# The Existential Crisis Every Manual Therapist Should Have

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Podcast: [The Modern Pain Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-modern-pain-podcast-1148376)
Published: 2025-11-16T17:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode, Mark sits down with Richard McIlmoyle, a chiropractor from British Columbia who went through a profound professional transformation after discovering modern pain science. Richard shares his journey from biomechanical certainty to embracing uncertainty, and how that shift has made him a better clinician and mentor. In this conversation, you'll discover: How to mentor students without destroying their foundational confidenceWhy intellectual humility is your greatest clinical as...

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