The Thrive Guide

The Thrive Guide

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The Thrive Guide episodes

  • Pelvic Party: Creating a successful pelvic floor empire with Dr Jessica Reale

    The queen has arrived and her name is Dr. Jessica Reale. Well known in the pelvic health community as one half of the mastermind behind Pelvic-Con, owner of her own practice at Atlanta, Southern Pelvic Health, Co-Founder of Pelvic University and so much more, it is easy to see how Dr. Reale is successful. In this episode she talks about the ways to utilize I don't know as a launching pad for clinical growth and gives us a nickel for our existential crisis.

    Links and tags:

    Instagram: @southernpelvichealth

    Email: [email protected]

    Website: Southernpelvichealth.com

    30 min
  • TRANSforming your scope of care with Dr. Ken McGee

    I hope you're ready for an honest and authentic conversation between two friends because today I welcome to inspiring and kind Dr. Ken McGee to my show. They are shattering norms and breaking down barriers by creating spaces they didn't have. A leader in gender affirming care Ken touches on his own gender identity, his own sense of belonging and how that shaped him into the Queer and Here PT he is today!

    Follow him on Instagram: @B3ptco

    Follow me on instagram and tiktok @Dpts_With_anxiety

    Trigger warning: this episode contains a conversation about young people death.

    Special thanks to the @PTpintcast network for hosting The Thrive Guide

    29 min
  • A Booty Call With The Pelvic Floor Jake

    Join me on this special Episode where I am joined by Dr Jake Bartholomy, PT DPT and he talks all about his CSM presentation "BUTT ...your patients are curious. Safe considerations for anal sex"

    Follow him @pelvic_floor_jake and special thanks to @PTPintcast network.

    17 min
  • School Is in Session: PT Educator's Guide to Side Hustle Success

    Ever wondered if you had the skills to start a side hustle? Well then this episode can be yours for $DEGREE.99. Dr. (dr.) F. Scot Feil, DPT, EdD walks us through his journey to becoming a master communicator. With a degree in English and PT, Scott share's his biggest blunders so you don't have to when it comes to starting a side hustle as a PT. This light hearted and inspiring conversation will have you stepping back and preparing to dive head first into your first or next successful side hustle.

    Work with Dr. Fiel! https://pteducator.com/order-page?am_id=Anxiety10

    Find him on the socials: @PTEducator

    Follow me for more anxious and awkward moments in higher education and healthcare @dpts_with_anxiety and subscribe for more Thrive Guide Content

    Huge thank you to the @PTPintcast network for hosting this show!

    38 min
  • Burnout is Inevitable: How To Prolong Your Peace

    On this episode of The Thrive Guide Dr. Kay Mastrocola talks about burnout and how attempts to "prevent burnout" are futile and potentially harmful. She shares personal stories of her own burn out, her opinions on group vs individual moral and gives ideas on how to prolong your peace.

    Special thanks to @PTPintcast and the PTPintcast Network for hosting our show.

    28 min
  • Pants Are Optional For Today's Podcast with Guest Lance Frank

    Today I am joined by the honest and real Lance Frank, better known on Tiktok and Instagram as @Lanceinyourpants. As a male pelvic health PT Lance talks about the reality of needing to sometimes create your own address instead of hopping from place to place hoping you find it. He talks about navigating healthcare during the pandemic and his rise to tiktok fame and how in the end it's boils down to being kind. w

    31 min
  • Embracing my hard head: My life after a TBI

    Host Dr. Kay Mastrocola, better known as @Dpts_with_anxiety recounts a life changing incident that shaped the rest of her PT career. Find out how her competitive spirit lead to advocacy, self preservation and true love.

    Interested in more? Check out @PTPintcast for more of your favorite PT content.

    35 min
  • Go With The Work-Life Flow: Creating Success as an Emergency Room PT

    Joined in studio with me is the one, the only, ED DPT, Dr Rebekah Griffith who shares her hobby as an emergency room physical therapist. We talk the importance of PT's role in health care, touch on trauma informed care and hear how The ED DPT's two near death experiences helped shape her into a stronger and more compassionate clinician (with a little help from store bough serotonin).

    SHOW LINKS:

    Special thanks to the PT Pintcast for their network. hear episodes like this and more @PTpintcast on instagram or anywhere you get your podcasts and be sure to check out Rebekah's show @InTheEDNow.

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    41 min
  • What's Spoons Got To Do With It?

    On this episode of The Thrive Guide I talk alone to myself again at 10 pm at night and we discuss everything from soup to social anxiety. And yes... I promise the two are related. Learn what it means to be "low on spoons" and how I managed to back 200 plastic spoons in a carryon bag to San Diego. I also talk about my history of ever evolving mental illness only to find out it was ADHD all along! Thanks for coming along on another adventure.

    Resources from todays episode:

    Dyscalculia: What the heck is that? https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23949-dyscalculia

    Thank you so much to this weeks sponsor @VarelaFinancial. Follow them on instagram for money saving tips and student loan education and schedule a free consult at varelafinancial.com

    43 min

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I’m Dr Kay Mastrocola. Physical Therapist, Golden Retriever Enthusiast and Mental Health Advocate. I'm also the two brain cells behind the health care and higher education meme page…