Dance PT Podcast

NEW DANCE PT PODCAST EPISODE 🩰💃🏿🕺🏽🔥 🎤Topic - Appreciate what you have Do you ever do this for yourself: appreciate what you have? I wanted to talk on this matter because many self-help books talk about taking a pause to appreciate what you are grateful for… It is a common theme when it comes to suggestions for personal development. So, let’s talk about it. Tune in to see if this might be so...

NEW DANCE PT PODCAST EPISODE 🩰💃🏿🕺🏽🔥 🎤Topic - Catching your breath We are always on the go in the PT world. With that in mind, what do you do to help give yourself a pause? This false mindset of having to always do things in order to be successful is false. You are not successful if you’re always stressed out and anxious. This anxiety leads to unhappiness and how can you feel successful if y...

NEW DANCE PT PODCAST EPISODE 🩰💃🏿🕺🏽🔥 🎤Topic - Am I a good fit for you? Do not be fooled by the title of this episode. This podcast is not about me at all, but about you. This is what you have to ask yourself every time you are thinking of hiring or working with someone in some manner. Every single person you let’s sit at the same table with you has to be a good fit for you. Yes, if you are w...

NEW DANCE PT PODCAST EPISODE 🩰💃🏿🕺🏽🔥 🎤Topic - Bullying Every time I have to talk about bullying, I feel very uncomfortable because I’m a victim of it. Bullying is a terrible thing and it doesn’t matter what profession you are in. Unfortunately, it is everywhere. This podcast is to help you identify whether you have ever been bullied or if you have been the bullier. We need to create a safer...

NEW DANCE PT PODCAST EPISODE 🩰💃🏿🕺🏽🔥 🎤Topic - A list of people who were “successful” later in life - it is never too late We put walls up on ourselves for why we can’t pursue our dreams to be specialists and dad‘s physical therapy. Stop that. This list is for people who are at a certain age where they think pursuing a dream is no longer an option. This list is not for somebody who is looking...

NEW DANCE PT PODCAST EPISODE 🩰💃🏿🕺🏽🔥 🎤Topic - Be present as you move forward with your goals It is so easy to go through your entire day and hardly be actually present in it. We are often looking at our past or looking at our future. This is not the way to enjoy life! This podcast is meant to help you be present in your life, so you can actually enjoy it. Being present helps with anxiety and...

NEW Dance PT Podcast Episode!!! 💃🏾 🩰🕺🏻 Title: You Need To Open Up To Know Who Your People Are Want to live your best and happiest life? Playing things safe in the relationships you make and invest time in will only lead to less fulfilling connections with people. Learn how you can take small risks in order to better identify the friendships and authentic relationships you were meant to have i...

NEW Dance PT Podcast Episode!!! 💃🏾 🩰🕺🏻 Title: You need to exercise in order to be a better dance PT / PTA How can you help a dancer rehab if you're not doing work for your own body? If you don't appreciate doing the homework for your body, how is the dancer going to appreciate doing it themselves? Practice what you preach. That is the most powerful thing you can do for your dancer rehab. 🎧 T...

NEW Dance PT Podcast Episode!!! 💃🏾 🩰🕺🏻 Title: You cannot be great today by telling yourself you'll do the work tomorrow I understand that there are many reasons for procrastination. I have worked with a lot of students who deal with this problem and I know how to encourage you to keep moving forward without beating yourself up. Like I always say, life is a journey, not a destination. At the e...

NEW Dance PT Podcast Episode!!! 💃🏾 🩰🕺🏻 Title: Refocusing For The New Year Yes! It is time to Center yourself and game plan. If you are not a planner, it's now time to be one. Making it up as you go doesn't work and planning doesn’t take up too much time. Want to know what takes up more time? Not having a plan. It's time to refocus to help you get the dance PT life you want. 🎧 Tune in on Spot...

NEW Dance PT Podcast Episode!!! 💃🏾 🩰🕺🏻 Title: Writing in social media comments Writing in social media comments can be very harsh these days. We need to be more careful as a dance physical therapist and physical therapist assistant community on social media. Even if you do not comment, the individual does see whether you are liking or responding to particular comments. When it is a negative t...

NEW Dance PT Podcast Episode!!! 💃🏾 🩰🕺🏻 Title: Why Plies? This is a specific ballet term, yes, but it's not just for ballet dancers. I'm using this term as a general statement for us using dance steps for rehab. I actually have a controversial opinion about it. I strongly believe there are alternate ways to rehab a dancer. Listen to this podcast to understand my reasoning and then make decisio...

NEW Dance PT Podcast Episode!!! 💃🏾 🩰🕺🏻 Title: Why mentorship? This is probably the most important podcast episode of the year. I'm serious! Mentorship is everything. I have mentors myself and I couldn't do without them. Mentorship goes Way Beyond a personal how to manual. There are so many mental struggles as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant. We get in our own way so many...

NEW Dance PT Podcast Episode!!! 💃🏾 🩰🕺🏻 Title: Why IG doesn't work for most PTs and PTAs Where are you going to converse with someone more? A social media platform where people are scrolling through to just watch things and then move on? Or a social media platform where people are typing and talking with each other? Are you more likely to develop a relationship with someone who you are having...

NEW Dance PT Podcast Episode!!! 💃🏾 🩰🕺🏻 Title: Who really wants injury prevention? The answer to this question is not what you expect. The physical therapy world loves the concept of injury prevention. I'm in love with it! I'm obsessed with it! I'm all about it! Everything I do is based on intervention and I love the results I get for my dancers. But who really wants injury prevention? Listen...

NEW Dance PT Podcast Episode!!! 💃🏾 🩰🕺🏻 Title: What no really means when getting dancers in the door We get discouraged about anything 1 pursuing the dancer niche. There are different types of no’s. This podcast is focusing on the no’s and how that is most definitely not an end result when striving to help dancers rehab out of their injuries. There are other signs that show the dancer was neve...

NEW Dance PT Podcast Episode!!! 💃🏾 🩰🕺🏻 Title: What is a neutral personality? I would like to dedicate this sassy podcast to anyone in the physical therapy industry who thinks our personality should be made out of cardboard when working in the clinic. For the record, anyone who is listening and thinks that we should have a neutral personality and fit some kind of polo shirt and khaki pants nor...

NEW Dance PT Podcast Episode!!! 💃🏾 🩰🕺🏻 Title: The time companies give dancers to heal No time. The dancers are given no time. They need to get back on that stage as soon as possible. So how, as the physical therapist or physical therapist assistant, can you best help the dancer without putting them in the doghouse with their company? This podcast will help you. Listen and start helping your d...

NEW Dance PT Podcast Episode!!! 💃🏾 🩰🕺🏻 Title: The one thing about PT paperwork you want to eliminate I asked this question in the dance physical therapist Facebook group and got a bunch of different answers I wanted to share in this podcast. You may have a long list yourself, but I think it's fun to combine a bunch of different opinions on what that one thing is. I hope you enjoy this podcast...

NEW Dance PT Podcast Episode!!! 💃🏾 🩰🕺🏻 Title: The mistreatment of dancers As a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant, you must remember that dancers are often not treated well. It can be in companies large or small. It can be in dance studios large or small. It can be from fellow dancers or even by medical professionals. People underestimating their value is a normal part of thei...

NEW Dance PT Podcast Episode!!! 💃🏾 🩰🕺🏻 Title: Straying from your dance PT / PTA dream I've seen people either be delayed and pursuing your dream of the dance Physical Therapy life or give up on it all together. Often, it is the latter. It's really sucks that people give up on the life they want. You deserve the happiness because you really only live once. Listen to this podcast to get yoursel...

NEW Dance PT Podcast Episode!!! 💃🏾 🩰🕺🏻 Title: Stop worrying about what other people are doing I often get calls from my students stressing about what they see other people posting on social media. They quickly get down on themselves for not taking the saying actions and assume they are failures. Who the heck cares what other people are doing? “That is not you,” I say. I know one business owne...

NEW Dance PT Podcast Episode!!! 💃🏾 🩰🕺🏻 Title: Sometimes it's better to swim Never burn a bridge. That's the saying, right? But sometimes, it is better to swim. The bridge can have cracks, unpredictable brakes, give you stress, make you feel unsafe, and many more negative things. Make sure you fully assess the bridge and the water to see what is ultimately best for you. 🎧 Tune in on Spotify,...

NEW Dance PT Podcast Episode!!! 💃🏾 🩰🕺🏻 Title: Setting boundaries This tool is Magic. Setting boundaries is not a negative thing and in this podcast you will learn how it can be such a positive addition to your life. You can't keep living the life of give give give! With clear boundaries, you can safeguard your energy, your time, and your happiness. This will make you a genuinely more joyous p...

NEW Dance PT Podcast Episode!!! 💃🏾 🩰🕺🏻 Title: Sadness when losing a relationship For the record, I'm not referring to romantic relationships. I'm referring to friendships. New friendships are so valuable. My close friends completely understand how important they are to me. When I was a little girl, I struggled finding the right group who'd appreciate all my weirdness. Once I finally found peo...