The bulk of this episode discusses client success factors. Do you work with a variety of clients? Do some clients seem to have a bad attitude or get upset easily? Do you have other clients who seem interested in getting service and then seem to disappear, never to be seen again? Well, you might be ready for your clients - but you need to be able to answer the question - are your clients ready to work with you?
Read moreEpisode 10: Interview with Beautiful Speech Life
This podcast we answer a listener question, talk about chronically being late, share a lesson gone wrong, and interview Anne Page of Beautiful Speech Life. This is a great listen for anyone who wants to know how to reclaim their time at this busy time of year and learn more about AAC from Anne.
Read moreEpisode 9: Take A Break, Sharing Difficult News & a Trick to Flip Your Perspective
This episode answers a listener question:
The job of being an SLP is so busy and I feel like there is always more to do. How do you know when you just need to keep your nose to the grindstone and hustle away at the work, and when it’s time to stop, step away, and take a break?
Read moreEpisode 8: Changing SLP Settings & Work Transitions
On this Episode, Sarah shares some SLP advice she should have taken (but didn't) and what she's doing about it. Sarie shares a lesson gone wrong that involves clients getting a bit too competitive.
Sarie interviews Sarah about the topic of switching SLP settings and making work transitions, and the following questions are answered (and more!):
Read moreEpisode 7: SLPs and Perfectionism, Your First SLP Job
This episode, we talk about some SLP advice that has helped us lately, perfectionism in the SLP world, and advice for your first year as an SLP.
Whether you are an SLP student, a new SLP, or someone who has been in the game for a long time, we hope you enjoy this conversation and pick up some tips along the way for managing some common pitfalls in the workplace.
This episode is perfect for anyone who is battling perfectionism as an SLP (aren’t we all?) or who is starting a new job or is starting to work in a new setting and wants to learn some tips for making it through the transition.
Read moreEpisode 6: All About Email
This week, we are digging in to ways that work email can make you miserable and actionable steps about what to do about it.
We also answer a listener question: what work settings do you work in?
Read moreEpisode 5: When Self Care Doesn't Feel Good
This week, on Sarah’s first solo podcast, you’ll learn four situations in which self care doesn’t feel good.
This episode is perfect for anyone who wants to learn a bit about switching a job setting, how to quit, or how to have tough conversations with others to draw boundaries.
Read moreEpisode 4: Stress & Time
This week, we are digging into your relationship with time and how that impacts your stress level.
If you ever find yourself overwhelmed with to-dos or just feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day, this episode is for you! We’ll define a Hustle Season and give you some tips to get through it.
Read moreEpisode 3: Like Lists, Saying "No", and Lazy Lessons
In this episode we discuss a listener question: do you really have a happy hour while recording this podcast? We also talk about a “like list,” how it can help with workplace stress, and what’s on ours. We also share a lazy lesson (or is it an “efficient lesson?”) that we tried this week. Sarie shares her concept of a “Frankenstein job” and what it means. We also talk about what to do when you need to say no to your boss (!), and SLP advice that will encourage you to go for that goal you have in mind.
Read moreEpisode 2: Asking for Help
This week, a speech-language pathology conversation on asking for help. This episode is perfect for anyone who wants to learn to identify your helpers, hear about a lesson gone wrong (holy vulnerability!), and learn how to increase courage and vulnerability as an SLP.
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