Skin Inc - Jan 2008

They say that things come in threes. I find this to be true in a series of articles that started off with the topic of emergency preparedness in an article in Dermascope magazine. The article came out two weeks before the California wildfires hit in October. I pitched this salient topic and both Massage & Bodyworks and Skin, Inc were interested. Although I received the electronic copy months ago, I just received the hardcopy. Here's the cover.

Massage and Bodywork March 2007

Hot off the press!

One thing I knew back in October- the California wildfires were a hot topic. I securing two assignments and thought nothing of a super-tight deadline with Massage and Bodywork. Hindsight is 20/20. I had no idea how difficult and time-consuming it would be to identify and secure meaningful interviews right at the heighth of the spreading blazes. I hadn't taken into consideration most folks involved in the wildfires were under an extremely stressful situation and of course, they were focused on their families, homes and livelihood. It seems obvious but something I mistakeningly overlooked. What's more, the president of one of the non-profits I was interviewing was in the process of moving to France! Talk about a challenge!

To read the article, "Devastation & Compassion: Massage Therapists React to the California" Wildfires", please log on to http://www.abmp.com/.