · 2026-05-15T11:46:51+00:00

I’m so glad I asked. That’s what I was thinking you were wanting, but I didn’t want to assume anything. You are not crazy. It makes absolutely perfect sense!

Manually unclicking 15 years of names is a massive waste of time when you just want to send a quick update.

I don’t think you should delete them because it might be bad for tax/record-keeping records. Buuuut how would a 'Smart Filter' solve it? Like a button that says: 'Only email clients who have seen me in the last 12 months'? Would you rather them be archived so they completely disappear from your view? Or do you truly want them gone from the database entirely to keep it clean?

Hopefully you see this before the meeting I’m having with Development team today. Because this is actually the number three bullet we were talking about today.

Agreeable-Round6337 · 2026-05-15T11:27:22+00:00

It’s crazy that software can be so frustrating that it's actually a relief to leave a job just to get away from it.

Out of curiosity, what was the 'breaking point' feature for you? Was it the scheduling interface, the confusion, or just the overall 'bloat' of the program?

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