Category: News
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Therapy Expo 2025: the UK’s leading event for Sports Therapists
Therapy Expo 2025 was another busy and well attended event. What a great show! It was an absolute pleasure to meet so many new people from so many different backgrounds, united by their love of therapies and helping people. Thank you to all the members that dropped by the stand to say hello, it was…
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Stress: The Silent Driver of Poor Wellbeing
In an adapted version of her blog, FHT Member Marialine Cifre considers the role of stress on our wellbeing and how massage therapy can help The Role of Massage Therapy in Stress and Nervous System Overload Have you ever paused and pondered how beautifully intricate the functioning of the human body is? Well, in today’s…
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Finding Sleep
In an adapted excerpt of her blog, Kerry Simmons tells us of some techniques she uses to help battle her insomnia, including exercise and myofascial release After nine years of being on sleep tablets, they stopped working. The doctors didn’t know until it was too late that this is the effect they can have if…
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Annette’s Reading Recommendations
Following on from Annette Rainbow’s Business Story, Discovering My Passion, take a look at some of the books Annette recommends for aspiring therapists If you haven’t read Annette’s piece yet, head over to page 74 of the recent autumn edition of International Therapist and read all about her wonderful journey to becoming a highly skilled…
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The Autumn Issue of International Therapist is Here!
Autumn: the season of change 🍁 Dog walkers pull on their warm jumpers, baristas begin to sprinkle pumpkin spice on their hot drinks, and fallen leaves frame the floor like patterned mosaics. Autumn is a chance for us to witness all the fantastic possibilities of the world around us. Reflecting this, the theme for this…
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Congratulations to the Winner of our Summer Competition
Congratulations to Karen Hopes for winning our International Therapist summer competition. She won Sassy Scent’s ‘Sleep by Sassy’ bundle, including a pillow mist, a pot of whipped soap, and two XL wax melts, along with a clear tealight burner. “I always look forward to receiving and reading my IT magazine, and I have entered (and won) a number…
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Congratulations to the Winner of our Summer Spiral Competition
Congratulations to Mary Bolton for winning our International Therapist summer spiral competition. She won Urban Veda’s Dual-Sided Muslin Cleansing Cloths, as featured in the summer edition’s Mindful Marketplace, and a £20 National Book Token. “I am inspired by the journal every season,” Mary said, “and was so pleased to be the winner of the spiral competition.”…
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World Reflexology Week 2025
Celebrate World Reflexology Week: 22-28 September 2025 World Reflexology Week is just around the corner, taking place from 22nd to the 28th of September 2025. It’s the ideal opportunity to explore the transformative potential of Reflexology. At the FHT, we recognise the powerful impact this Holistic Therapy can have on overall wellbeing—and we invite you…
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FHT Excellence Awards 2025 Finalists Announced!
We are thrilled to announce that, after careful consideration by our panel of judges, the finalists for the FHT Excellence Awards 2025 have been selected! Through the FHT Excellence Awards we proudly celebrate the best in therapy practice, professionalism, and high standards. We also highlight the exceptional dedication and passion within our therapist community. We…
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Coping With Change
Trauma and Wellbeing Specialist Mary Curtis offers some advice for coping with change and times of transition There are only two things in life that we can be sure of: death and change. Change is inevitable but we all struggle with it to one degree or another. Moving house, a new career, a new relationship or perhaps a relationship…
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The Summer Issue of International Therapist Has Arrived!
What is summer to you? ☀️ Do you dream of hazy days and ice cold drinks? Or, are you plagued by sleepless, sweaty nights and air that is thick with heat and pollen? No matter your associations with summer, one has to admit that it can be a beautiful season, filled with glorious weather and…
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Norman Dunsby FFHT Attends International Nurses Day
International Nurses Day 12 May 2025 – University of Chester On 12 May, Norman Dunsby FFHT attended International Nurses Day at the University of Chester. Read about his experience below! It was a great privilege when I was invited to take part and celebrate International Nurses Day and deliver holistic treatments at the University of…
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