This week Morgan and Anna sit down to chat about what their experiences have been like during classes and clinicals in the midst of a pandemic. We chat about how Anna's classes have been structured and what adaptations she has had to make to practice and study, how Morgan felt being an SPT in both outpatient and COVID-filled ICU facilities, and our overall reflections on the semester. ⁠

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Join us on today's episode of the AdaPTable Podcast for a conversation with Lexi Haggard, SPT. Lexi will share with us her journey through PT school while learning how to adapt her learning style to work with dyslexia. She'll talk about strategies she has used while in school to help her learn & retain information, share some tips & insights she has gained through her experiences of juggling PT school & dyslexia, & talk about the importance of not playing the comparison game & just finding what works best for you.

Join us on today's episode as we chat about energy budgeting. We'll talk about everything from our personal tactics that we use to budget our energy to the importance of establishing a healthy boundary between work & home to prevent burnout & maintain healthy physical, mental, & emotional energy levels. 

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Join us on this week's jam packed, knowledge filled episode as we chat with Hallie Schiff, PT, DPT. Hallie is a Pediatric Physical Therapist who shares with us her story of being a pediatric physical therapist with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome & how that experience shaped her path to becoming a physical therapist. She talks about her experience applying to PT school & what she focused on when choosing the which programs she would apply to. She also discusses how she has adapted her approach in the clinic to provide optimal patient care & still accommodate her chronic illness, how she has handled communicating her needs to her co-workers/employers, &  the advice she has for students applying to PT school who may have a chronic illness or disability.   

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Join us on today's episode where we chat with Anthony Allen, PT, DPT. Anthony is a physical therapist in Northeast Arkansas who is using his personal experience with prosthetics to provide advocacy & education to individuals & clinicians about prosthetics rehab. Anthony will share with us his personal story of prosthetic rehab following his above the knee amputation, how his experience changed the course of his career as a physical therapist, & his advice on navigating the profession as an individual who utilizes prosthetics. Get ready for some knowledge bombs because this episode is loaded with them!

Join us on today's episode as we get to know our third & final host of the Adaptable Podcast, Anna! Anna is a 1st year SPT with a love of all things sailing & PT. We'll chat with Anna about where she is in her PT journey & how she has had to adapt as a student with Covid-19, her experience with Lyme Disease and a complex chronic illness & how it impacted her decision to pursue physical therapy, the challenges she has had to overcome, and how she is hoping to use her personal journey to make an impact on our profession & the individuals she encounters as an SPT & future DPT.

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Join us on today's episode as we get to know a little more about one of our hosts, Morgan. Morgan will share her story with us & talk about her personal experiences of navigating PT school & the clinic with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome & Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. She'll talk about her experience of applying to PT school, how her diagnosis of EDS & POTS has changed how she has approached school, & how she has used her personal experiences to advocate for others both within the school & the clinic. 

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Join us on today's episode as we get to know more about one of our three hosts, Clare! Clare is a New Grad PT practicing in the outpatient setting. On this episode we'll chat with Clare about her experiences applying to PT school, the adaptations she had to make with certain therapy techniques, & her experiences navigating both PT school & the clinic with Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency & Ectrodactyly.

Welcome to The AdaPTable Podcast! On this episode we will chat about how our team got connected, the origins & inception of the podcast & our goals/mission with this podcast as we move forward to help create a community & break down barriers for PT's, PTA's, SPT's, & Pre-PT's with disabilities & chronic illnesses who are out there making a difference in our profession! Join us in the conversation as we begin this journey & get to know some incredible people along the way!

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