Nikki-lynn McKeague

If you've been exploring holistic health — whether you're brand new to it or have been curious for a while — one of the most common questions people have is simply: how do I know if I'm in good hands? It's a fair question. The holistic health space is wide and varied. Some practitioners work within regulated professions with governing bodies and formal accountability structures. Others work in unregulated spaces where those structures don't exist in the same way. Training, credentials, and...

If you've been exploring holistic health — whether you're just starting out or have been curious for a while — you've probably noticed that not all practitioners operate the same way. Some work within regulated professions with governing bodies, protected titles and formal accountability structures. Others work in unregulated spaces where those structures don’t exist in the same way. That distinction matters — and we covered it fully in the last post. But you don’t need to have read that to...

You’ve finally decided to try something new in the holistic health world. Maybe it’s massage therapy. Maybe it’s reiki. Maybe it’s one of the many modalities you’ve been reading about lately—services that invite you to look at your health through a more holistic lens. You do a bit of research. You read a post or two. Something resonates. So you book a session. You show up. The session begins. And somewhere along the way, something feels off. Maybe the practitioner seems undertrained. Maybe...