We had fun chatting with our friend, 𝑨𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒂 𝑨𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏, 𝑷𝑻, 𝑫𝑷𝑻 for 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟏𝟗 of The 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 "Traveling Beyond the Stigma"! Trust us, you won't want to miss this episode!

Aundrea is a new grad travel therapist, currently working in Montrose, CO. In this episode, Aundrea shares her story of being diagnosed with anxiety & depression in PT school & how she was able to grow through her experiences & travel beyond the stigma of mental health. 

Here are some insights to look forward to in this episode:

🎇 A look into navigating the rigors of PT school while balancing depression &/or anxiety.

🎇 Tips on how to support a peer or patient who may be struggling with anxiety or depression.

🎇 Patient-provider perspective on the stigma of mental health & seeking professional help.

🎇 Advocating for yourself & not allowing others to define your limitations or abilities.

If you enjoyed this episode and have more questions for Aundrea, feel free to check her out on Instragram @𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧_, or you can email her at 𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚.𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝟑𝟑𝟎𝟐@𝐠𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥.𝐜𝐨𝐦! 

We have something extra special for you this week on 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟏𝟖 of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐏𝐓𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭! This week we chat with 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬, 𝐁𝐒𝐜, 𝐌𝐒𝐜, 𝐌𝐂𝐒𝐏 for our first international guest episode! ⁠⁠

Tash works as a 𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘏𝘚 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 in the UK while balancing her chronic illness. She shares her incredible journey to a diagnosis of EDS through the NHS system and how those experiences have led to her working as a physio within the NHS hospital system. ⁠

Here's some tidbits you have to look forward to in this episode: ⁠

💥 A look into diagnosis and treatment through the NHS!⁠

💥 Confronting your diagnosis head on!⁠

💥 Advocating for yourself when trying to get the help you need! ⁠

💥 Patient-provider perspective on the stigma of chronic pain and fibromyalgia diagnoses!⁠

💥 Staying active and acknowledging the strength of your body!⁠

💥 Tips and tricks for balancing chronic illness with school or work as a healthcare provider! ⁠

If you enjoy the episode and have more questions for Tash, feel free to check her out @𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐡_𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭_𝐭𝐡𝐞_𝐥𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 and follow along on her journey!!! ⁠

𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟏𝟕 is up!!! In this episode, Clare and Morgan sit down to chat about the dreaded comparison game. ⁠

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👉It is not uncommon for individuals with disabilities & chronic illnesses to have friends or family admit that they 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥/𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘴 because they feel like their troubles are small in comparison to those of the individual with a disability or chronic illness.⁠

👉 It is also not uncommon for individuals with disabilities & chronic illnesses to 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 of the fact that they may not be able to do certain things, may require certain accommodations, etc.⁠

👉 This results in a 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 which can make some conversations awkward or difficult when they don't have to be, especially as a patient-provider. ⁠

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𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬:⁠

🎇 We each have 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺, don't try to compare your story to someone else's. Embrace your story & support others in theirs.⁠

🎇 We all have a different way of handling the comparison game conversation- 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 & keep moving forward.⁠

🎇 Recognizing & establishing 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 can be key in the comparison game conversation.⁠

⁠Join us on today's episode of The AdaPTable Podcast, for a conversation with Morgan & Clare about 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 and how to 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵-𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳.⁠ ⁠

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Follow the 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘪𝘰 or check it out on your 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 and let us know what you think! ⁠

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𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞??? 

We are super excited to bring on our 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝐑𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐧 𝐊𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐁𝐒, 𝐑𝐍 for Episode 16 of The Adaptable Podcast "𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐲"!!! 

Ry worked her way through the medical field from an EMT to an ER RN and now to a hospital case manager. She is also Miss Wheelchair Virginia 2020 and 2021 and proudly represents the EDS community and ambulatory wheelchair users, works to educate healthcare providers on how to level with patients, and empowers fellow disabled healthcare providers!!! 

You won't want to miss this episode as we sit down with Ry and talk everything from finding your place in your profession to advocacy to accessibility and everything in between!!! 

Here are some 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 for you to look forward to: 

💥 Understanding the scope of your profession and the many career possibilities!

💥 Bringing the patient perspective to healthcare!

💥 Patient reactions to a healthcare provider in a wheelchair!

💥 Ambulatory wheelchair users!

💥 Interprofessional disability advocacy and creating systemic change in how we teach new providers to interact with patients!

If you want to connect with Ry or follow her story head on over to her page, @chronically_ry!

Motivation can be hard to find, especially in the long-haul that is PT School, or any professional school. We all have had those days where we have no motivation to study or practice. We have all had those days where we get frustrated because we feel like no matter how much we study we'll never be able to remember all of the information rushing at us like water from a fire house... Join us on today's episode where we chat about the ways we have found to help keep up our motivation through the ups & the downs & continue moving forward to become the best clinicians we can be for our patients & our profession.

If you enjoyed today's episode & you want to continue the conversation, you can check us out on Facebook or Instagram via the links below, or you can email us at: [email protected].

Check out the links below to get connected with The AdaPTable Podcast Community!

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Bill Withers had it right when he wrote the famous song "Lean on Me... "We all need somebody to lean on"! Support systems are vital to us, not only in PT school, but in life in general... Of all the things in your PT school & life tool kit, your supprot system may be the most improtant thing. Join us on today's episode as we chat about our personal experiences in building our support systems in school, ways we adapted to changes in our support systems, & the value open, trusted relationships had on our overall PT school experience. We'll also chat about the roles different people play in our support system and the importance of creating healthy boundaries within those support systems. Anna will also share a challenge she has for all of us as we move forward in creating & shaping our support systems.

Who is in your support group, & what role do you play in supporting each other? Take some time this week and thank the people who are in your "tribe", send them a text, give them a call, write them a letter, and let them know what they mean to you.

If you enjoyed today's episode & you want to continue the conversation, you can check us out on Facebook or Instagram via the links below, or you can email us at: [email protected].

Check out the links below to get connected with The AdaPTable Podcast Community!

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In this episode, we chat with Dani Fusaro, PT, DPT about how chronic illness and the coronavirus pandemic have shaped her career path into telehealth, wellness coaching, content creating, and even modeling! We had so much fun in this interview talking about clinic, disability visibility, school, accommodations, and everything in between. Dani has been treating COVID "long haulers" via telehealth while simultaneously building her business for coaching people with chronic illnesses and we're so excited for what's to come!

If you LOVED this episode as much as we did, follow Dani on Instagram @dayswithdaninicole for more fabulous content like my personal favorite, all things ~manifestation~ (go make things happen for yourself). 

It's officially 2021 which means it's time for us to lay out our intentions and goals for 2021!!! Tune into Episode 12 of The AdaPTable Podcast to listen to our reflections, intentions, and goals! ⁠

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This episode is raw and genuine full of laughter as we each share our personal goals and intentions for the year... which happened to have more overlap than we ever would have thought!!! ⁠

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Our biggest shared personal goal is to get back into intentional pleasure reading! And to hold ourselves accountable we'll be sharing our progress and doing mini-reviews of the books each time we finish one!!! ⁠

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We had lots and lots of other great personal intentions and goals which we dive deeper into in this episode so you'll have to tune in to learn more! ⁠

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We also delve into our goals for the podcast and this page- which we had not sat down and revisited in a while sooooo you get to see us throw some of our biggest ideas out in the open for the first time. ⁠

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A lot of times the first step to make something happen is to get your ideas out there. What is your #1 intention for 2021???

It takes a lot to advocate for yourself & be willing to become vulnerable & communicate your health needs & accommodations with your peers & professors. Join us on today's episode where we talk about our own experiences & some lessons we learned about communicating with our peers, professors, & clinical instructors about our chronic illnesses & disabilities. We'll chat about obstacles we have encountered, fears we had to overcome, & some practical ways to approach the conversation you may have been dreading. 

If you enjoyed today's episode & you want to continue the conversation, you can check us out on Facebook or Instagram via the links below, or you can email us at: [email protected].

Check out the links below to get connected with The AdaPTable Podcast Community!

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https://www.instagram.com/theadaptablepodcast/

On Episode 10 of The Adaptable Podcast we sat down with Brooke Stewart "Sugar B", PT, DPT to discuss life as a Type 1 diabetic. Brooke shares her journey with us as she discovered the power of education, fitness, and advocacy. From navigating uncovering the classification of diabetes as a disability to accommodations in school and on the NPTE to building a sense of community for Type 1 Diabetics, Brooke dives deep into her deep passion for advocacy and education while sharing how she connects with her patients  as a tool for patient care. Before signing off she left us with some of her most valuable advice to the disabled community navigating the profession that you won't want to miss out on. 

Check out her Instagram (and new swag shop) on her page @sugarb_and_me if you're interested in connecting with her or learning more about how she advocates for diabetics and other disabilities alike!!!