Ep 78: Do This if You Need Help Releasing & Letting Go

Are you an SLP dealing with stress, overwhelm and maybe even dread? This episode discusses some characteristics of resilant SLPs and 3 self care challenges. #slpeeps #slp #speechie

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.


Resources

Rick Hansen PhD

Being Well Podcast

Tiffany Roe - feel, deal, heal


“If you let go a little, you’ll have a little happiness. If you let go a lot, you’ll have a lot of happiness. If you let go completely, you’ll have complete happiness.” Achaan Chah

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Being a school SLP in 2020 is a challenge. In this solo episode, Sarah shares some evidence-based practices for dealing with overwhlem and strong emotions at a time in our careers where being an SLP is more challenging than ever. #slp #speechies #sp…