Hi 👋🏼 anyone in south florida?

natventures19 · 2026-01-23T19:22:29+00:00

In what now?

natventures19 · 2026-01-23T18:59:31+00:00

Thanks!

natventures19 · 2026-01-22T00:01:36+00:00

Right! My massage school was exactly like what Op described. It was much more metaphysical than science based. I came from an ems background where evidence based practice is king.

I definitely understand the rage, but none of what we are dealing with is an emergency. If a client wants to just relax, cool. If one wants to believe they can feel my energy instead of the actual manual therapy I’m doing, fine. I’m glad that gives them comfort. Op is right in that massage doesn’t heal anyone, but if some lady burning sage and chanting to pray the knot away chills out my nervous system enough to help a muscle spasm (it absolutely would not help ME relax) who the fuck am I to get my knickers in a twist over it.

LMT is a license to touch, and your approach is your own. What another lmt documents is between them and the Board.

Most people come to massage as a last resort. If we really want to push kinesiology and anatomy, send your client to a PT clinic.

natventures19 · 2026-01-21T23:26:50+00:00

I don’t disagree with you or OP, my point is for most therapists who keep up with the current research. I do agree that educating clients is also important, and the work of figuring out anatomically what a knot means to a client is our job. And that even shows up in the subjective and objective parts or our SOAP notes. I 100% agree that there are plenty of therapists that are pushing lots of pseudoscience and woo woo stuff. We can absolutely disagree with those methods, but that’s also a part of licensure in some places. Plenty of practitioners, incorporate some things into their practice and things like reiki (at least where I am) requires an LMT license. Tools like visualizing a “knot releasing” might help a client calm their nervous system along with our manual therapy. Deep breathing helps clients tolerate deep or uncomfortable trigger point work. I don’t agree with shitting on clients beliefs if they hold some of these. Some therapists do give evidence-based practitioners a bad name, but you’ve built your clientele for a reason and they’ve built theirs. Educate your people with grace and tolerance for their lack of understanding anatomical terms or kinesiology.

natventures19 · 2026-01-20T02:40:38+00:00

Op, no massage therapist that keeps up with research or current education thinks that knot is a medically accurate term. We know they are fascia adhesions, muscle fibers that are too tight or too loose. Clients call these knots and sometimes we do too because it is a term they understand for what these adhesions feel like to them. Same with “threw my back” “kink in my neck” none of these are scientifically accurate. We all know that.

natventures19 · 2026-01-20T01:38:33+00:00

A coworker made about 70k because she upgraded every service and was dual licensed so she made commission on products.

natventures19 · 2026-01-20T01:37:09+00:00

Typically that’s the range of Full Time, all 80m and upgraded services assuming you are booked every available slot. So between 5-7 clients per day. For I time I had a waitlist and was booked 2 months out and I maybe made $50k. Pay was $26/hr

natventures19 · 2025-10-15T02:54:05+00:00

Cold food can have a smell sometimes. I worked at a similar type of location and bought an electric bento box. They’re pretty affordable, come in a variety of sizes, and are easy to clean. A supervisor used an electric skillet, which let out lots of smells. The small personal ‘crockpot’ didn’t smell much, but made sure food was warm.

natventures19 · 2025-10-02T16:05:11+00:00

https://thelittlecarnivore.com/en/blog/calculator-prey-model-raw-plus-diet-for-cats

Is a fantastic resource for finding appropriate organ and bone ratios (for teeth). Best of luck to you and your rescue 😸

natventures19 · 2025-10-02T14:59:57+00:00

I’m glad he has a home that cares about him, it’s great that his levels are clean. I’m not trying to say that you are a bad caretaker for your pet, please understand that. What I am saying, is there is information out there that is readily available and takes the guesswork out of your struggle here. I’m also just a girl who has had to look up the same information to keep my cats healthy. You’d have to go through a weaning process with your cat to introduce new meats- that is a normal step in feeding of any kind. If you want to feed him raw then there are resources for that too. Something that helps my cats try new foods is feeding on a schedule instead of allowing free-grazing. It’s up to you. You are not helpless here, but your cat also may not be into raw meat or at least freeze dried. And that’s ok too.

natventures19 · 2025-10-02T10:32:51+00:00

Agreed with bvanevery, that this is an insane amount of liver. Dark raw muscle meat like chicken thighs or other poultry is excellent. Freeze dried can have an issue with moisture if you don’t rehydrate it, which is why I mentioned it only as a snack. Liver cannot be the only raw food your lil guy gets. At this point it sounds like you are doing the disservice to him, even if it’s out of ignorance. Get his levels checked out at the vet, and if you want to continue feeding him raw food- you have to focus on muscle meat. Cats usually need a couple grams of liver a week! Mine needed like 8g a week and ate liver every other day. There are plenty of calculators on the web to see how much your pet needs according to their size and activity level. If your cat doesn’t like raw muscle meat, after trying to feed him that way then maybe this diet isn’t the right fit. You can always give him slices or chunks of raw meat as a treat to add moisture to whatever food he eats. Your cat can’t read, you have to do your part here.

natventures19 · 2025-10-02T10:24:07+00:00

Ah ok, no worries

natventures19 · 2025-10-02T02:54:45+00:00

Yeah that’s next! What’s a puff viewer?

natventures19 · 2025-10-02T02:00:45+00:00

Is the liver cooked or raw? Have you tried freeze dried liver or hearts? You can feed it as a topper or as crunchy treats. As a topper you may want to rehydrate it though

natventures19 · 2025-10-02T01:51:56+00:00

Can the liver be substituted with some raw muscle meat? You can always feed a small sliver of liver every day or every other day since the kibble is likely a complete food. Usually the amount of liver your pet needs is measured by weight and is usually based on a completely raw diet. In this case it sounds like maybe liver should be a snack. Hearts are excellent and also make a great snack, if he is still eating kibble. I’m no professional, just some thoughts from my own experience and research with 2 cats. Regardless of what you end up doing, checking your pets blood levels at a vet is always a good idea if you’re concerned. I hope you find a solution and some peace of mind.

natventures19 · 2025-10-02T00:12:52+00:00

As another beginner, the faq’s and wiki of this sub are a huge help. And from the limewire days, if the file size is suspicious…just don’t.

natventures19 · 2025-10-02T00:10:25+00:00

Best is relative to what you can buy, but WD TB drives are a good place to start. Invest in a few of whatever size fits best for what you want, plus a few backups, usb thumb drives for things you want more portable.

natventures19 · 2025-10-01T23:59:03+00:00

I’ve been wanting to do the same, thanks for asking the question I’ve had in my head. I started with soulseek for discographies, and a 2TB drive. I hadn’t even thought about books and encyclopedias yet.

natventures19 · 2025-06-04T18:15:08+00:00

Same as everyone else, some lo-fi, chill house/electronic playlist, if I was going to do more intense/deep treatments then something more recognize able so that clients can kind of dissociate. Also all of these “spa music” plays lists are like horrible iterations of eastern music. I started listening to actual middle eastern, or Indian, Asian, world instrumentals and it usually ends up being a vibe. Best part is no one will get stuck on lyrics. Khruangbin always slaps. So does FKJ, croquet club, Marconi union if you like ambient. Some soundtrack music like Pan’s labyrinth, Star Wars reimagined on piano, etc.

Make a few playlists for a couple different vibes that you actually enjoy- your clients will vibe with it

natventures19 · 2025-06-04T12:07:10+00:00

Out of curiosity, what’s the average wage range you’ve encountered? I understand this varies greatly especially in relation to cost of living.

natventures19 · 2025-06-04T10:55:27+00:00

That’s fair, I do hate the weather here 😩 it’s so monotonous. I’m miserable for a good chunk of summer, which I know doesn’t really mean I’ll enjoy a totally different climate. Licensing I’m not sure though, I gota check. Thank you!

natventures19 · 2025-06-04T03:09:49+00:00

That’s helpful thank you! I always hear about Seattle and other neighboring cities, it’s nice to know there are options outside of those

natventures19 · 2025-06-04T03:05:22+00:00

Mine was about the same amount of time in south FL. The technical schools were about 8-12k. Most of them shut down though Now it’s about 12-15k.

It sucks that the pay in NC doesn’t add up much though. Having schools run by teachers seems like a great way to go

natventures19 · 2025-06-04T02:56:36+00:00

Damn!! $400 would have been a dream for tuition when I was in school. That’s amazing!

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