It's about time we had some major fun on this podcast! This episode starts off with an unexpected story about a chimpanzee in Jill’s house to open up a discussion about JOY!

Jill shares her experience as a patient with chronic pain. She talks about how frustrating it can be interacting with medical professionals who want to “fix” everything and how you can find joy even in the worst of circumstances.

Joy can be something SO SMALL you probably won’t see it! Slow down and be intentional with how you spend your time, energy, and focus. Learn how to live in the gray area of living with chronic pain alongside of joy AT THE SAME TIME!!! Joy doesn’t have to mean that everything is going your way. It’s a sign of hope and a gentle reminder that this life is worth living while FEELING alive.

“I learned a long time ago on the tilt-a-whirl that it is entirely possible for a human being to laugh and throw up at the same time!” 

Continuing our Awareness Month series, Anna does a deep dive on Lyme Disease! She talks about the mechanism of action for the bacterial infection, signs to look for including that famous bullseye rash, co-infections of protozoa and how the detection/treatment differs from Lyme, as well as the psychological and physical therapy implications.

Join Morgan and Anna for the first episode of a series on diagnoses as we discuss what Ehlers Danlos Syndrome is, how it affects people differently, and implications for health care professionals. May is EDS awareness month, so fill your brain with some knowledge and then spread it for the rest of this month! (or the rest of your life. we won't stop you.)

On this episode Anna and Clare FINALLY get to catch up with Morgan who had four major life updates to share!

You don't want to miss the inside scoop on the mind game that is the NPTE and Morgan's specific experience with the physical effects of taking a test of that magnitude!

This week Clare & Anna take a moment to reflect on the past few weeks & share some exciting 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒖𝒑𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 on their PT journeys!⁠

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The past couple of months have been a crazy ride for the members of the adaPTable podcast... Anna is finishing up her last few weeks as a first year, Morgan has graduated & is preparing for the NPTE, & Clare is working on honing her skills & learning new skills each week as a new grad PT. ⁠

Here are some nuggets you can look forward to in this episode with Anna & Clare:⁠

👉 Focus on what 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐨, not what you can't.⁠

👉 Being 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 can change your perspective & approach in the clinic.⁠

👉 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲; go enjoy a good book, a hike, or a lunch out with friends this week!⁠

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What are some exciting things happening for YOU? Anyone preparing for the NPTE or getting ready to graduate!? Let us know so we can send good vibes your direction!

Episode 24 features Cassie Dowtin, PT and lymphedema specialist who brings a ton of energy taking us through her experience as a patient-provider! In this episode, Cassie shares her story of growing up with a physical disability, becoming a physical therapist, and adapting to a new normal when health issues pop up. She gives so many great personal stories of patient interactions and then co-treating herself as a patient! You don't want to miss this!

To reach Cassie, you can email her at cassie.dowtin@gmail,com. You can also check out her website lymphedema.today for self-help videos, to share your story on her blog, or learn more about lymphedema treatment!

⛰️ 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟐𝟑 "𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘗𝘢𝘪𝘯" with 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐠, 𝐏𝐓, 𝐃𝐏𝐓 ⛰️⁠

🔥This episode is jam packed with tons of great stories, information, and advice. Madeline lays it all out on the table as she 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 through the last 𝟷𝟶 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯.🔥⁠

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: ⁠

💥How chronic pain influenced her decision to 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐏𝐓 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬⁠

💥𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 from treating chronic pain patients to focus on herself ⁠

💥Digging into the 𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧⁠

💥𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐫 of pain, 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬, and 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐬 based on pain⁠

💥𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 about pain using your own experiences ⁠

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💭 If you want to 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 or see more about what she's about, check out her 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 @dr_mad_ptpilates or her 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 atthecorept.com! 💭

This week Clare & Anna sit down to talk about 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 from undergrad to graduate school.

Making any transition in life can have it's difficult moments, and transitioning into PT school is no exception. From balancing a rigorous course load & figuring out the best way to approach studying to figuring out how to work time for self care, family & maybe even a job, diving into PT school can throw us all for a loop. During our conversation, we will each share their personal experiences making that transition, and we will share some of the lessons we learned along the way to make daunting change from undergrad to grad school a little more manageable.

Here are some 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐧𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 you'll find in this episode:

     📖 Find your best 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞 & study time, and do not be afraid to change it up as you go along if your method stops working.

     📖 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 with your professors & your cohort

     📖 When choosing your dream PT school, remember to consider cohort size.

If you have any tips on making the transition into PT school easier or have any questions from today's episode, feel free to drop a comment below ⬇️! We'd love to have a conversation with you & hear your thoughts.

Our guest this week is Alana Castro-Gilliard who is a third year osteopathic medicine student with a passion for serving marginalized populations and advocating for patient access to care.

In this episode, we covered:

-osteopathic medicine vs allopathic medicine

-stigma surrounding clinical conversations in the diagnosis and management of chronic illness

-money is the root of most issues in healthcare #facts

-time constraints and miscommunication leading to confused and frustrated patients

-importance of tailoring patient education to meet the unique needs and expectations of each individual patient 

If you loved this episode and want to reach out to Alana, her personal instagram is @alanaines and her podcast instagram is @prnmedpodcast for your as needed dose of medical knowledge! 

This week Morgan and Anna sit down to talk about 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘛 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭! ⁠

We all know PT school is crazy enough as is, plus throw in the massive amounts of loans most of us take on and we often find ourselves picking up jobs here and there to at least take care of gas and food. ⁠Turns out the two of us have very similar job experience during PT school and have been able to transfer skills learned in PT school to our work life and vice versa. Just don't have 4 jobs at once...can't recommend!