Heidi Overman Low back pain is one of the most common ailments I hear in my practice. It is suffered by clients of any age and gender and is one of my favorite topics. When clients come in, I am usually their last Hail Mary to get out of pain. Typically, they have already consulted…
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July 2025, Features
2 Your Health: Loneliness: How It Impacts Our Life
Dr. Rose Bricker The former Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murphy published an article with the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services in 2023. In that article, he stated that we have an epidemic of loneliness, isolation, and lack of connection in the U.S. He goes on to say, “It is so prevalent…
June 2025, Features
2 Your Health: Father’s Day: Men Have Muscles Too!
Heidi Overman Father’s Day is approaching in June, and it’s a perfect opportunity to talk about the often-overlooked topic of men’s self-care. I frequently hear my clients say, “My husband really needs to come see you, but he doesn’t think a massage will help.” Or “My husband has chronic pain, but he had a massage…
May 2025, Features
2 Your Health – May 2025
How You Can Identity Narcissistic Traits and Behaviors Dr. Rose Bricker What exactly is narcissism? Often, it’s misunderstood in our society. I think it’s because it can be so confusing. Did you know there are different types of narcissism? For example, the grandiose narcissist is often egotistical, loud, arrogant, demanding, and seeking attention. The next…
April 2025, Features
2 Your Health: April Is Stress Awareness Month; How Massage Can Help
Heidi Overman Stress, anxiety, and fatigue are terms that have become increasingly prevalent in our daily lives. These words encapsulate our current experiences, yet managing them can often seem an overwhelming challenge. Stress can gradually become a part of your daily life without you noticing. It may start to feel normal until you realize one…
April 2025, Features
2 Your Health: Brain Health and Why It’s Important
Dr. Rose Bricker If you are experiencing symptoms of poor brain health, you are not alone. Are you losing or misplacing objects, having difficulty focusing, retaining little of what you’re reading, experiencing brain fog, and/or having difficulty remembering names when introduced to new people? These are some symptoms of poor brain health. In our society,…
March 2025, Features
2 Your Health – March 2025
Emotional Maturity and Emotional Blindness Dr. Rose Bricker Emotional maturity and emotional intelligence are terms that we may hear today when chatting with our friends, families, and co-workers about relationships. But what do those two terms even mean? Characteristics of an Emotionally Mature Person • They are realistic and accept reality on its terms and…
February 2025, Generals
2 Your Health – February 2025
Your Heart Health and Massage Heidi Overman, LMT #MT-24997 Heart health is a very personal subject for me. At 50 years old, I had to have open heart surgery due to a congenital heart defect. Throughout my life, I had suspected that I had something wrong with my heart, but when the tests were done,…
January 2025, Features
2 Your Health – January 2025
In the New Year, Start Out with Your Quality of Life Heidi Overman Quality of life is valued, especially when we retire. We want to be able to retire and have a great quality of life. But what does that actually mean? Each person may have a different opinion as to what their quality of…
December 2024, Features
2 Your Health: How to Repair Damaged Relationships
How to Repair Damaged Relationships Dr. Rose Bricker Political stress has damaged some of our relationships! Anger and hurt are the reasons people have disconnected with family members, friends, and neighbors. Are you experiencing challenges within your relationships? Do you want to start to rebuild the relationships that you’ve lost? Or maybe, just make sense…