PT Reddit Files dives into the shadowy underworld of Reddit, where anonymous PTs and clinic owners vent, rant, and project their frustrations about business without ever confronting the real problem: a refusal to learn the rules of business ownership.

In Case File Two, we dissect a Reddit thread titled “Surviving the Slow Months.” What starts as a familiar complaint about insurance cuts, payroll stress, and “unfair” realities of private practice quickly reveals something deeper: resentment toward business itself and an attachment to how things should be instead of how they actually are.

In this episode, Paul breaks down why slow months don’t kill clinics, poor planning does. Why being a great clinician caps you at $20K a month if you never develop business skills. And why blaming Medicare, staff, or patients is a guaranteed way to stay stuck. We contrast the “should world” mindset with the “is world” reality and explain why the clinics that thrive accept the rules of the game and build smarter models around them.

If you’ve ever felt frustrated, burned out, or tempted to believe the profession is broken, this episode will challenge how you think about business, ownership, and what’s actually possible when you stop fighting reality and start designing around it.

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