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155: Dreading Back to School? A Strategy for SLPs Aug 08, 2023

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Start Your School Year with the Right Mindset

Join Marisha as she kicks off a four-part series filled with valuable back-to-school tips to make your school year smoother. 💪

In this episode, Marisha introduces SLPs to the foundation of a successful year: mindset. She understands the struggles that SLPs face when heading back to school — with the changes in routine and the upcoming challenges on our caseloads, there’s no shortage of excitement in the months to come.

Marisha shares the magic of creating a personal manifesto to empower and inspire you, and we hope the advice in this episode will help you embrace your role as an SLP with confidence.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

Starting on the Right Foot. Marisha introduces the exciting series, starting with the key ingredient: mindset.
Facing the Challenges. Understand the shared struggles SLPs face, and how a positive mindset can be your ultimate tool.
Crafting Your 'Why' Statement. Discover the power of creating a personal manifesto.
Embrace Your Unique Strengths. Learn how to overcome comparison and self-doubt.

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SHOW NOTES

Check out the full show notes and transcript at slpnow.com/155

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154: Mindfulness for SLPs Jul 04, 2023

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In this episode of The Joyful SLP, Marisha and Laura discuss their personal experiences with mindfulness and how it can benefit SLPs. They cover different strategies for practicing mindfulness, including guided meditations, yoga, and mindful breathing.

Marisha and Laura also talk about the research behind mindfulness and its positive effects on stress, anxiety, focus, attention, and relationships. They emphasize the importance of taking time for self-care, and offer suggestions for incorporating mindfulness into everyday routines. They also encourage listeners to experiment with different mindfulness practices and find what works best for them.

In the episode, Marisha and Laura cover:

What people think mindfulness is — and what it actually is
The benefits of mindfulness (according to the research!)
How yoga and breathwork can support SLPs
What to do if you don’t have time for mindfulness

If you’ve ever struggled to quiet your racing thoughts or have a hard time feeling present in your practice, then this episode is one that you don’t want to miss!

Resources + Links Mentioned

Headspace
Insight Timer
Marisha’s journal
Breathwork resources
Mastry

SHOW NOTES

Full show notes at slpnow.com/154

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153: Gratitude for SLPs Jun 27, 2023

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In this episode of The Joyful SLP, Marisha and Laura discuss the benefits of practicing gratitude. They talk about their experiences developing a gratitude practice, the benefits of having one, and how the research is finally catching up to support the anecdotal evidence.

They also discuss some of the struggles they’ve had with building a gratitude practice, like getting stuck in a negative headspace, what their gratitude practices look like today — in their personal lives, and as SLPs. Marisha shares her perspective on the power of romanticizing the little things in life as a gratitude practice, and Laura gives examples of incorporating gratitude with your students, parents, and teachers.

Marisha and Laura dive into:

How gratitude improves your mood, increases positive emotions, and leads to more happiness;
How gratitude can reduce stress, improve resilience, and increase connection;
The physical health benefits of a gratitude practice, and
Ways to practice gratitude in your daily life.

Whether you’re just starting out with a gratitude practice or have been refining one for years, this conversation will help you foster a little more joy in your day-to-day as an SLP.

SHOW NOTES

Full show notes at slpnow.com/153

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152: Emotions for SLPs Jun 20, 2023

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In this episode of The Joyful SLP, Marisha and Laura dive into the topic of emotions. They talk about their own experiences with emotions, including how they were raised to deal with them. The conversation then moves on to the concept of emotional differentiation and how it can help us better identify and label our emotions.

They discuss the importance of modeling healthy emotional expression for our students and how we can do that by taking care of our own emotional well-being, Laura shares a helpful app that she uses to identify and label her emotions, and they talk about how even small steps towards emotional self-awareness can have a big impact.

In the episode, Marisha and Laura discuss:

Their experiences with emotions and emotional differentiation
Why taking care of our emotional well-being and modeling healthy emotional expression are so important
How small steps towards emotional self-awareness can have a big impact.
Their favorite tools and resources to support emotional wellness

Tune in to this episode for an uplifting and enlightening discussion on the power of emotions, and how emotional literacy impacts your experience as an SLP.

Resources Mentioned

The Mood app
Dr. Marc Brackett’s book "Permission to Feel"
The SLP Summit

SHOW NOTES

Full show notes at slpnow.com/152

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151: Creating Space for Self-Reflection in Your Daily Life as an SLP Jun 13, 2023

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In this episode of the SLP Now Podcast, Laura and Marisha discuss the importance of self-reflection in practicing self-care and self-kindness.

Self-reflection involves taking a moment to go inward and think about our thoughts, feelings, and actions. By being mindful and reflective, we can better understand our own learning processes and improve our problem-solving abilities, emotional regulation, and self-awareness.

While self-reflection has many benefits, it can be challenging to face truths we’d sometimes rather avoid and be objective about our own behavior. It's important to remember that self-reflection is a practice, and we don't have to be perfect. Building in small moments of self-reflection throughout our day, such as through journaling, can be helpful in developing this skill.

Ultimately, self-reflection allows us to show up for ourselves and others in a more intentional and compassionate way, leading to greater job satisfaction as an SLP — and — less burnout.

In the episode, Marisha and Laura talk about:

The benefits of self-reflection
What self-reflection looks like in the moment
The power of creating space for yourself
Building pockets of reflection into your day
Embracing self-reflection and growth as a lifelong journey

Full show notes at slpnow.com/151

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150: Filling Your Self-Care Bucket as an SLP Jun 06, 2023

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What does it look like to practice self-care as an SLP, and what does self-kindness have to do with it?

As school-based SLPs, there are a LOT of activities that we're pouring our energy into. It’s super important that we take care of ourselves in between all that giving, otherwise we’ll find ourselves on the fast track to burnout.

That’s why this conversation about self-care for SLPs matters so much. The only way you can show up for others is by showing up for yourself; you have to fill that bucket of energy before it’s empty, and that’s what we’re talking about in this episode!

On this episode, Marisha and Laura discuss:

Why self-kindness and self-care are individual journeys
How you can pour into your self-care bucket throughout the day
Ways that Marisha and Laura practice self-care
Why getting curious is an important part of the self-care process
Getting off the hamster wheel of ineffective self-care (that actually make you feel worse!)

Resources Mentioned:

Fill a Bucket: A Guide to Daily Happiness for Young Children

Full show notes at slpnow.com/150

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149: Assessing Speech Sound Disorders: Making Recommendations Dec 20, 2022

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Today, we are wrapping up this month-long series with Lindsey Hockel of Speechy Things and we are talking about making recommendations!

At this point, we would have done our case history, a speech sample, maybe some formal assessment. We talked about perception tasks and trial therapy. If we have all of this information, what are some of the next steps? Let's dive right in!

To hear the complete series from the very beginning, go back and listen to Episodes 146, 147, and 148.

Learn more about Lindsey at speechythings.com and follow her on Instagram at @speechythings.

Visit SLP Now to download 5 of our favorite, premium therapy resources for SLPs (for free!)

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148: Assessing Speech Sound Disorders: Informal Assessments (Part 2) Dec 13, 2022

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We are continuing the series with Lindsey with Speech Things and discussing speech sound disorders assessment and perception tasks and trial therapy today.

Go back and listen to Episode 146 and 147 to hear the rest of my conversation with Lindsey!

Learn more about Lindsey at speechythings.com and follow her on Instagram at @speechythings.

Visit SLP Now to download 5 of our favorite, premium therapy resources for SLPs (for free!)

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147: Assessing Speech Sound Disorders: Informal Assessments (Part 1) Dec 06, 2022

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Welcome back to the SLP Now Podcast! We're continuing our series with Lindsey from Speechy Things. Lindsey is such an incredible resource when it comes to speech sound disorders, especially R Therapy. I'm excited to continue the conversation about informal assessment, starting with the case history.

Go back and listen to Episode 146 if you missed our kickoff episode with Lindsey.

Learn more about Lindsey at speechythings.com and follow her on Instagram at @speechythings.

Visit SLP Now to download 5 of our favorite, premium therapy resources for SLPs (for free!)

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146: Assessing Speech Sound Disorders: Getting Started Nov 29, 2022

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This month, we have Lindsey Hockel with us, the owner and creator of Speechy Things! She specializes in the R Sound and currently sees a small private caseload.

We are in for a massive treat - she brings her own clinical experience and a ridiculous amount of research. She is so much fun to learn from!

In today's episode, Lindsey walks us through what we might want to think about when navigating a speech sound disorders evaluation.

Learn more about Lindsey at speechythings.com and follow her on Instagram at @speechythings.

Visit SLP Now to download 5 of our favorite, premium therapy resources for SLPs (for free!)

Mentioned in this episode:

5 FREE Therapy Materials

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