With tax season being on the horizon, we were incredibly excited to welcome a special guest Joseph Smith EA, MSTax, RRT, to fill us in on travel therapy taxes. As the founder of Travel Tax, Joseph was well equipped to share his expert advice for travelers to hear before they file—covering stipends and reimbursements, tax homes vs. permanent homes, tax deductions for travel therapists, and more.

On our newest edition of Next Stop, we welcomed a special guest, Jillian Griffith M.Ed., CCC-SLP, to tell us everything about life as a travel SLP working in Montana. Jillian shared some of her favorite experiences in “Big Sky Country” with her husband, Zach and dog, Lady—adding key tips on looking for housing, packing essentials, must see places, and more.

On this episode, we wanted to help you get your 2021 started off on the right foot financially, so we were incredibly excited to welcome Tim Fraticelli DPT, MBA—the founder of PTProgress—to hear some of his wisdom! Tim came prepared with years of financial experience to share some advice on getting organized financially, paying off student loans, preparing fiscally for 2021, and more.

In this episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with two traveling PTs who have spent their entire careers on the road together! Chelsea Needham, DPT & Elysia Peterson, DPT look fondly on their experience traveling as a pair, sharing different aspects of their own traveling relationship, how they’ve arranged housing and transportation together, tips for other travelers wanting to adventure together, and more.

In this episode, we welcome a dynamic duo of school therapists—Leslie Sellers, PT and Haley Krug, OTR/L—to share their experiences as OT and PT in a school setting. Leslie and Haley reflect on their journey as coworkers, sharing what drew them to working in schools, their roles within the school district, working in school during COVID-19, and more.

On this week’s episode, we got to speak with a travel PT dynamic duo, Tori Heckendorn PT, DPT and Devin Reilley PT, DPT, about traveling together and meeting new people while on assignment in a new place. Calling on their four years of experience as travel PTs, Tori and Devin share their insights on homesickness, making new connections in a new city, being social while socially distancing during COVID-19, and more.

In this edition of “Next Stop,” we welcome special guest, Heidi Pappert MS, CCC-SLP, to share her experiences while on assignment in Alaska. Reflecting on her own first adventure to the last frontier, Heidi discusses everything that future travelers need to know before heading up north—things like transportation, meeting new people, finding housing, and more.

In this episode, we welcome special guest Marla Gritzan, RRT, a Respiratory Therapist on her fourth outpatient rehab assignment in Washington state. Marla takes us through her respiratory therapy career journey, discussing her experience with burnout, her transition into travel therapy, working with patients during COVID-19, and more.

This episode marks the first edition of Next Stop—a location centered series giving you all the details on different travel therapy destinations around the country. We spoke with special guest Julia Kuhn MS, CCC-SLP—a.k.a., The Traveling Traveler—to give us a first-hand look at what life is like traveling in Hawaii. Julia has been traveling to Hawaii for almost four years(!) and gives advice on housing, transportation, meeting people, and more!

In this episode, we get real about working as a therapist during the COVID-19 pandemic in a conversation with Nancy Yamoah, OTR/L, who has been working on the frontline in a skilled nursing facility through it all. Drawing from experiences that she has also shared on her YouTube channel, LovelyyOT, Nancy discusses the big changes in her facility, day-to-day operations during the pandemic, finding positives and normalcy at her job, and more.