Episode 69: Mindfully Using Pronouns & Expanding Our Use of Inclusive Language with Wes Chernin

As SLPs, we are communication experts.
As SLPs, we work to create safe environments for our learners to communicate.
We discuss pronouns and inclusive language in this interview episode with @lavender.slp, where we discuss:
- Is it an SLPs role to teach pronouns?
- What does discussing pronouns with younger clients versus older clients look like?
- How can we create a safe space in our sessions for all our learners?

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(Bonus 1) What do we do now?

This is a bonus solo episode where Sarah talks about:

_ Updates form Sarah and Sarie

_ What Sarah is reading now (Amazon Affiliate Link): Little Fires Everywhere, Bibliophile Mystery Series

_ Make your own Swedish Bread (I used the Fannie Farmer cookbook recipe)

_ What to keep in mind for SLPs going through this collective trauma

This episode was sponsored by the SLP Happy Hour Teachers Pay Teachers Store, specifically our How To Telepractice Guide.

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Episode 65: Stress SOS - Creating an Effective Stress Management System

This episode is a great listen for anyone looking for more stress management techniques for when things feel really tough. In this episode, the cohosts discuss what to do in a difficult week, what they are currently reading, and what “precrastinating” is, and it’s implications for SLPs at work and at home.
Sarah shares examples of her toughest week in recent memory, and both cohosts share what they do when they just need to take a mental health day (or afternoon) to take a break from whatever is stressful, work through the emotion, and get back to to problem solving after working through some emotional pieces.

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Episode 62: How To Get Started With Transgender Voice Therapy

Tina Babajanians (The Voice Stylist) calls into the studio from Newport Beach, California.

In this SLP Happy Hour podcast episode, you'll learn how to get started with trangender voice therapy.

You can find Tina on Instagram and on YouTube, and on her website: https://thevoicestylist.com/

Tina owns a private practice where she focuses on gender affirming voice therapy, and discusses how as SLPs, assisting our clients in moving forward into their own authentic voice to express themselves allows them to show to the world more of who they truly are, and to be heard, seen, and known.

Mentioned in the show: Pitch App, The Human Rights Campaign, GLAAD, Voice and Communication Therapy for the Transgender/Transsexual Client book (Adler and Hirsh).

Tina discussed the following:

What are vocal warmups you do for most sessions?

What should SLPs know about being gender affirming in sessions?

Can you share an example of a client who has had a negative experience with previous speech therapy?

What happens when you hit a stall point in therapy?

Can you share why SLPs may see more clients for voice feminization than for voice masculinization?

What are questions you ask during your first session with a new voice client?

After the assessment is complete, what skills do you work on first?

Where can SLPs get more resources to learn more about transgender voice therapy?

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In this episode of the SLP Happy Hour Podcast, our guest Tina Babajanians answers questions about how SLPs can get started with transgender voice therapy, including walking us through what the first few sessions would look like. #slpeeps