Swallow Your Pride Podcast

You have a new patient coming in with a diagnosis you’ve never heard of and you’ve got a whopping 12 minutes to prep. So, to Google you go! But, how do you know if that blog post or even podcast episode you found is actually credible or unbiased? Anyone can publish anything on a website or say anything on a podcast right? Who is there to regulate that info before you apply it to your practice? (Hi...

Have you ever let yourself daydream about having it all? A fulfilling career that empowers you to change lives on your own terms, a flexible schedule that allows you plenty of family time, AND enough energy to take care of yourself at the end of the day? It’s not impossible! My guest this week is […] The post 260 – Venturing into Private Practice Voice Therapy – Ashley Michaelis MS, CCC-SLP appear...

In this episode of SYP, I have a conversation with Jill Rabin M.S. CCC-SLP/L IBCLC, the creator of the Adapted Baby Led Weaning Approach and co-author of the book, Your Baby Can Self-Feed, Too: Adapted Baby-Led Weaning for Children with Developmental Delays or Other Feeding Challenges. Jill is passionate about helping children with PFD not only overcome their immediate challenges but also preventi...

When you think back on your grad school experience, does it stir up happiness and joy or anxiety and stress? Most SLPs will lean towards the latter, and that’s just the way grad school is… It’s highly competitive to get into grad school and the competition and quest for perfection doesn’t end with an acceptance letter. The pressure felt by grad students is intense and often anxiety-inducing. (Anyo...

Bianca Coulson shares her experience with spearheading a nutrition care committee and the creation of the Permissive Dysphagia Diet. The post 257 – Palliative Care and the SLP: Closing the Practice Gap – Bianca Coulson M.S., CCC-SLP appeared first on Swallow Your Pride Podcast .

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could have a meeting of the minds and hash out your cases all together, in the same room, at the same time? The post 256 – Multidisciplinary Dysphagia Board: One Place, One Day, One Purpose, One Team appeared first on Swallow Your Pride Podcast .

In this episode of SYP, I have a conversation with Vanessa Neal PhD, CCC-SLP, a researcher and SLP with a passion for bridging the gap between researchers and clinicians. The post 255 – Bridging the Clinician-Researcher Gap for SLPs with Vanessa Neal appeared first on Swallow Your Pride Podcast .

If motor speech disorders haven’t been at the top of your list of CEU topics, it may have been a while since you’ve studied them. You’re definitely not alone! My guest this week is here to refresh your memory and tie it all together for you. The post 254 – Motor Speech Disorders and the MedSLP with Kaila Stipancic appeared first on Swallow Your Pride Podcast .

With the craziness of the past few years, especially for medical professionals, burnout has become more than just a buzzword. The post 253 – Combating Burnout and Elevating Patient Experience with One Tool: Compassion appeared first on Swallow Your Pride Podcast .

I have a conversation with Mattie Murray Tegel, whom you may know as The Fresh SLP, about elevating our field to leave it even better for the next generation of SLPs, building confidence in new clinicians, and stepping into the impassioned SLP you are meant to be. The post 252 – The Fresh SLP: Stepping Into Your Best SLP Self – Mattie Murrey Tegels MA, CCC-SLP appeared first on Swallow Your Pride...

In this episode of SYP, I have a conversation with Catherine Andrea, PT, MPT, EdD about her passion of interprofessional collaboration, a skill that is often overlooked but vital for our practice. The post 251 – Interprofessional Collaboration: The Soft Skill You Didn’t Know You Needed – Catherine Andrea PT, MPT, EdD appeared first on Swallow Your Pride Podcast .

If you're interested in PFD and believe in treating the entire patient through the evidence-based triad, you will thoroughly enjoy this conversation that shows us that PFD really is a team sport! The post 250 – The Team Sport of PFD with Melissa Gonzalez Ph. D., HSP BCBA-D; Clinical Psychologist appeared first on Swallow Your Pride Podcast .

In this week’s episode of SYP, I have a conversation with Memorie Gosa about all things Pediatric Feeding! Memory shares her experience... The post 249 – All Things Pediatric Feeding appeared first on Swallow Your Pride Podcast .

Have you ever wanted to be a fly on the wall during neuro surgeries? Or maybe even scrub in on an awake craniotomy? My guest this week does exactly that, and is looking to teach SLPs how to integrate into their OR team as well! The post 248 – SLPs Scrubbing In: Awake Craniotomy from the SLP Perspective – Joel Starner, MA-SLP appeared first on Swallow Your Pride Podcast .

If you've ever felt a little boggled by the talk of parameters, and placement, and the nitty-gritty of NMES, you will love this conversation where Dr. Matthew Dumican clears the muddied waters. The post 247 – NMES: What it is and what it isn’t – Matthew Dumican Ph. D., CCC-SLP appeared first on Swallow Your Pride Podcast .

Katie Threlkeld shares her love for AAC, tips for medical SLPs to bring AAC to every patient, and her advice for SLPs with no AAC experience. The post 246 – AAC and the MedSLP: Embracing the Challenge – Katie Threlkeld M.S., CCC-SLP appeared first on Swallow Your Pride Podcast .

I have the privilege of talking with Jenny Mae Howard, MS, CCC-SLP about thriving as a Generalist SLP. The post 245 – From EI to SNF: Thriving as a Generalist SLP Across the Continuum of Care appeared first on Swallow Your Pride Podcast .

I have the privilege of talking with Faith R Purnell, MS, CCC-SLP, & Jayne Miranda, MS, CCC-SLP about their passion, implementation science. The post 244 – Implementation Science: Bridging the Gap Between “Know Better” and “Do Better” appeared first on Swallow Your Pride Podcast .

Katie Seaver, CCC-SLP, talks about her role as an SLP working for Google. The post 237 – Why Google Hired an SLP: From Rehab to Transforming Tech, Our Work Matters appeared first on Swallow Your Pride Podcast .

In episode 243 of SYP, I have the privilege of talking with Kara Larson, MS, CCC-SLP, about her role as director of a team of 18 SLPs who work solely on pediatric feeding and swallowing. The post 243 – Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing: From the NICU and Beyond appeared first on Swallow Your Pride Podcast .

In episode 242 of SYP, I have the privilege of talking with Mallory Moore, SLP.D., CCC-SLP, CLT-LANA. Dr. Moore shares her journey through LANA certification. The post 242 – LANA Certified SLPs? Count us in! appeared first on Swallow Your Pride Podcast .

In episode 241 of SYP, I have the privilege of talking with Rebecca Altounian, the CEO and Founder of SWIK™ Oral Suction System, a novel device to manage oral secretions in the mouth. The post 241 – Managing Secretions with SWIK: The Oral Suction System with Rebecca Altounain appeared first on Swallow Your Pride Podcast .

When dysphagia meets dementia, SLPs play a vital role on the interdisciplinary team and should be a corner stone in care until end of life in this population. The post 240 – Mealtime Considerations for Patients with Dementia with Erin Butler, MS, CCC-SLP appeared first on Swallow Your Pride Podcast .

Neina Ferguson takes us through the journey of the creation of the Preterm Infant Feeding and Swallowing Lab. The post 239 – The Birth of the Preterm Infant Feeding and Swallowing Laboratory: from NICU to PhD and Back Again appeared first on Swallow Your Pride Podcast .

Transitional foods have been a brand new category introduced to SLPs in recent years, but how much do we really know about them? In this episode, Ekaterina Bruno M.Ed, CCC-SLP, BCS-S walks us through the research and explains the benefits that various populations have seen through their use. The post 238 – Transitional foods: How much do we really know about them? – Ekaterina Bruno MEd, CCC-SLP, B...