I Love Neuro

We’ve both used the Myers-Briggs to learn about our personalities and it has hugely impacted our work and personal lives once we really embraced it.  We’ve used assessments to hire the perfect virtual assistant and craft our ideal roles.  In this episode we talk (excitedly) about how useful personal assessments are and wonder why they are not used more in healthcare workplaces.  

We discuss the Myers-Briggs, DISC, and Clifton Strengths Assessment revealing findings about each of us.  These assessments have been so useful in helping us see what we should be doing more of and what should be delegated.  Why do healthcare workers feel like they need to be good at everything and do it all?? Is that just the culture? Why are we not delegating out more of the things we don’t like in therapy like documentation?  

Personal Assessments Links:

Myers-Briggs: https://www.16personalities.com

Strengths Finders: https://store.gallup.com/p/en-us/10003/cliftonstrengths-34

DISC: https://discpersonalitytesting.com/free-disc-test/

With our traits we all have strengths and blind spots we need to be aware of so we can keep doing our best and growing.

Anti-racists actions: Watch something that helps move your education further.  John Oliver, Netflix catalog of Black Lives Matter programs 

Come learn about Poi!  A fun, dynamic way to dual task with your clients.  Free webinar Tues Aug 25th at 5:30 pm PST / 8:30 pm EST go to https://www.neurocollaborative.com/poi

How can we just expect people to be motivated to exercise on their own and not get accountability, guidance, and feedback?

We can’t really think of any situations where it is appropriate and beneficial to give people a stack of papers and telling them to go do it on their own...

What are examples of ways you can address more aspects of health for your patients and clients so they thrive?  Listen to some of the programming that Claire is doing with her clients at Rogue to go beyond even physical activity such as a comprehensive cognitive program that addresses prevention and improvement in a multifaceted way.

The research on improving cognition:

1. Aerobic exercise - get to 60-80% HR max (need to measure this!) at least 3 hrs/week min
2. Skill based exercise - functional mobility, sports-training, problem solving, complex physical tasks. Ex - dancing, boxing.  At least 3 times per week.
3. Dual task training - both cognitive and physical.  2 distinct things that could be done completely separately. Ex - texting or dialing a phone number while walking.  At least 3 times per week.

Setting this up as an intensive program with pre- and post- testing.  12 sessions with coaching for how the exercises will be performed.

Normalizing cognition - assessments, prevention

Medications, exercise, brain training, mindfulness meditation, diet, lifestyle, connection

Brain HQ: https://www.brainhq.com/

Brain workbook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1412714508?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

What can you do moving forward to improve this for your clients/patients?

• Try some assessments and start education your patients and clients
• Dual task testing is a must.  Try to find tests with age norms.
• Aerobic exercise measuring their HR.
• Try Brain HQ yourself.
• Monitor and have a checklist.  Claire’s checklist: https://www.roguept.com/brain-health-weekly-challenge
  
  

Anti-racist actions:  Set up a simple recurring donation to make a habit of helping, being generous, and demonstrating a belief in abundance.  The ACLU targets MANY areas of human rights.

https://www.aclu.org

Learn how to use movement, dual task or skill-based training with sensory input in a creative and challenging way with your patients to get them results with Poi!  Register for the free Poi webinar Tues Aug 25th at 5:30 pm PST / 8:30 pm EST by going  to https://www.neurocollaborative.com/poi

There are a few options you can do when setting up your wellness business or side gig but even more things that stop therapists like you from moving forward to make it happen.  We discuss the common barriers, fears, and hesitations and help you overcome these in order to create the life you want to help the people who need you.

We also discuss what to consider when looking for an attorney and how you might go about finding one plus some things we’re working on to make this a super simple process for you in the future!

If you're ready to take action on a wellness business

Check out the wellness business free video and resource guide that we made at https://www.neurocollaborative.com/wellness

Support anti-racism by buying from black owned businesses.  We discovered you can find this information on WeBuyBlack, The Black Wallet, and Official Black Wall Street. Yelp now has a feature to search for Black-owned businesses, and Etsy features Black-owned businesses here. 

https://webuyblack.com


http://theblackwallet.com


https://officialblackwallstreet.com/directory/


https://nymag.com/strategist/article/black-owned-businesses-support-shop.html?fbclid=IwAR2lkf5cmXFmOXDQDEAZpQUtVqnTRW7-xqxkxHMaIKbODoBdBv-LNupc0Z8

You can also do a google search for black-owned restaurants in your area to order dinner from!

Neuro therapists and trainers struggle alllll the time trying to figure out what to charge for their cash-based wellness services like 1:1s and group classes.  There’s a LOT that goes into this… maybe more than you realize but you can overcome the struggle and set yourself up for success!  In this episode we walk through the critical components to setting your price and what you should ALWAYS make sure to do. 

Check out the FREE wellness business video and resource guide that we made at https://www.neurocollaborative.com/wellness

Anti-racist actions: the status quo is not okay and we need to continue working toward change.  We need more equity in businesses.  More diversity and diverse view-points represented in our own lives, in healthcare, and in our practices.  

Something that has helped us to continue making that change personally has been diversifying who we follow on social media and the authors we’re reading.

Claire joined a high-level coaching program led by a black woman that is ahh-mazing

Awesome black woman PT to follow: https://drjpop.com content and social media

In the last episode we talked about what to do to get your wellness practice started.  We had a physical therapist from our audience ask a question.  Emily asked “if I’m doing this as a side gig, what’s the first step? Talking to a lawyer?”  We answer her question and talk more about what those first steps are and dive into how to determine what type of service to offer that will really thrive in your area.  

We also discuss the key ingredient to getting your wellness side gig or business going that was essential for both of us when we got started with our own businesses.

Learn the routes we took to get started and what that looked like as far as additional work for income as well as renting, scoping out places to get started, and what your rental arrangement should look like if you do decide to rent from someone.

Anti-racist update: 3 min video of Neil deGrasse Tyson answering on why there are not more women in science (great listen)

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7ihNLEDiuM

Great article on tangible things white people can do to be anti-racist: 

https://medium.com/equality-includes-you/what-white-people-can-do-for-racial-justice-f2d18b0e0234

Today we share an update on Claire’s plan/status of reopening Rogue during COVID and where she is (or isn’t) with that challenging issue.  Gyms in our area have been allowed to re-open for about a month now.  Learn what Claire is considering.

For our main topic today we discuss what is needed to create an awesome wellness business. A lot of therapists are nervous about starting a business and there are those little things that stop you from moving forward and limit progress in your career and career satisfaction because you don’t know what to do or how to do it.  So we listed out the crucial elements to starting your own wellness business and we’re going to show you step by step what to do.  Today we begin the discussion and talk about the most important things to consider.

If you're ready to take action we are putting something together with extremely tangible steps for you to take.  The things that normally make therapists hesitate and stop them from ever getting started, we are going to walk you through all of that in August

Check out the wellness business free video and resource guide that we made at https://www.neurocollaborative.com/wellness

Check out the Me and White Supremacy 28 day instagram challenge. Here is a link to the journal prompts to actually do the work. It is so important to continue working on this even if it doesn’t feel as loud in the media. Now is still the time to learn to be anti-racist.  https://blm.btown-in.org/uploads/1/1/8/6/118615243/me_and_white_supremacy_workbook__final_book_.pdf 

Anti-racist action step: How can you start helping in underserved areas? Volunteer at schools or career day (virtually!)

Erin was invited to do a couple of presentations to PTs about starting a wellness practice and LOTS of questions came up.  Therapists are confused about it and don't know what to tell clients.  

Most therapists don't know what they need to get started and feel overwhelmed with the idea of trying to navigate that road.  

We're here to help make that much more simple and give you some tools to start your own wellness practice.  Whether you're doing it already or barely thinking about it, there will be valuable tips in this episode for you like:

• The best questions you can ask yourself to guide your decisions
• How to explain that you're doing wellness even though you're a therapist
• What the recommended paperwork is to have for doing wellness
• Documentation recommendations for wellness
• Examples of wellness vs cash PT

Learn More With This Wellness Free Resource Video and Guide: https://www.neurocollaborative.com/wellness

Please listen to episode 10 to learn about racism in our profession as experienced by neuro PT Oscar Gallardo and what we can do to improve.  Check out these resources:

https://www.apta.org/diversity-equity-and-inclusion

https://centennial.apta.org/support-aptas-campaign-for-future-generations/

Many therapists don't know how to approach wellness in neuro. They are nervous about doing something wrong and limit the progress their clients can make.  Many don't have credible programs to send their patients to after discharge - to that we say: START SOMETHING AND HERE IS WHY!!

How does your background impact the trajectory of your life? Your career?  What are obstacles you’ve overcome to get to where you are?  What if life stacked things against you making it so difficult to get to where you want to go?

We invited Oscar Gallardo, fellow neuro therapist and passionate advocate for the profession to discuss what it is like being latino in the profession.  Plus we’ll discuss where we need to go to improve diversity, inclusion, and access both in the profession and in the patients we serve and why it starts VERY early on.

Insert emoji with hands on face but don’t touch your face!

What should you consider with reopening your space after COVID? What precautions will you take? How will it all work? What are you NOT considering?  Listen for our top tips on what we think will need to be done to reopen. 

For additional resources mentioned in the episode, go to https://www.neurocollaborative.com/blog/9-re-opening-after-covid-how-is-that-going-to-look