UPDATE 2022: I wrote this post with the biggest SLP mistakes I made as a new SLP years ago, but when I reread it, I find myself forgetting and making some of the same mistakes over again. We all just want to do our very best for our students and sometimes we need repeated reminders […]

In good ways and bad ways, social media has a direct impact on our mental health. I wanted to share some specific advice and ideas on how to deal with feelings of inadequacy from using social media platforms. Does Social Media have any positive impacts on mental health? I (like many other SLPs) have social […]

Any speech-language pathologist who has been in the profession for a few years or more can share stories of SLP burnout. Feelings of burnout can be due to a variety of factors that often need to be addressed before you can start to thrive at work. I believe true work-life balance isn’t possible in all […]

The speech therapy IEP – an important part of the job, but can take a lot of time! One of my biggest job “hacks” for saving time is cutting down on time spent doing paperwork. If I stay organized and streamline the process, things go much smoother. When I learned to cut the time I […]

Lately, there seems to be an influx of online SLP tools. It can be hard to decide what is worth paying for or not so I thought I’d share my thoughts on my all-time favorites. I pay for these all out of pocket and have found them all to be worth the cost. After playing […]

Note: This blog post was adapted from content I share out in my SLP Thrive email series to help you increase your SLP job satisfaction. It’s free to sign up and you’ll get an email every Sunday (for an entire year!) all about strategies I use to truly thrive at work! I share paperwork tips, […]

For school SLPs or anyone returning to work after a long break! This guest post is from Sarah Lockhart, a speech-language pathologist who works in a variety of settings, including: private practice, telepractice, and short-term SLP travel assignments. Sarah is also the host of SLP Happy Hour, a podcast about navigating the working life of […]

I recently realized that I never shared information about my SLP Thrive email series here on the blog! I wanted to share a little bit about SLP Thrive with you all including some example topics. SLP Thrive is a free, year-long email series dedicated to helping you stay sane and manage the hectic life of […]

I added another wonderful freebie to my exclusive email subscriber freebie library and wanted to let you know all know! It’s a 30-day gratitude calendar that includes 1 prompt each day. Some of the prompts are directly related to gratitude while others will hopefully just get you thinking about things that are positive or bring […]