SLP Happy Hour

This week, we are digging in to ways that work email can make you miserable and actionable steps about what to do about it.
We also answer a listener question: what work settings do we work in?

If you ever find yourself shuddering over that next email ding, overwhelmed by your inbox, or even repeatedly checking your email, this episode is for you! We’ll talk about how you may not be using your email well and how to make it work for you.

We shared six email tips:

1. Turn off all notifications
2. Have scheduled check-in times for email. Stick to it!
3. Scan for urgent emails first and leave the rest.
4. Keep emotional conversations out of your inbox.
5. When you check your email, have your to-do list in front of you, and slot in other’s requests in order of priority - don’t just take care of email tasks first.
6. Get off the email response carousel (to keep out of your inbox: scheduling, emotional conversations, task management)
This week, we mentioned several project management systems, including:

Slack www.slack.com

Asana www.asana.com

For scheduling: Doodle www.doodle.com or Acuity Scheduling www.acuityscheduling.com

This week, on Sarah’s first solo podcast, you’ll learn four situations in which self care doesn’t feel good. This episode is perfect for anyone who wants to learn a bit about switching a job setting, how to quit, or how to have tough conversations with others to draw boundaries. Sarah shares surprising ways to care for yourself that might not feel great in the moment, but are essential for your SLP survival.
This episode ends with an SLP pep talk for all you SLPs out there who need to hear some loving words of affirmation. Listen in and be ready to conquer those difficult SLP situations!

This week, we are digging into your relationship with time and how time impacts your stress level. If you ever find yourself overwhelmed with to-dos or just feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day, this episode is for you! We’ll define a Hustle Season and give you some tips to get through it.

We also discussed the definition of a work mantra and why you should find yours.

Our SLP Wisdom this episode is understanding our connection between stress and time and how to identify a “found moment,” and what to do about it.

In this episode we discuss a listener question: do you really have a happy hour while recording this podcast? We also talk about a “like list,” how it can help with workplace stress, and what’s on ours. We also share a lazy lesson (or is it an “efficient lesson?”) that we tried this week. Sarie shares her concept of a “Frankenstein job” and what it means. We also talk about what to do when you need to say no to your boss (!), and SLP advice that will encourage you to go for that goal you have in mind.

This week, a speech-language pathology conversation on asking for help. This episode is perfect for anyone who wants to learn to identify your helpers, hear about a lesson gone wrong (holy vulnerability!), and learn about how to increase courage and vulnerability as an SLP.

Sarie really digs in to how she’s identified helpers in her work setting and how she’s learned to ask for help, even when it’s hard. Sarah shares a lesson that bombed big time, we talk about how we all make SLP mistakes.

This week we are exploring guilty self-care pleasures and what to do when you have a bad speech-language pathology day. If you find yourself sorting through SLP situations where emotions are running h