Behind The Milestones

What does a former NRL and international rugby league player have to teach allied health practitioners about working with kids? More than you'd think. Joey sits down with Jesse Sene-Lefao - ex-professional athlete and founder of Talk Your Walk Foundation - to talk resilience, purpose, and what it really takes to empower young people. Jesse now works with children and adolescents in the community,...

Welcome to Season 2 - and we're starting with the episode we wish we could have listened to at every stage of our career. If you have ever finished a session and wondered if you're actually good enough, this one is for you. Joey and Emily break down five concrete signs that you're doing better than you give yourself credit for - whether you're a new grad, mid-career, or burning out at the edges. W...

Somewhere between Christmas and reopening the clinic, we found ourselves reflecting - and we thought you might want to do the same. In this New Year episode, Joey and Emily share their honest ins and outs for 2026: what resonated, what they're leaving behind, and the mindset shifts that changed how they work and live. What we cover: Embracing the cringe - why showing up imperfectly beats not showi...

Our last episode for 2025 - and we're going out with absolutely zero structure. Joey and Emily answer your therapist dilemmas with a healthy dose of over-sharing, chaotic energy, and the kind of honesty that only comes with end-of-year exhaustion. If you've had a big year, this one is your permission slip to laugh about it. What we cover: Your therapist dilemmas, answered with minimal professional...

It's the tension every allied health practitioner knows - but rarely talks about openly. In this episode, Joey and Emily dive into one of the most complex dynamics in paediatric practice: what happens when a parent and a therapist see things differently. They unpack the biggest points of friction in the field, then stage a real debate between the parent and therapist perspective. What we cover: Wh...

Job hunting in allied health is its own skill set - and nobody teaches you how to do it. In this Q&A episode, Joey and Emily unpack the realities of finding the right role in the allied health space, plus a practical deep-dive into travel billing and scheduling for community-based therapists. What we cover: How to actually evaluate a job offer (beyond the salary) Red and green flags when inter...

Should you quit? It's the question nobody in allied health wants to say out loud. In our first Q&A episode, Joey and Emily answer two raw, real questions - a first-year Speech Pathologist on the verge of burnout who hates every day at work, and an OT student who thinks the whole profession is a scam. What we cover: When "push through" is good advice - and when it isn't What early burnout actua...

From university friends to business partners - this is the unfiltered version. Joey and Emily share the journey that took them from new graduates to co-owners of Milestones Kids Therapy Hub. The highs, the learning curves, and everything in between. What we cover: How two friends ended up running a paediatric clinic together The moments that shaped our careers early on What we wish someone had tol...

Welcome to BEHIND THE MILESTONES 🎙️🪁 This is Behind the Milestones. Brought to you by Joey (Occupational Therapist) and Emily (Speech Pathologist) - two friends, business partners, and therapists who are done pretending the career is always what they pictured. From new graduates to clinic owners, we've lived the messy, rewarding, and very real journey of allied health together. This podcast is wh...