Stress Management

Small Changes to Create Big Shifts

Recently (solidly over the last 6 months) I started running again. A few times a week, I lug my 2 kids to a nearby trail, load up with snacks (them,...

5 Myths About Gratitude and Positivity

Gratitude is not for the faint of heart, overly bubbly, or ignorers of the reality of life. Positivity, especially when there is a pandemic and a lot of resistance to...

5 Ways to Start Meditating Regularly

When I first started practicing yoga, one of the things I heard people talk about was the “zen” moments they experienced from meditation. As someone who was feeling chronically, secretly...

How Yoga Helps Me Work on My Perfectionism

Perfectionism is something that a LOT of SLPs deal with each day – sometimes as a result of being an SLP and going through the rigorous (often unrelenting) grad school...

4 Ways to Practice More Gratitude

It can be really easy to find yourself stuck in the mindset of “everything is not working”, or some other variation of it, like “everything is the worst”, “nothing is...

Top 4 Fitness Apps for SLPs

Top 4 Fitness Apps for SLPs Stress can make you feel like both your body and brain are moving in slow motion. Your head is in a fog and you...

How to Track Your Self-Care Practice

When I was in graduate school, I spent a lot of time (way too much, especially during class, I’ll admit) researching this newer movement about “going green”. I was fascinated...

An SLPs Journey through Stress and Illness: Interview with SLP Leanna Vollintine

Have you ever wondered if the mental stress you felt would ever shift to physical stress? There are times when stress can really build up and, mentally, you know that...