Are you unhappy in your job this year? Feeling a bit more stressed than usual? Considering making a change in the future? In this episode, the cohosts share 5 factors to consider first, which will get you more clarity and more motion - whatever you decide to do next.

Also in this episode, Sarie shares about GoGo Speech and their green screen activities.

Sarah asks - is your check engine light on? And references this podcast episode.

5 Things To Consider Before You Leave Your Job

Have you thought about leaving your job this year?

According to our informal poll, 70% of you don’t know if you’ll be finishing out your work contract this year or have had moments where you’ve considered quitting.

With rising demands on SLPs and increased rules and regulations and less support around Coronavirus, many SLPs have reported feeling unhappy with their current work situation. But is it time to leave? How do you know when it’s time to leave? How can a job change be a part of your self care plan? And how to do make a graceful exit when you can’t leave midyear, but know you won’t be going back?

These questions are answered by Jenn Alcorn who runs the popular Crazy Speech World Blog.

In this episode, the cohosts share easy lessons for your speech room, therapy tips and what they are doing to get self care back to the basics.

In this episode, the cohosts share lots of session ideas for sessions you can use right now, plus six lessons in self compassion that can help you…right now.

In this solo episode Sarah shares her experience with schools stress trying to make Coronavirus therapy - and the backlog of evaluations - work.

This episode discusses:

1. Why now is a time when many SLPs are feeling impostor syndrome

2. The definition of stress and why now is a time of unprecedented SLP stress - at least in our current careers

3. What to do with feelings of ineffectiveness, dread, & overwhelm at work

4. “I choose to not resist,” and on not hooking in our emotions to what is happening. Acceptance is giving into the reality.

5. Developing our distress tolerance in times of adversity

6. What do you think the year “should be”? Have you taken time to grieve that loss?

7. Noting - what am I feel right now?

8. Look for what is not unpleasant.

Telepractice Expectations versus Reality

The cohosts discuss why some of their expectations about telepractice were way off and what their current telepractice realities are.

In this episode, the cohosts discuss what they are doing for work this school year. Both cohosts share some life updates and how Coronavirus has impacted their work worlds. They also discuss evacuating their homes for the September 2020 fires in Southern Oregon.

In this interview episode, Stacy Crouse discusses the dos and don’ts of assessment via telepractice.