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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
114 episodes
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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97. This Is What They Didn’t Teach Us About Being an SLP
Ever feel like burnout is just part of the job?Like it’s normal to be exhausted, behind, and running on empty — because that’s what you signed up for?Then you've got to hear this episode. In today’s episode, ...
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96. Time Management vs Energy Management: Which One Matters More?
You’ve probably spent a lot of time (see what I did there 😉) trying to master your schedule... but what if time isn’t the problem?In this episode I'm unpacking the difference between time management and energy managemen...
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29:58
95. How to Prioritize When Everything Feels Urgent
Do you ever look at your to-do list and feel completely paralyzed because everything feels important? Like if you don’t get all of it done, something will fall apart—at work, at home, or both!?In today’s episode, I’m walking you...
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94. Stop Feeling Overwhelmed: Productivity Tips to Finally Close Open Tasks
Are you constantly thinking about unfinished tasks while you're trying to focus (or relax)? 🧠 You're not alone! In this episode, we're diving deep into the sneaky productivity killer that's exhausting so many of us — open loops.I’ll expl...
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25:41
93. Stop Task Hopping & Get More Done: 3 Productivity Killers You Can Fix Today
Feeling overwhelmed by never-ending tasks and unfinished projects? You’re not alone! In this episode, I'm sharing three major productivity killers that might be secretly sabotaging your time and focus. Whether you're constantly sayi...
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92. Feeling Stuck? A Simple 90-Day Review & Planning System for SLPs
Raise your hand if the last 90 days have felt like a blur. 🙋♀️🙋♂️If you started the year strong but now feel like your goals are a distant memory, you are NOT alone. The truth? Most of us set goals, but we rarely take ...
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91. The Sneaky Power of "Should"--How It’s Wrecking Your Productivity (and What to Do Instead)
Ever feel like no matter how much you do, it’s never enough? If you constantly catch yourself saying, “I should be more organized,” “I should be able to handle this workload,” or “I should be more productive,” this episode is for you.<...
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90. Why Productivity Strategies Fail (and How Mindset Changes Everything)
💭 Ever catch yourself thinking “I’ll never get all this done” or “I’m just terrible at time management?" If so, you’re not alone—and that little voice in your head might be holding you back more than you realize.In toda...
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