After 17 years of being in practice as a massage therapist, I have been researching and developing a theory based mainly on my own experiences and a few other massage therapists that I call the “Code of the Caretaker”.
Jack Blackburn in his articles on “The Hidden Addiction of Caretaking” says ” When we caretake, we assume responsibility for our clients’ healing.
When we caregive, we support clients in assuming responsibility for their own healing.”
Often what we find in healing professions such as massage is that the caretaker takes on the responsibility of healing the client…we are constantly trying to get rid of others pain. In reality is our own pain that we cannot bear.
What is it that you feel the moment after someone tells you about their pain and the second before you jump in to start giving your advice?
This is the moment that will make the biggest difference in the success of your session…Can you set aside your judgments, diagnosis, criticisms which are all due to your own pain and stay present with the client?
Giving advice to others is usually a sign of what we need to be telling ourselves.
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