TOP TIPS FOR BUYING THE RIGHT COVERAGE

Are you less than excited about researching what malpractice insurance? Not really sure what you should be looking for? Are you confused by the terms and amounts?  Not sure about the terms? How much should you buy? What if you are changing companies?

Buy insurance can be really confusing and it’s one of those foundational choices that you make at the beginning of your career when you don’t know what you don’t know. 

Listen in as Rachel and I cover every detail of buying your insurance. This hour could save you SO much money!

TODAY’S GUEST

RACHEL SCHUMONT, ATTORNEY, OWNER AT COUNSEL FOR WELLNESS

YOU’LL LEARN

• Malpractice insurance is a special type of professional liability insurance that's just for a health care provider. 
• Professional liability insurance covers you if someone states you did something wrong in your professional capacity. 
• More specifically, malpractice insurance covers healthcare providers if there is an incident where a patient is injured or dies. That coverage means financial coverage. It covers the costs and expenses associated with the patient's injury.
• Business liability insurance also called general liability insurance, provides coverage for injuries or damage that someone claims that your business caused that aren't necessarily related to your health care services. An example would be someone falling while in your office.
• License Defense is utilized if your license is being challenged due to a complaint filed at the state level.
• Nose coverage covers you for incidents that happen before you had your insurance coverage in place.
• Tail coverage covers you for when you are terminating your existing policy coverage, but you could still get a claim for malpractice down the road.
• Per Claim , also called per occurrence is the limit that the insurance company will pay per incident during the term of your insurance policy. 
• Aggregate limit is the total amount that the insurance company will pay for multiple claims over the course of your policy term.
• A lawsuit is a claim or an action that’s brought before a court of law for a decision to be made.
• Negligence is failing to exercise the care towards others that a reasonable or prudent person would do in the same or similar circumstances.
  • Did you breach your duty of care?
  • Causation
  • Damages.
  
  
• Factors to take into account when choosing a policy:
  • Amount of coverage based on your personal assets.
  • Can you keep your business afloat if you get sued?
  • Are all modalities covered?
  • Vicarious liability. (Errors your employees make.)
  
  
• Places Acupuncturists are most at risk.
  • Negligence
    • Know the state law standards of practice. Act within scope of practice and duty of care that is owed.
    
    
  • Data security and HIPAA. Protecting data.
  • Disclosing info to 3rd party w/o consent.
  • Failure to take reasonable measures to protect your patient’s electronic records.
  • Disclosing too much information in violation of the minimum information necessary standard.
  
  

CALL TO ACTION

TEXT A LINK OF YOUR FAVORITE EPISODE TO ANOTHER ACUPUNCTURIST!

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If you would like to support the show please consider our sponsors!

Explore What Jane Has To Offer!!!

YOUR STRATEGY IS YOUR MAP TO SUCCESS!

 How could you possibly know how to get to where you want to go without first defining where you want to go? Are you a new practitioner and want to know how to get new patients? Are you feeling unheard? Do you have SO much passion that when someone asks if Acupuncture can treat XXX you can hardly contain your excitement and can’t wait for them to come see you so you can SHOW them?!! Then they don’t come see you and your sensitive feelers crumble. Because, if they would just GIVE YOU A CHANCE!!!! 

If this is you, you are really putting the cart before the horse. Yes, yes, of course, of course it could happen that they schedule with you right away, but I doubt it. People need repetition. They need to be struck multiple ways with your presence and message. They need to see you stick around so they can get to know you. They need someone else to tell them to go see you. They need to hear you talk about them in their own words. They need to find you in ways that resonate with them. 

In this episode we till the soil, envision the garden of your business, choose the seeds, plant, nurture, and harvest exactly what we want. This is the way. This is your map to creating the practice of your dreams.

YOU’LL LEARN…

THE TOP 5 FACTORS THAT CAN MAKE OR BREAK YOUR MARKETING STRATEGY

1. What is your niche? What type of garden do you want?
2. Who is your dream patient? What specific plants do you want in your garden?
3. What is your style? (introvert vs extrovert.) Who are you? How do you relate to your dream patient?
4. Leverage what you have.
5. Have a plan. You can’t have your ideal garden without a plan.

CALL TO ACTION

HEAD ON OVER TO ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE ACUPUNCTURE PAGES ON FACEBOOK AND ASK, “WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST?” Please share the AcuSprout!

Mentioned in this episode:

Thank you to our Sponsors!

If you would like to support the show please consider our sponsors!

Explore What Jane Has To Offer!!!

YOUR STRATEGY IS YOUR MAP TO SUCCESS!

 How could you possibly know how to get to where you want to go without first defining where you want to go? Are you a new practitioner and want to know how to get new patients? Are you feeling unheard? Do you have SO much passion that when someone asks if Acupuncture can treat XXX you can hardly contain your excitement and can’t wait for them to come see you so you can SHOW them?!! Then they don’t come see you and your sensitive feelers crumble. Because, if they would just GIVE YOU A CHANCE!!!! 

If this is you, you are really putting the cart before the horse. Yes, yes, of course, of course it could happen that they schedule with you right away, but I doubt it. People need repetition. They need to be struck multiple ways with your presence and message. They need to see you stick around so they can get to know you. They need someone else to tell them to go see you. They need to hear you talk about them in their own words. They need to find you in ways that resonate with them. 

In this episode we till the soil, envision the garden of your business, choose the seeds, plant, nurture, and harvest exactly what we want. This is the way. This is your map to creating the practice of your dreams.

YOU’LL LEARN…

THE TOP 5 FACTORS THAT CAN MAKE OR BREAK YOUR MARKETING STRATEGY

1. What is your niche? What type of garden do you want?
2. Who is your dream patient? What specific plants do you want in your garden?
3. What is your style? (introvert vs extrovert.) Who are you? How do you relate to your dream patient?
4. Leverage what you have.
5. Have a plan. You can’t have your ideal garden without a plan.

CALL TO ACTION

HEAD ON OVER TO ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE ACUPUNCTURE PAGES ON FACEBOOK AND ASK, “WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST?” Please share the AcuSprout!

Mentioned in this episode:

Schedule your 15 minute bookkeepping consultation here!

MINDSET MONDAY - ARE YOU TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO “GET YOURSELF OUT THERE”?  DEFINE YOUR DREAM PATIENT AND YOU WILL KNOW WHERE TO GO. 

 Are you afraid that if you have a niche or choose a target market that you will, “miss out” on opportunities to treat patients? Does it feel counterintuitive to get super specific about the cases and people you love to treat? What about all of those other people who might need you or that you actually could treat? What about the missed opportunities to make money??! Especially when that is one of your number one goals right now. Make money = survive.

I get you! I made that same mistake. TWICE! Both as a Massage Therapist and again as an Acupuncturist. Know what happened? As soon as I got clear on what type of massage and what type of acupuncture I love to do and who my favorite patients are, everything clicked and I was making the money I needed.

Choosing your style and defining your dream patient IS the way to attract more patients to you. 

In this episode I am going to cover three ways to shake out who you want to treat and then I am going to explain why this may be one of the most important decisions you make in the beginning.

YOU’LL LEARN

IN THIS MINDSET MONDAY EPISODE I SHOW YOU THREE WAYS TO IDENTIFY YOUR DREAM PATIENT AND THREE REASONS THIS IS GOING TO STREAMLINE YOUR SUCCESS.

1. DEFINE WHO YOU DON’T  WANT TO SEE.
   • What character traits repel you?
   • Who drains your life force?
   • What types of cases do you dislike treating?
   • What are you not good at?
   
   
2. WHO WOULD MAKE YOU THINK, “OH MY GOSH! I CAN’T BELIEVE I GET TO WORK WITH THIS PATIENT!”
   • What characteristics do they have?
   • What are you treating?
   • What do you love about them?
   
   
3. CREATE A FILTER SYSTEM
   • Can you list the top five qualities your dream patient has to have in order for you to work with them?
   • Give a free 20 minute consultation to make sure that you and your potential patient are a good fit.
   • They must have at least 3 of the 5 qualities.
   
   

HOW THIS CAN PUSH YOUR BUSINESS ALONG…

1.   If you have a target market you know where to find potential patients who are looking for what you have to offer. You know where they hang out, what organizations they belong to, what social media they may or may not use, what types of gatherings they may attend, what publications they may subscribe to and who they hang out with. 
2.   You can identify how they communicate with each other. Then you can teach them how to talk about their treatment. You can position your branding accordingly, you can randomly do yoga or hike with them, you can teach a class for their group, etc 
3.  You will become the go-to expert on this population and these people will trust you and want to come see you. They will notice that you have shown up in a way that speaks directly to them. They will feel understood. They will trust you. They will tell other thems!

CALL TO ACTION

The best referral source is word of mouth. If  you enjoy the podcast, please tell your acu friends!

Mentioned in this episode:

Schedule your 15 minute bookkeepping consultation here!

MINDSET MONDAY - ARE YOU TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO “GET YOURSELF OUT THERE”?  DEFINE YOUR DREAM PATIENT AND YOU WILL KNOW WHERE TO GO. 

 Are you afraid that if you have a niche or choose a target market that you will, “miss out” on opportunities to treat patients? Does it feel counterintuitive to get super specific about the cases and people you love to treat? What about all of those other people who might need you or that you actually could treat? What about the missed opportunities to make money??! Especially when that is one of your number one goals right now. Make money = survive.

I get you! I made that same mistake. TWICE! Both as a Massage Therapist and again as an Acupuncturist. Know what happened? As soon as I got clear on what type of massage and what type of acupuncture I love to do and who my favorite patients are, everything clicked and I was making the money I needed.

Choosing your style and defining your dream patient IS the way to attract more patients to you. 

In this episode I am going to cover three ways to shake out who you want to treat and then I am going to explain why this may be one of the most important decisions you make in the beginning.

YOU’LL LEARN

IN THIS MINDSET MONDAY EPISODE I SHOW YOU THREE WAYS TO IDENTIFY YOUR DREAM PATIENT AND THREE REASONS THIS IS GOING TO STREAMLINE YOUR SUCCESS.

1. DEFINE WHO YOU DON’T  WANT TO SEE.
   • What character traits repel you?
   • Who drains your life force?
   • What types of cases do you dislike treating?
   • What are you not good at?
   
   
2. WHO WOULD MAKE YOU THINK, “OH MY GOSH! I CAN’T BELIEVE I GET TO WORK WITH THIS PATIENT!”
   • What characteristics do they have?
   • What are you treating?
   • What do you love about them?
   
   
3. CREATE A FILTER SYSTEM
   • Can you list the top five qualities your dream patient has to have in order for you to work with them?
   • Give a free 20 minute consultation to make sure that you and your potential patient are a good fit.
   • They must have at least 3 of the 5 qualities.
   
   

HOW THIS CAN PUSH YOUR BUSINESS ALONG…

1.   If you have a target market you know where to find potential patients who are looking for what you have to offer. You know where they hang out, what organizations they belong to, what social media they may or may not use, what types of gatherings they may attend, what publications they may subscribe to and who they hang out with. 
2.   You can identify how they communicate with each other. Then you can teach them how to talk about their treatment. You can position your branding accordingly, you can randomly do yoga or hike with them, you can teach a class for their group, etc 
3.  You will become the go-to expert on this population and these people will trust you and want to come see you. They will notice that you have shown up in a way that speaks directly to them. They will feel understood. They will trust you. They will tell other thems!

CALL TO ACTION

The best referral source is word of mouth. If  you enjoy the podcast, please tell your acu friends!

Mentioned in this episode:

Thank you to our Sponsors!

If you would like to support the show please consider our sponsors!

Explore What Jane Has To Offer!!!

MINDSET MONDAY - TIME TO WORK ON SELF CONFIDENCE! 

 Does this sound like you? You are just starting out and don’t know how to “get out there”.  They taught you in school to join a networking group like BNI and the thought of it makes you want to self medicate. You have tried to reach out to the other Acupuncturists in town to introduce yourself and they don’t return your phone calls. You feel a little sad and rejected by this. You aren’t feeling confident. You suddenly aren’t sure how confident you are in your Acupuncture skills either. You want to go back to school and get more education so you can feel ready for this. You have spent marketing money on stupid stuff. Social media is a time suck and you aren’t getting patients.

Being an entrepreneur requires a whole set of skills we didn’t learn in school. Actually, in some ways we learned the opposite. We learned to be sensitive, move intentionally, watch our language so we don’t harm with our words, be patient, have close conversations and be open and available for what comes.

Business is different. In the beginning it can feel unkind, unrewarding, tiresome and full of rejection. If you are sensitive it can really take its toll on your confidence. But it is also rewarding, thought provoking and super fun when it’s clicking. Mostly, it just takes time and exploration to find your groove.

In today’s episode I give you 6 (of many) mental health survival tips for your entry to the business world. 

YOU’LL LEARN

IN THIS MINDSET MONDAY EPISODE I GIVE YOU 6 MENTAL HEALTH SURVIVAL TIPS FOR YOUR LAUNCH

• #1  FOCUS 
  • Know what you want.
  • Create a plan.
  • Get into action.
  • Make decisions quickly. Don’t get sucked into Analysis Paralysis.
  
  
• #2  YOUR WHY
  • Why did you go to school?
  • Why do you practice this medicine. 
  • Knowing what you want can help you get to your “WHY”.
  
  
• #3  HAVE A BUSINESS MINDSET
  • Separate business from personal. If someone doesn’t want to collaborate with you move on. It’s not about you.
  • People can smell fear and desperation. Get into parasympathetic before you interact with others. Including your patients.
  • Set goals, create plans, stay in action, adjust, finish, repeat.
  
  
• #4  PROGRESS OVER PERFECTION
  • Perfection will slow you down. Just finish stuff and move on. You will change things as you go anyway.
  • Learn as you go, change it as you grow.
  • Perfection is the enemy of progress. - Winston Churchill
  
  
• #5  LET GO OF THE PAST
  • What do you need to let go of to move forward?
  • Feel the fear and emotions and do the things anyway. BUT, be sure to check in with yourself  and stay in alignment with the plan
  • What emotional patterns are repeating right now? It’s okay to have them and it’s okay to let go of them and it’s okay to keep going even though you feel them.
  
  
• #6  COMPARISON IS THE THIEF OF JOY
  • If social media is triggering to you, don’t go there. 
  • Focus on your next step.
  • There is no need to look around. Focus on you.
  • You are enough. You can do this!
  
  

CALL TO ACTION

• Tell a new practitioner about the podcast!
• Check me out on Instagram! I give free shit away sometimes.

Mentioned in this episode:

Schedule your 15 minute bookkeepping consultation here!

MINDSET MONDAY - TIME TO WORK ON SELF CONFIDENCE! 

 Does this sound like you? You are just starting out and don’t know how to “get out there”.  They taught you in school to join a networking group like BNI and the thought of it makes you want to self medicate. You have tried to reach out to the other Acupuncturists in town to introduce yourself and they don’t return your phone calls. You feel a little sad and rejected by this. You aren’t feeling confident. You suddenly aren’t sure how confident you are in your Acupuncture skills either. You want to go back to school and get more education so you can feel ready for this. You have spent marketing money on stupid stuff. Social media is a time suck and you aren’t getting patients.

Being an entrepreneur requires a whole set of skills we didn’t learn in school. Actually, in some ways we learned the opposite. We learned to be sensitive, move intentionally, watch our language so we don’t harm with our words, be patient, have close conversations and be open and available for what comes.

Business is different. In the beginning it can feel unkind, unrewarding, tiresome and full of rejection. If you are sensitive it can really take its toll on your confidence. But it is also rewarding, thought provoking and super fun when it’s clicking. Mostly, it just takes time and exploration to find your groove.

In today’s episode I give you 6 (of many) mental health survival tips for your entry to the business world. 

YOU’LL LEARN

IN THIS MINDSET MONDAY EPISODE I GIVE YOU 6 MENTAL HEALTH SURVIVAL TIPS FOR YOUR LAUNCH

• #1  FOCUS 
  • Know what you want.
  • Create a plan.
  • Get into action.
  • Make decisions quickly. Don’t get sucked into Analysis Paralysis.
  
  
• #2  YOUR WHY
  • Why did you go to school?
  • Why do you practice this medicine. 
  • Knowing what you want can help you get to your “WHY”.
  
  
• #3  HAVE A BUSINESS MINDSET
  • Separate business from personal. If someone doesn’t want to collaborate with you move on. It’s not about you.
  • People can smell fear and desperation. Get into parasympathetic before you interact with others. Including your patients.
  • Set goals, create plans, stay in action, adjust, finish, repeat.
  
  
• #4  PROGRESS OVER PERFECTION
  • Perfection will slow you down. Just finish stuff and move on. You will change things as you go anyway.
  • Learn as you go, change it as you grow.
  • Perfection is the enemy of progress. - Winston Churchill
  
  
• #5  LET GO OF THE PAST
  • What do you need to let go of to move forward?
  • Feel the fear and emotions and do the things anyway. BUT, be sure to check in with yourself  and stay in alignment with the plan
  • What emotional patterns are repeating right now? It’s okay to have them and it’s okay to let go of them and it’s okay to keep going even though you feel them.
  
  
• #6  COMPARISON IS THE THIEF OF JOY
  • If social media is triggering to you, don’t go there. 
  • Focus on your next step.
  • There is no need to look around. Focus on you.
  • You are enough. You can do this!
  
  

CALL TO ACTION

• Tell a new practitioner about the podcast!
• Check me out on Instagram! I give free shit away sometimes.

Mentioned in this episode:

Thank you to our Sponsors!

If you would like to support the show please consider our sponsors!

Explore What Jane Has To Offer!!!

DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE POLICIES AND DISCLAIMERS ON YOUR WEBSITE?

Me neither!! I mean seriously, I’m a couple years in and I had a pretty extensive business education in school. Here is what I can tell you. The tech world has moved SO fast that very few practitioners realize they are dangling the hook of being sued by pure ignorance of this information. Myself included. It’s not hard. None of this is hard. It’s just the stuff of, “you don’t know what you don’t know.” Listen in as we dive into what you need to do. Then, take a look at the RESOURCES section to see who is doing it right!

TODAY’S GUEST

RACHEL SCHUMONT, ATTORNEY, OWNER AT COUNSEL FOR WELLNESS

My name is Rachel and I am an attorney that specializes in legal issues that affect your business. 

I began my legal career as a litigation attorney in Northeast Florida but after years of working in a courtroom I felt drawn to another passion and chose to spend a few years teaching vinyasa yoga in Southern California. While teaching, I quickly learned how little yoga teachers understood about their businesses and worked to educate yoga teachers on the nuances of their businesses and help them identify areas where they could limit their liability. From there my business grew and expanded to include other areas of health and wellness. Through my practice, Counsel for Wellness, I work with acupuncturists, dietitians, movement and fitness instructors, health coaches, and others in the wellness field to establish business entities, review and negotiate contracts, get solid legal documents in place, and address any other legal issues that arise along the way.

My experience has been that many business owners put off getting their legal affairs in order because they believe it to be overwhelming or time-consuming. With Counsel for Wellness my goal is to make your legal issues accessible so that you can focus on growing your business and caring for your people. 

FIND HER HERE:

INSTAGRAM @COUNSELWELLNESS

COUNSEL FOR WELLNESS WEBSITE

YOU’LL LEARN

• For a deep dive on “How To Make A Healthcare Website ADA Compliant” - Episode 016
• “How To Stay On The Upside Of Legal In A Quickly Evolving Tech World” - all things HIPAA - Episode 021
• What legal documents you need to operate your practice. Especially with regards to your patients.
• You need legal disclaimers on your website! Privacy Policy, HIPAA, Terms of Use.
• Disclaimers. You need them for; medical advice, testimonials, blogging, and advertisements.
• The difference between LLC and PLLC.
• What does, “Maintaining an entity mean?”.
• What the hell is, “Piercing the corporate veil?”

RESOURCES

• I found you a great example of a website that has the serious legal mumbo jumbo. They are going to totally be flumoxed why their website has a bunch of new traffic. Bwahahaha! Check out Healthpointe !

CALL TO ACTION

• Seriously, just tell another Acupuncturist about the show. It would mean the world to me and might make or break them!

Mentioned in this episode:

Schedule your 15 minute bookkeepping consultation here!

DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE POLICIES AND DISCLAIMERS ON YOUR WEBSITE?

Me neither!! I mean seriously, I’m a couple years in and I had a pretty extensive business education in school. Here is what I can tell you. The tech world has moved SO fast that very few practitioners realize they are dangling the hook of being sued by pure ignorance of this information. Myself included. It’s not hard. None of this is hard. It’s just the stuff of, “you don’t know what you don’t know.” Listen in as we dive into what you need to do. Then, take a look at the RESOURCES section to see who is doing it right!

TODAY’S GUEST

RACHEL SCHUMONT, ATTORNEY, OWNER AT COUNSEL FOR WELLNESS

My name is Rachel and I am an attorney that specializes in legal issues that affect your business. 

I began my legal career as a litigation attorney in Northeast Florida but after years of working in a courtroom I felt drawn to another passion and chose to spend a few years teaching vinyasa yoga in Southern California. While teaching, I quickly learned how little yoga teachers understood about their businesses and worked to educate yoga teachers on the nuances of their businesses and help them identify areas where they could limit their liability. From there my business grew and expanded to include other areas of health and wellness. Through my practice, Counsel for Wellness, I work with acupuncturists, dietitians, movement and fitness instructors, health coaches, and others in the wellness field to establish business entities, review and negotiate contracts, get solid legal documents in place, and address any other legal issues that arise along the way.

My experience has been that many business owners put off getting their legal affairs in order because they believe it to be overwhelming or time-consuming. With Counsel for Wellness my goal is to make your legal issues accessible so that you can focus on growing your business and caring for your people. 

FIND HER HERE:

INSTAGRAM @COUNSELWELLNESS

COUNSEL FOR WELLNESS WEBSITE

YOU’LL LEARN

• For a deep dive on “How To Make A Healthcare Website ADA Compliant” - Episode 016
• “How To Stay On The Upside Of Legal In A Quickly Evolving Tech World” - all things HIPAA - Episode 021
• What legal documents you need to operate your practice. Especially with regards to your patients.
• You need legal disclaimers on your website! Privacy Policy, HIPAA, Terms of Use.
• Disclaimers. You need them for; medical advice, testimonials, blogging, and advertisements.
• The difference between LLC and PLLC.
• What does, “Maintaining an entity mean?”.
• What the hell is, “Piercing the corporate veil?”

RESOURCES

• I found you a great example of a website that has the serious legal mumbo jumbo. They are going to totally be flumoxed why their website has a bunch of new traffic. Bwahahaha! Check out Healthpointe !

CALL TO ACTION

• Seriously, just tell another Acupuncturist about the show. It would mean the world to me and might make or break them!

Mentioned in this episode:

Thank you to our Sponsors!

If you would like to support the show please consider our sponsors!

Explore What Jane...

I have personal and professional mantras on repeat in my head all the time. Some are even incorporated into my meditations. Are you challenged with perfectionism? Me too.  Producing a podcast has taught me this: PROGRESS OVER PERFECTION. Since I have started podcasting nothing meets my perfect standards. Podcasts are raw and conversational. Grammar, punctuation and proper sentence structure doesn’t exist. I say f***. My interviewees cuss, their dogs bark and their kids play bowling alley outside their office while we record. As I have grown, my website is getting confusing and my branding colors are getting lost. It’s not perfect, but I think it’s helpful. I hope it’s helpful….. No. I’m sure it’s helpful!

Since I started my Acupuncture practice I have worked out of 3 different offices in 3 years. I started broad and am now re-defining my niche. I once had a pretty nice beginner website and now I am operating with just a landing page while I get my shit together, which takes time. Everything takes time. And I have two businesses, so it takes even more time. 

Before the pandemic I was able to pay myself a little bit. My practice was growing. Slowly, but it was growing. Enter freakish Pandemic which forced me to close. I came home and started a podcast. So far my only return on investment with the podcast is self satisfaction. What I do matters. The same is happening with the post apocalyptic re-launch of my practice. Invest more time, invest more money, work, work, work, and eventually the tide will turn. This is the way.

It’s hard. Sometimes it’s lonely. Sometimes I feel like a Badass Superhero. Sometimes I feel like a total imposter. But I actually know what I am doing and I have a plan. That is something. That feels good! It’s all a process. I promise you this. If you don’t give up, you will get there. Start at the beginning and work your way to the end. That is all. That is success!

A special thanks to Sarah LaVaque for this episode. She conducted a great interview. I couldn’t have done it better myself!

TODAY’S GUESTS

SARAH LAVAQUE LMT, CHINESE MEDICAL STUDENT

Sarah LaVaque, BCTMB, is a board-certified massage therapist and TCM graduate student at Northwestern Health Sciences University. She currently practices massage therapy at a chiropractic clinic in Woodbury, MN. She has practiced therapeutic massage for 16 years and specializes in deep tissue massage, sports massage, and myofascial release. 

STACEY WHITCOMB AEMP, LAC., PODCAST HOST, SHE/HER

Acupuncturist, Podcaster, Coach and Creator of  Magical Networks. Stacey is the host of the AcuSprout Podcast, new Acupuncturist, old Massage Therapist and business owner and Coach to new Entrepreneurial Chinese Medicine Practitioners. Stacey is a true believer in creating the practice and life of your greatest desires. 

After a long and successful massage career of working with competitive level athletes, Stacey loaded up the Tiny House On Wheels and headed to Portland of course, to pursue her Masters in Chinese Medicine at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine. (Yes, they are working on the “O” thing….) Upon graduation and launching a practice in a town where she didn’t know anyone she quickly realized two things. One, the landscape of business had changed drastically in the last 25 years and she had some catching up to do. And two, there were very few resources available to new practitioners.

Add a dash of Pandemic and viola! A podcast is born! 

You can find her here: AcuSprout

On Instagram here: @acusprout

On Facebook here: AcuSprout

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