In this podcast episode, the co-hosts share times when caring for their own mental health has been difficult, and tips for maintaining your own mental health as a caring professional.

This episode explores self doubt for SLPs, and how to get more efficient at lesson planning. The co-hosts describe times in their career where they’ve felt self doubt (including setting changes and first jobs).

Introducing SLP Life Happens a solo episode series with Sarah! In today’s episode Sarah is talking about imposter syndrome. Have you ever experienced self-doubt, feeling like somehow you are a fraud or not good enough?

Most of us feel imposter syndrome at some point in our profession.

Did you meet your goals for 2019? Did Sarie and Sarah? In this episode the cohosts follow-up on how they’re both doing with meeting their goals for 2019. Spoiler alert: neither got 100% and they get real about it in their discussion.

What follows is a collection of listener favorite segments including lazy lessons for phonology and articulation, SLP life hacks, and lessons gone wrong!

Sarah is adopting and is ready to talk about it on the podcast!

This is a very special and personal episode for SLP Happy Hour. Sarah opens up to our listeners about something she and her husband have been working towards for years…adopting a child.

Have you wondered what’s out there as far as other job options? Toyed with the idea of quitting your job?

This episode discusses what to consider if you are contemplating a job change, and explores compassion fatigue - and how to tell if you have it.

The cohosts also share 5 tips to consider so you can say your best yes (and say no to everything else) and talk about their experiences with burnout and what they are saying YES to this year.

Have you struggled with burnout? Or do you know an SLP who has? We know burnout isn’t something unique to SLPs - healthcare and education are both careers with high burnout rates.

What causes burnout? What are the causes of burnout at the organizational level? Why are so many helping professionals burned out? And what can we do about it?

This episode, Sarah and Sarie talk about friendships (including SLP friendships).

How did the co-hosts meet?

What are their most annoying habits?
Do Sarie and Sarah really get along? When there is conflict, what is it about?

How do you know when you need to get space from a friendship?

How do you handle friend break ups?
How well do Sarie and Sarah really know each other? (With a pop quiz!)

Have you been curious about seeing private clients “on the side”? Want to know how to make private practice your side gig or transition into private practice?
In this episode, Jill Shook of www.privatepracticeslp.com, shares specific steps you should follow to get started. This episode shares go-to steps in order so you can avoid overwhelm and start seeing those clients!

Our short interview series continues! Up this episode, Bryony Rust from Salt and the Sea. Bryony was joining us for our first live interview all the way from the United Kingdom!

Bryony discusses her area of expertise: helping early communicators with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Bryony shares her philosophy on working with early learners, as well as some tips you can try right away to get started!