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Work Life Balance for Speech Pathologists: Mindful Time Management Tips for Therapists, Clinicians, & Private Practice Owners
A podcast about coaching strategies and time management tips for busy SLPs, PTs, OTs, therapists, and private practice owners who want to feel successful in their personal and professional life at the same time. Let's take back control of your time!
Episodes
120 episodes
120. Executive Functioning and Productivity - What Every SLP Needs to Know
Executive functioning (EF) isn’t just something you teach your students or talk about in CEUs—it’s the invisible set of skills running your day. When those skills aren’t supported, everything feels harder: tasks pile up, priorities blu...
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119. 90 Days to Progress (Not Perfection): A Simple Plan That Works
You know that “Oh crap, the year's almost over” feeling? The pressure to squeeze twelve months of progress into three? If you're a human, chances are you've had some version of that pressure at some point in your life. In this episode, I’m brea...
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22:18
118. Comparing Yourself to Others? Try This Instead
Ever find yourself scrolling, watching, or listening to colleagues and thinking, “Why am I not there yet?” You're not alone. But here’s the thing: comparison doesn’t tell you anything about you. In this episode, I’...
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24:28
117. The Juggle Is Real: Work-Life Balance Without the Guilt
Some days it feels like I’m living a double life. I’m in work mode -- teaching grad students or coaching SLPs -- and at the same time my brain is screaming about school picture day forms, dinner plans, or how to get the kids to practice on time...
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28:24
116. Why Your Systems Don’t Stick — and How to Fix It
Tired of setting up “perfect” systems that fizzle out by week two? You’re not broken...your systems just don't match your brain's way of thinking. In this episode, I walk you through three coaching lenses I use with clients to design ADHD-aware...
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24:17
115. Crushing It or Just Masking? The Hidden Burnout Plaguing SLPs
From the outside, you look fine. Maybe you’re the SLP who’s always polished, always on time, always hitting deadlines. Or maybe you’re the one quietly behind — reports late, notes piled up, emails unanswered — but still working hard to appear a...
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40:10
114. Back-to-School Chaos: ADHD-Friendly Sanity Strategies for Overwhelmed SLPs
You love your kids. You love summer. But right about now? You’ve had enough. The lack of structure, the endless snacks, the back-to-school forms piling up—it’s a lot. And if you’re feeling scattered, behind, or just plain wiped, you’re not fail...
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31:49
113. Why ADHD Makes You Freeze -- and How to Finally Get Unstuck
If you’ve ever experienced the ADHD freeze -- you sit down to write an evaluation report, tackle session notes, or finally make a dent in that load of laundry -- and somehow end up doom-scrolling, spiraling, and doing absolutely nothing ...
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16:31
112. ADHD, Self-Trust, & the Follow-Through Problem No One Talks About
Ever tell yourself, “This week will be different”… and by Tuesday, it’s a dumpster fire? Or make a To-Do List, ignore it for days, and then use that as “proof” you’re not capable? Congrats, you're human.But gues...
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111. Time Management Myths That Are Screwing With Your ADHD Brain
If you’ve ever heard popular productivity strategies like Eat That Frog, the Eisenhower Matrix and--my personal favorite-- just do it and found yourself thinking, "Why CAN'T I just do it? What's wrong with me??" ...
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22:32
110. From 4 Kids to Coaching: My Real-Life Productivity Routines
If you’ve ever looked around at your chaotic life and thought, "Is it just me, or are we all drowning??” then this episode is for you. Today I’m pulling back the curtain and walking you through what a typical weekday looks like for me whi...
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22:44
109. Is Your Relationship With Time Fueling Your Burnout?
Ever feel like no matter how early you get up or how hard you hustle… there’s never enough time?You’re not alone. And spoiler alert: that’s not just a scheduling problem—it’s a mindset one.In this episode, I’m get...
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108. Stop Overthinking: 5 ADHD-Friendly Strategies to Make Decisions Simpler (for Busy SLPs)
Decision fatigue is real—especially for SLPs juggling full caseloads, families, and life. If you ever get stuck in analysis-paralysis (hello, overthinking tiny choices and the big ones), this episode is for you.In today...
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40:26
107. Stop Running Late to Your Life: Use This Strategy
Ever feel like you’re sprinting through your entire day—only to collapse when you get home because you've got nothing left to give? In this episode, we’re talking Buffer Time: the unsexy but essential productivity strategy yo...
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11:51
106. When Your SLP Work Drains You Instead of Fills You
Ever feel like you’re doing everything right as an SLP, but something in your gut is screaming this isn’t it?Today's episode wraps up a 5-part Burnout Series with a topic that hits close to home: what to do when your
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27:50
105. Saying No Without the Spiral
Let’s talk about the tiny word that wrecks your nervous system: No.If you freeze, over-explain, or panic-text your friends anytime you set a boundary--welcome! You’re in good company. And this episode? It's your crash course in
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17:26
104. The Missing Piece in Work-Life Balance: Values & Needs
If your calendar feels like it belongs to everyone but you — this episode is your reset button.In Part 3 of our burnout series, I'm walking you through how to identify your core values and needs (with a free downloadable ...
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25:05
103. Burnout or Bad Fit? The Question That Could Change Your Career
You’re tired, snappy, and counting down the hours until the weekend. But is it really burnout, or is your job just out of alignment with your actual life?In this powerful second episode of the burnout series, I'm breaking down what burno...
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26:52
102. Your Job Is Not Your Identity—Even If You're Damn Good at It
Welcome to Part 1 of our 5-part burnout series! In this episode, we’re starting at the root: identity. If you’re a high-achieving SLP (or OT or PT) who gets told you’re “a lifesaver,” “the only one who gets it,” or “the one who always says yes”...
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24:35
101. Build a (Summer) Schedule That Actually Works for You
In today's episode, I’m diving into how you can prep your schedule for summer—or any seasonal shift—without losing your mind (or your boundaries).Whether you're juggling camp pickups, new client requests, or shifting work hours, this epi...
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28:32
100. 100 Episodes Later: The 10 Lessons I Wish I Knew Sooner
🥳 Can you believe it? 100 episodes of Work-Life Balance for Speech Pathologists! Whether you’ve been here since day one or just found me last week, I’m SO pumped you’re tuning in. To celebrate, I’m breaking down the 10 biggest lesso...
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36:52
99. Ditch the Sunday Scaries: How to Start Your Week with Calm Instead of Chaos
If you’re doom-scrolling on a Sunday with that tight feeling in your chest and a laundry list of “should haves” racing through your mind... you’re not alone. That creeping dread you feel? That’s the Sunday Scaries. In this episode, I'm...
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22:45
98. Too Busy for Self-Care? Let’s Fix That
Let’s be honest: “self-care” has become one of those buzzwords that makes a lot of us roll our eyes. Who has time for massages and meditation when you’re buried under IEPs, emails, and session notes, am I right?This episode drops right b...
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