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12/17/2025

Oncology Massage: Healing Beyond Skin Deep 💛💆‍♀️

Working as an oncology-trained massage therapist teaches you a lot about human resilience — and human vulnerability. I’ve seen clients walk in angry, sad, exhausted, or scared, and leave with a small smile because they finally had a chance to release tension and just rest.

Some of the hardest moments are not just physical — they are emotional. I’ve witnessed women go through divorces or relationship breakdowns during chemotherapy or cancer treatment because their partners couldn’t handle the reality of serious illness. Sadly, research confirms this is more common than we think: a study found a gender disparity in partner abandonment among patients with serious medical illness, with women more likely to be left by their male partners during illness (Glantz et al., 2009, PubMed
).

Being a massage therapist in oncology means being prepared for every emotional state — tears, anger, grief — and still providing a safe, supportive space. It’s challenging, but it’s also deeply meaningful work. 💆‍♀️💛

12/15/2025

Are You the Right Fit to Work with the Oncology Community? 💛💆‍♀️

If you’re a massage therapist thinking about working with the oncology community, one thing that isn’t talked about enough is who you are as a therapist and as a person. There are so many ways to approach this work, and the right therapist for one client may not be the right fit for another.

When you work with people who are very sick, it’s important to be comfortable caring for them exactly as they are. If you want to work in an infusion center, for example, you’ll see all kinds of conditions and situations — like different types of feet or clients who aren’t able to care for themselves as they used to 🦶💛. You have to be able to stay calm, professional, and compassionate, even in situations that might be new or challenging.

Working in oncology massage is incredibly rewarding, but it also requires empathy, flexibility, and a steady heart 💆‍♀️✨.

When Food Feels Like the Hardest Part 🍽️🤢Food during cancer treatment can sometimes feel more stressful than comforting....
12/12/2025

When Food Feels Like the Hardest Part 🍽️🤢

Food during cancer treatment can sometimes feel more stressful than comforting. Nausea, GI problems, taste changes, and appetite shifts mean that even a lovingly prepared meal might not work for someone going through chemo or radiation 😔.

Instead of bringing casseroles, consider giving a gift card 💳 for DoorDash or a favorite restaurant. This way, they can choose what feels good that day, every day is different, and you help without adding pressure. Supporting someone through treatment isn’t just about doing something — it’s about doing the right thing for them 💛.

12/12/2025

The Best Way to Help with Food During Cancer Treatment 🍽️💛

If you want to help someone going through cancer treatment, think twice before bringing casseroles 🍲. I know it feels helpful and thoughtful, but often it isn’t the easiest thing for them. Taste buds change, appetite can be low, food restrictions might apply, and certain smells can even be triggering 🤢.

A better way? Give a gift card 💳 — either for DoorDash or a restaurant you know they like — so they can pick what feels good that day. Every day is different during treatment, and chemo especially can make eating unpredictable. By giving a choice, you make food support truly helpful and stress-free 💛.

12/10/2025

How to Truly Support Someone in Cancer Treatment

How do you actually help someone who is going through cancer treatment, and what can you do as a loved one or a friend to support them during such a hard time? Most of us say, “Just tell me what you need, I’ll do anything,” which is incredibly kind, but not always very helpful.

A better way is to offer two simple choices.
Try something like, “Would it help if I picked up the kids today, or would it be better if I came over and helped with laundry or vacuuming while you rest?”

Some people do not want anyone in their house 🏡 and others really value help with their kids 👶, so giving an A or B option removes pressure and lets them choose what actually feels supportive. What people need during treatment varies so much, and this approach meets them exactly where they are. 💛

12/08/2025

Everyday Lymphedema Self-Care That Actually Helps

Self-care at home for someone with lymphedema starts with the basics, hydrate enough, make sure your compression garments fit you correctly, and get some kind of support for manual lymphatic drainage because it can be hard to learn how to do that on your own. A lymphatic pump or a vibration board can be a really good option.
Learning how to exercise correctly is another big one, and I always suggest talking to a PT or a personal trainer who understands lymphedema. One of my favorite things to recommend is swimming, because once you are in the pool it acts like full body compression, which is pretty amazing and helps the fluid move where it needs to go.
These are just a few tips, and of course eating healthy and caring for yourself matters too, even though that part can feel challenging. The most important thing is to learn how to manage your lymphedema and remember that it is okay to ask for help.

12/04/2025

Easy Self-Care That Supports Your Lymphatic System

Some of the self-care tips that I teach my clients start with diaphragmatic breathing, and you can see that in a previous video, but I also share simple ways to support your lymphatics at home. There are a couple of really good videos on YouTube that show how to do manual lymphatic drainage, and I can add those links in the comments, but I also remind people that MLD is actually much harder to learn correctly if you want the same results you get in a session. Dry brushing, on the other hand, is simple to learn and easy to do correctly, which is why it is one of the main self-care tools I teach in my practice.



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12/02/2025

Simple Self-Care That Supports Your Lymphatic System

Some of the self-care tips I teach my clients start with diaphragmatic breathing, which you can see in one of my previous videos, and then we move into simple ways to support the lymphatic system at home. There are some great YouTube videos on how to do manual lymphatic drainage, and I can share links in the comments, but I also remind people that MLD is actually much harder to learn correctly than most people think. Dry brushing, on the other hand, is easy to learn, easy to do correctly, and still gives you good lymphatic support. It is one of the main self-care skills I teach in my practice, because it is accessible and doable for almost everyone.

11/30/2025

Why Every Infusion Center Needs Massage Therapy

One of the proudest moments in my career was helping start the Infusion Center Massage Program here in Sacramento. I wish every infusion center in the nation offered massage therapy, because it brings so much more than touch.

When we walk into that room, we help settle the energy, we calm the nurses, and we help patients feel safe. I have even seen patients arrive with blood pressure so high that they could not receive their chemo. After a short massage session, their blood pressure lowered enough that they could get the treatment they came in for.

Oncology massage is not just comfort, it is meaningful support in moments that matter.



If you want to bring this kind of care to your community, reach out.

11/28/2025

What do you want to know about oncology massage?
Your stories and questions help shape future training and bring awareness to why this specialty matters so much.

Share below and help spread the word. 💛

11/28/2025

Let’s talk about your questions.
Oncology massage is a specialty with so many components — pressure adaptations, lymphatic considerations, positioning, timing, contraindications, emotional load, and how to support someone through every stage of cancer treatment and recovery. I’ve covered a few pieces in recent videos, but I want to know:

What would YOU like to learn more about?
Do you have a story about receiving massage during or after cancer treatment?
Have you worked with a practitioner who was or was not oncology-trained?
What stood out to you? What helped… or didn’t?

Your experiences help guide the education I build and help more therapists understand why this specialized work matters.

If you’re comfortable, please share in the comments — and if this resonates with you, share this video so we can spread the word about oncology massage and get more therapists properly trained to support the cancer community.

11/26/2025

✨ Massage therapy sits on a wide spectrum, from emotionally supportive work to more clinical care. In oncology massage, I avoid the word healing because massage does not cure cancer.

🤲 What it can do is support comfort, ease symptoms, and improve well-being. That is wellness, not healing — and the distinction matters.

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