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Bodywork Many of us regularly trade with a friend or colleague, which can work well for both parties. However, every now and then it's great to break our routine and pay for bodywork from someone more experienced and advanced than we are. Not only will we feel better physically, but trying something different can also educate and inspire us. (Check with your accountant; you can often write off personal bodywork as a business expense.) Support from Colleagues Few other professions present quite the same issues as ours. It's a boon to our practice to have colleagues who can identify with our struggles, celebrate our victories, and help us when we're discouraged. Also, other massage therapists and bodyworkers can spark ideas about the everyday parts of our practices—how to bring in new clients or how to make an office inviting, for instance. It's good to have at least one colleague you can talk with regularly. Those who last the longest in this work, though, tend to be connected to a group that helps them weather the ups and downs of their careers. Although we frequently form close bonds with other students during our training, we often lose touch after graduation. You might consider looking up your former colleagues and organizing a get-together to compare notes. Professional Self-Care Questionnaire Using this scale, rate how true each of these statements is. Write your score at the end of the question. Very true: 4 points Partially true: 3 points Neutral: 2 points Mostly not true: 1 point Not true: 0 points 1. y family and/or the people I live with respect and understand the M importance of massage therapy (or my bodywork modality). _______ 2. city or town respects and understands the importance of massage My therapy (or my modality). _______ 3. y community of friends and acquaintances respects and understands M the importance of massage therapy (or my modality). _______ 4. have plenty of friends who are not connected to my work with whom I I relax and socialize. _______ 5. n the last year, I've received bodywork or massage for myself. (Score I only one of the following.) Once a week. 4 points _______ Once every other week. 3 points _______ Once a month. 2 points _______ Less than once a month. 1 point _______ Never. 0 points _______ U sing this scale, score the following: Regularly 6 Occasionally 4 Rarely 2 Never 0 6. get together informally with at least one colleague to discuss workI related issues. (On the phone counts. Online counts, but only half the score.) _______ 7. have a mentor or teacher whom I consult with, or I am a mentor. (Just I score once.) _______ 8. receive bodywork or massage from someone who is not my friend and I who is more advanced or experienced than I am. _______