Clinicians Creating Impact

Labels of any kind have limitations. However, there's a massive benefit to understanding how your brain naturally works and using that knowledge to set yourself up for success. So if you're ready to start getting the most out of your clinical work by learning to get the best out of your brain, this episode on conative styles is for you.

Tune in this week to discover how to start working with your conative style. I discuss the four conative styles that indicate your brain's preference for taking action, share how the styles differ from one another, and help you identify the strengths of your brain and leverage those strengths in your work as a clinician.

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If you're anything like me, getting negative feedback from a client about your performance as a clinician is truly crushing. However, when you use the techniques I share in today's episode, you are able to look at negative client feedback through a new, less painful lens.

Discover a new way to deal with negative feedback in your work as a clinician. I discuss how to handle the thoughts and emotions that typically come up when you receive negative feedback, and you learn how to ensure your uncomfortable emotions, like hurt, embarrassment, or frustration, don't prevent you from showing up for your clients.

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Following on from last week's conversation about deciding what you're really worth as a clinician and discussing the challenges of getting paid what you're worth, we're taking things a step further in this episode. If you want some practical tips and strategies to help you get paid what you're worth, this episode is for you.

Tune in this week to put everything together and discover how to get paid what you're worth as a clinician, and how to start feeling amazing about your compensation. I share some of the most unhelpful things you can do in contract negotiations as a clinician, and you'll learn some practical ways to get what you're really worth.

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There was a time when conversations about money and compensation made me super uncomfortable. However, now that I'm a clinic owner, I love having conversations with interviewees about what they think they're worth and how they want to be compensated. If conversations about money make you cringe a little, this episode is exactly what you need.

Discover how to stop underearning and get paid what you're worth as a clinician. I share why it makes perfect sense that we'd avoid talking about money in clinical settings, how my own thoughts about money discussions have changed over the years, and you'll learn how to transform your own mindset about asking for what you're worth as a clinician.

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Today, I'm offering you a powerful insight into a conversation I had just this week with some of the clinicians I work with. I have a strategy that works for me in relating better with colleagues, even when it feels difficult, and I'm including some practical tips on how you can put all of this into practice.

Discover everything you need to know about improving relations with colleagues in your work as a clinician. I share how to open a dialogue with your fellow clinicians around what you want from your colleagues, and you'll learn how to use these conversations to improve your professional relationships.

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There are forces we don't control that bring change impacting us in our work lives, like a change in government policy, employer policy, or personnel in the workplace. Whatever changes you're dealing with in your work as a clinician, this episode is here to help you manage change, particularly when it's unexpected.

If you want to up-level your tolerance for change in your work, tune in this week for some practical tips for managing the constantly changing circumstances we face as clinicians. I show you how to get clear on your thoughts about change, and you'll learn how to leverage your brain to increase your baseline tolerance for change.

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My guest in this episode is Alex Thompson, the executive director and founder of Power For All. She has a background in education, outdoor recreation, adventure therapy, and occupational therapy. She has specialized in working from a holistic lens with children, youth, and families in the last 15 years offering nature-based occupational therapy.

Tune in this week to discover how Alex Thompson makes an impact in her community through her work as an occupational therapist and in her role leading a non-profit adventure therapy society. Alex is sharing her story, how she collaborates with the people she works with, and the details of a special project she's working on right now.

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If you're a speech language pathologist, an occupational therapist, or a physical therapist, you've likely worked with rehabilitation assistants before. But have you made the best use of their help? And how can you utilize assistants more effectively in your work as a clinician? If you want to become more competent and confident in using assistants in your clinical work, this episode is for you.

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Do you struggle with giving negative feedback or receiving it yourself? When you need to deliver feedback to a colleague, a patient, or anyone else you encounter regularly, it's normal to feel very uncomfortable. As clinicians, we're naturally relationship-focused. In many ways, this is a superpower. However, being relationship-focused can be a liability, especially when it comes to giving and receiving negative feedback.

Discover my simple, actionable tips on making giving and receiving negative feedback just a little easier in your day-to-day clinical life. I discuss practical ways to give feedback that helps others feel comfortable. Learn why receiving negative feedback can feel challenging, and I'll give you some useful ways to leverage the power of your brain to effectively absorb the feedback others offer you.

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A topic that always comes up in my chats with clinicians is work-life balance. It's such a personal concept, meaning different things to different people, and that's what we're diving into today.

Explore how to achieve a work-life balance that's right for you. Learn about treating it like a science project, adjusting as circumstances change, and understanding how our work challenges often mirror personal ones.

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