Ling-uistics (History of Massage Part 1) with the Healwell Braintrust Artwork

Interdisciplinary

Interdisciplinary is Healwell's healthcare podcast about all the places and perspectives that lift us up. We say what other people aren't willing to say and we always say the quiet parts loud.You’ll always learn something. You’ll always laugh and you’ll come away better informed and with real things you can do in your own community and practice to create a more compassionate and collaborative system of care for all humans.

All Episodes

Interdisciplinary

Ling-uistics (History of Massage Part 1) with the Healwell Braintrust

April 22, 2023 • Healwell • Season 11 • Episode 1

0:00 | 41:47

Send us Fan Mail

We missed you! Have you missed us? Enough to listen to some thoughts from the bottom of a can? In this episode, Corey takes Rebecca, Kerry, and Cal on a tour through the history of massage in the Western world -- from rubbing to massage therapy, from cutaneous exercise to human potential. (Part 1 of 2.)

We appreciate your patience with Cal and Kerry's poor audio quality. The conversation was so good that they called in from their travels just to join in. We're all back at our desks, with headphones, after this 2-episode arc.

Abby Cox and others debunking the myths about Victorian corsetry

Corey's References:
Nicholls, David A., and Julianne Cheek. "Physiotherapy and the shadow of prostitution: The Society of Trained Masseuses and the massage scandals of 1894." Social science & medicine 62.9 (2006): 2336-2348.
Benjamin, P. J. (2015). The Emergence of the Massage Therapy Profession in North America: A History in Archetypes. Curties-Overzet Publications.

& so much more
A bi-monthly podcast where we share the stories of our Caregivers, patients and...

Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

Support the show

Check out our new podcast! The Rub: a podcast about massage therapy

Giving Tuesday is over, but you can still support Healwell and the cool things we make by donating here!

Other ways to help and join in:

Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts
Let us know what you think! Send us an email: podcast@healwell.org
Find bonus content from Interdisciplinary and early release episodes for our current show: "The Rub" on Patreon!
Check Healwell’s live and online classes
Continue the conversation with a two-week free trial of the Healwell Community
Merch! Find your Healwell fashion here
Find a copy of Rebecca Sturgeon's book: "Oncology Massage: An Integrative Approach to Cancer Care"