While it may seem like I’ve abandoned this blog, I haven’t! I have a multitude of paper scraps with notes, thoughts and ideas stowed and tucked in a multitude of places. I just took a break. The past twenty years have been spent as a working Mom. I’m still trying to settle into my emptyContinue reading “A Message for Full-Time SLP-Moms”
Tag Archives: Professional Stress
Today is the day before Thanksgiving and before I begin my cleaning and cooking frenzy (and shopping for a new food processor as mine broke two days ago!), I want to share an email I received from a colleague and dear friend. She retired in 2016 after having enjoyed a storied and fulfilling career, andContinue reading
Thoughts from the Back Porch: Back to School
I’ve begun my 36th new school year and have had an opportunity to reflect on the transformation from my first year as an SLP in 1983 to today. The arc of my life has been huge and I suppose that is a wonderful thing. I mean, who wants a life that remains stagnant? My finalContinue reading “Thoughts from the Back Porch: Back to School”
A Tale of Two Teachers
It has been four months since my last post. I just don’t know where the time and my initiative have gone. The return to school this year was fraught with anxiety, palpable and exhausting anxiety. As much as I don’t like admitting it, I let it get the best of me. I started the newContinue reading “A Tale of Two Teachers”
When Students Feel Sad
Recently I experienced a deep sadness with someone I care about. It wasn’t my sadness, but hers. To see tears and self-doubt, a turning inside out was so incredibly difficult. I felt a strong feeling of helplessness when wanting to remove all the hurt from her heart. Of course, that is neither realistic nor helpful.Continue reading “When Students Feel Sad”
I am Not Superpowered!
I can’t explain it. I have had a very, very busy year with no less than six evaluations pending at a time and I have been coping quite well. Two weeks ago…BAM! Leading up to my proverbial “hitting of the wall,” we had been coordinating a two-day NHSLHA Spring Conference and rehearsals for our middleContinue reading “I am Not Superpowered!”
Supporting One Another: The Power of Encouragement
This post has been on my mind since July. I have hemmed and hawed about writing it, and then thought, “It’s time.” I’ve been contemplating what support looks like in our profession. As speech-language pathologists we are 100% behind our students. We go the extra mile, we devote our time, energy and talents to helpingContinue reading “Supporting One Another: The Power of Encouragement”
Thoughts from the Back Porch: Summer Post 1
School officially ended for me on June 16th and let me tell you, I was ready! I love what I do, really, I do, but this year was quite challenging. I completed a TON of evaluations, IEPs and assorted other paperwork. It seems I was scheduled for a meeting before school nearly every day! ConsiderContinue reading “Thoughts from the Back Porch: Summer Post 1”
The Frenzied SLPs are on the Downhill Slide
It’s that time of year for school-based SLPs, where a visual reminder to “breathe in, breathe out, and repeat” becomes all too necessary. The Frenzied SLPs are joining forces once again to offer suggestions as to how to make the end of the school year more manageable. Thank you to this month’s frenzied hostesses Tracy,Continue reading “The Frenzied SLPs are on the Downhill Slide”
Social Media and Truth
A Madness Most Discreet by Nora Doyle I am going to let you all in on a little secret that you might not infer from reading my posts; I can be a jerk. Yes, it’s true! Sometimes I yell at my kids. They can frustrate me. Sometimes I bicker with my husband. No, he isn’tContinue reading “Social Media and Truth”
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