Episode 4: What The Body Says When No One’s Listening: Stress, Being Heard, & Your Nervous System
Episode 4 - What the Body Says When No One's Listening: Stress, Being Unheard & Your Nervous System | The Wise Practitioner
How does unspoken stress show up in the body? Licensed massage and manual therapist Jessica Ferrer explores holding patterns, guarding, breath and sleep, then weighs five viewpoints on why being genuinely heard can feel like relief. Grounded in stress physiology, honest about limits, and a look at how Listening Sessions extend the care bodywork clients already trust.
Episode 1: Massage Has Specialists Too - A Framework for Understanding Them
Episode 1 - Massage Has Specialists Too: How to Find the Right Massage Therapist | The Wise Practitioner
Not all massage therapists are the same. Your host, licensed advanced massage therapist and professional listener, Jessica Ferrer, breaks down how specialists exist in massage and bodywork — through experience, modality, and critical thinking — plus how research-informed therapists stay current, and the questions to ask before you book so you find the right fit for pain, pregnancy, surgery recovery, and more.