Leslie A. Young, Ph.D., came to Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals and Massage & Bodywork magazine in 2002 after careers in journalism, public relations, and academics. She loves empowering others and helping them live their best lives. Contact her at leslie@abmp.com or on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/leslie-a-young-63454a1/.
Laura Allen has been a licensed massage therapist since 1999 and an approved provider of continuing education since 2000. She is the author of Nina McIntosh’s The Educated Heart, now in its fifth edition, and numerous other books. Allen lives in the mountains of western North Carolina with her husband and their two rescue dogs.
Michelle Blake, MAIS, LMT, has a private practice in Salem, Oregon, and teaches at the Oregon School of Massage. She is passionate about the interchange of social change and personal action.
