Pelvic PT Rising

We've been promising it for a while now, but here are 10 huge mistakes we've made as PelvicSanity business owners. As painful as many of these are to relive, we hope you learn from them. The reason we do business coaching is to create the resources and help we wish had been available for ourselves!   There are always going to be mistakes in business and things you would do differently in...

Is where you work working for you?  If it is, we need to celebrate it.  If not, it might be time to look for another position.   Let's start with this - no position is perfect.  The best setting, time with patients, flexibility scheduling, reduced documentation, stress, quality of management, job responsibilities, fun coworkers, nice treatment rooms, great patient population....the list of th...

We hear it from PT schools, insurance-based practices and even worry about this as cash-based business owners - are we 'decreasing access to care' by not contracting with insurance companies? The rise of cash practices has dramatically INCREASED access to care over the last 5-10 years.  It's driven the rapid growth of our specialty and field. It's not to say we don't need...

Continuing our series on 'Happier at Work', we have 3 easy tips to improve your work experience. If we decide work can be a source of fulfillment, growth and purpose then it's incumbent on us to do the little things to make it as good as possible! Here are three suggestions from this 'sode to get your mind working... Take the initiative and plan something.   You have a big impa...

We dive into community workshops, a CEO mindset, leading a team and integrating your past experience into your Clinical Ethos in this 'sode!  You won't want to miss this conversation with Hannah! Hannah is a member of the CEO Boardroom Program and a Rising Coach for other business owners - in this 'sode, you'll hear why her experience is so valuable for others who are growing t...

Is the term 'work-life balance' actually making us unhappier?  This 'sode explores how to be happier at work and build actual balance into your life. The assumption when we use the phrase 'work-life balance' is that work takes away from 'life.'  Every minute spent working subtracts from your happiness.  The only way to be happier is to work less.  Except we have...

Can you become a successful solopreneur, prioritize your family and create a business that truly works for you...all while enjoying the process? In this 'sode you'll hear from Kat Terrian, Rising coach and founder of Rythm Pelvic Health.  She made the deliberate choice to stay as a solopreneur (even when she could have easily continued to grow) because it fit her life and priorities. Kat...

This month, we're going to be doing a series on 'Happier at Work.'  Our rates of stress and burnout are high.  If we want long, productive careers where we help the most people we have to be taking care of ourselves! In this 'sode we go through 3 mental habits Nicole has used to practice for nearly 20 years and that we try and cultivate in our team at PelvicSanity. First is bei...

Fascinating conversation with Rising business coach and CEO Boardroom member Brittaney Sargent!  A leader in the OT space, she's built a multi-site, 5-clinician, multi-disciplinary practice in just the last three years.  And all coming off maternity leave with three little ones at home! We discuss her clinical philosophy, why she works with 'clients' and not patients, how to run a m...

When many of think about nervous system downregulation and treatment, pelvic pain springs to mind.  But this is something that is critical for all types of patients. Nervous system safety is a prerequisite to healing!  Intellectually I think we would all agree with that, but often we jump into treating diagnoses like incontinence, prolapse, constipation and more without ensuring our patients are f...

Can't wait for you to hear this conversation with Shante Cofield (aka The Movement Maestro)!  In addition to being one of the most authentic people we know, Shante is an expert in all things Instagram and online business. We cover a ton of ground in this interview.  We hear about Shante's journey from from patient care to teaching to online business.  She discusses work-life balance, cre...

Where does your mind go when you have that complex patient.  The one with pages of medical history.  Who has a pre-written timeline for you.  Or who is undergoing testing for multiple other conditions? One of my clinicians at PelvicSanity was asking me about a patient like this.  And she was genuinely complex! I think often our assumption is a complex patient requires complex treatment.  We have t...

What do you need in place before you're ready to hire another clinician? We always say the decision to hire - especially another clinician - is as big as the decision to start your practice.  You want to make sure you're hiring because it's something you really want to do - not because you're busy, or you feel bad about a wait list, or because someone told you it was easy. You&...

Can't wait for you to hear this conversation with Carrie Pagliano, past Academy President, course creator and founder of Carrie Pagliano Physical Therapy.  Clinical and business pearls abound in this conversation - enjoy! One of the most powerful points of this conversation was hearing from Carrie how she deliberately structures her business to support her time with family and her personal li...

This is a topic we've changed our perspective on over the years of coaching - when are you ready to hire an admin? And hiring is never something to be taken lightly.  It's not as simple as 'just hire an admin' and life will be better.  You have to create all the systems for them.  Onboard them to get them up to speed.  Continue to train them, manage them, and lead them.  Bringi...

Adding another revenue stream, 'diversifying', finding passive income, stop trading time for money....these are all becoming buzzwords in the entrepreneur world.  But is the juice worth the squeeze?  We dive in! There's really two different categories of possible additional revenue streams.  One is to leverage your in-person business in another way.  This could include selling produ...

So excited to bring you this conversation with Dr. Jen Fraboni (aka @DocJenFit)! Jen has been a pioneer for physical therapists in the online space and finding new ways to connect and serve our people.  We talk clinical philosophy, her journey from treating patients in the clinic to online mogul, the joys and challenges of motherhood while running a business, how to work with your significant othe...

Often breathing techniques are both the beginning and end of what we focus on when it comes to 'downtraining.'  But there's so much more we can be doing, especially when it comes to the vagus nerve. Breathing techniques are fantastic and important, but they also have their challenges for patients.  They take time to work.  They are dependent on the patient actually doing them.  They...

Today we go into the pros and cons of having your pricing on your website. Ultimately, putting prices on your website will reduce the number of people who call, but those who do call will be more likely to book. Whenever you field calls, there are three types of people: Those who are definitely going to book (regardless of the booking experience).  They may have seen you in the past, had a friend...

We created the Cozean Screening Protocol because we wanted a way to help patients and other practitioners realize when pelvic floor dysfunction was causing symptoms. We first published this as a poster at IPPS.  Using PelvicSanity as our site we reviewed patient intake forms and charts to see what symptoms or history were most predictive of pelvic floor dysfunction.  And after running some cool st...

Coming off the high of our in-person CEO Retreat, we wanted to share 5 major takeaways from an incredible group of business owners. Together this group of business owners is shattering what we thought was possible for a pelvic rehab practice.  When we first started PelvicSanity, most 'experts' thought no one would ever actually pay more than a small co-pay for care. When we proved that w...

Most of us struggle to use our assessments well.  This is an amazing tool to clarify your thinking and guide your care that we aren't taking advantage of.  It's something I spend a lot of team teaching to our PelvicSanity staff. An assessment is not: A laundry list of impairments A single conclusion ("the pelvic floor is tight.  Or weak.") So vague it's not helpful ("...

Whether you're an employee or business owner, finances can be challenging.  They hit a whole new level of risk and uncertainty when you run your own business. All of us struggle with money mindset issues.  Our conversations about money are often negative and reactive.  We might not even realize what we're making until the year-end W2 or P&L.  We judge how well we're doing by wha...

You're probably giving too much homework to your patients. There, we've said it! In this 'sode we dive into how to give your patient the correct amount of home exercise work.  Here's one clue - have you ever had a patient come back in and complain they didn't get enough HEP? One thing to think about - you're never going to give the perfect amount of HEP.  So you can e...

It's one of the most common business questions we get asked, and it's important!  Your rent is going to be one of your two biggest expenses (along with payroll).  It's sometimes hard to find that 'Goldilocks' zone. If we overspend we can hurt our profit margin and have to work more hours to pay for space we didn't really need. If we underspend we might either dislike...