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.
Episodes
140 episodes
Can't Hurt, Might Help with Lisa Shoaf, DPT and Tony Grillo, DPT
Cal and Corey have a rollicking conversation with experts in the field of Physical Therapy, in which we all learn that our challenges are shared, and we have much to learn from each other. About Our Guests: Lisa Shoaf<...
That Rage/Love Coin with Allissa Haines, LMT
It's our last guest of Season 11, and this is a conversation you don't want to miss. Allissa Haines talks with Corey and Cal about what it really takes to build a massage career, and how work can turn into flowAbout Our Guest: ...
It's All Capitalism with the Healwell Braintrust
Corey, Cal, and Rebecca sit down and talk about what we learned in Season 11. It was a packed season, full of rich information, and this conversation is only part of an ongoing discussion that we're sure will flow into next season as well.<...
Better, Fuller Humans with the Healwell Braintrust
4/5 of the Healwell Brain trust got together to do a little podcast time travel. Where did we come from? Where are we going? And how can you be a part of the future of Interdisciplinary. Featuring (in order of appearance): Cal Cates, Re...
The Intimate Spaces of Other Humans with Rebecca Barnett
We are starting off in the deep end this season. Part 1 of this 2-part conversation with Rebecca Barnett begins with an exploration of the massage therapy landscape in Australia and United States and quickly goes deep into questions of identity...
Become Aware and Start Screaming with Rebecca Barnett
"How do we stop people being interested in hierarchies and status?" This is just one of the questions Cal and Rebecca Barnett take on in part 2 of their conversation. Association of Massage Therapists (...
The Myth of Canada (tm) with Lori Green of MTAS
Laura and Rebecca talk with Lori Green about how things are going in Saskatchewan, Canada. What does it mean to support the only unregulated health care profession in a province? How's it going with the drive for massage therapy regulation in S...
It's Not Separate with Andraéa LaVant
Cal talks with Andraéa LaVant about disability justice, intersectionality, and the real work of making just and accessible spaces. Find out more about LaVant ConsultingAbout Our...
Carefully Worded with Debra Persinger, PhD of FSMTB
Cal and Corey sit down with Debra Persinger, executive director of FSMTB to talk education, (de)regulation, and what it takes to keep both consumers and massage therapists safe. Entry-Level Analysi...
The Common Denominator is Humans with Gordon MacDonald of RMTBC
Cal and Corey talk with Gordon MacDonald, Executive Director of the RMTBC about regulation, education, and the parallel paths of nursing and massage in Canada. This conversation explores our shared challenges of supporting a profession in trans...
Hats! with Mai Lin Petrine, Esq. of FSMTB
Mai Lin Petrine knows hats. She also knows what it takes to support the massage therapy profession through legal and regulatory challenges. Corey and Rebecca talk with Mai Lin about moody teenagers, Peter Pan, and the future of massage therapy....
Intermissionary
Sometimes the planned episode falls through. In those times, we get together on the recording link and talk about the fun symposium we just had, and the classes we have coming up. Enjoy this short interim conversation. We'll be ba...
Roasting Marshmallows at the Dumpster Fire with the Healwell Braintrust
We have a full house for this season finale episode. The whole Healwell Brain Trust gathers for a conversation about Season 10 -- what we have learned, and what is still missing. Corey's Systems Theory Reading list:
Light Through a Prism with the Healwell Braintrust
Welcome to Season 9! This season, Corey Rivera will take us on a journey through the wild world of information and research literacy. What do we know? How do we know it? What do we do with information? How does all of this relate to how we are ...
Inclined to Over-Reference with Niki Munk, PhD
Corey and Cal get into the weeds with Niki Munk and a conversation about the state of massage research -- including reflections on the high number of massage therapists who also have a theater degree. CEUs are available for this episode...
Definitely Not TikTok with Whitney Lowe
Corey and Cal talk with Whitney Lowe about the gigantic pot of gold that is information, and the most important skill that is also the most difficult to teach. (Hint: It's clinical reasoning.) You can get CEs for this episode!
Lab Coats and Bunsen Burners with Adrienne Asta, LMT
Cal and Corey sit down with Adrienne Asta, Board President of the Massage Therapy Foundation, fierce advocate for massage therapists, and all around wonderful human. After an unprecedented three-pun opening, they talk about what's next for MTF ...
Information Is Never What It Is with Taylor Xiao, The Loud Librarian
Who runs the world? Librarians. Particularly pun-loving, loud librarians like this week's guest, Taylor Xiao. Corey and Cal enter the Matrix with Taylor to talk about the emotional labor-intense role of an academic librarian, the difference bet...
The Toe Bone's Connected to the Leg Bone with Cathy Ryan, RMT
Catherine Ryan is back!!! Our favorite Canadian former co-host, fascia nerd, and research-positive massage therapist joins us to talk about bringing research into practice. If you want to learn even more from Cathy (and really, who woul...
Make It Relevant with Lauren Fowler, PhD
Statistics are amazing! No, really -- we found a fun, brilliant human to talk to us about using statistics to engage with the world in a more informed way. Lauren Fowler (who is basically the same as Charlie from Top Gun) helps Cal and Corey sh...
It's the User, Not the Tool with Matt Hudson, PhD
Corey really wants to know -- why do researchers like research so much? Matt Hudson joins Corey and Kerry to explore this question and get into the details about what makes discovery delightful, exciting, challenging, and infuriating.*A...
Failure is Feedback with Mr. Harry Pickens
Corey and Cal sit down with Harry Pickens to talk more about information from the perspective of a (mostly) regular human who has had to master finding and disseminating information in the service of their own health. It's about discernment, it...
Snowlatov Cocktail Party with the Healwell Braintrust
We're not punchy, you're punchy. It was the day before the massive pre-holiday winter storm, and 4/5 of the Healwell Brain Trust got together to talk about what we learned this season and to -- once again -- talk about how excited we are for ou...
Season of the Switch with the Healwell Braintrust
Welcome to Season 8 of Interdisciplinary! This season, we are exploring code switching. What is it? Why do we do it? When do we do it? And -- how does it affect our ability to care for each other?NPR's Code Switch podcast: https://podca...
Look for People with Gabriela DeAnda
We are pleased to welcome Gabriela DeAnda, Healwell Community member and all around awesome human. Gabriela talks to us about intersectionality, and her personal experiences adapting and relating.About Our Guest: Gabriela DeAnda is a ho...