Shifting Perspectives, LLC

Like the sign says, the world is FULL of kind people, but if you just can't track one down today (or any day), BE ONE! 🥰

It's the kids for me!!

This week has been rough and the overwhelm has been on 💯, but this little pear just made my day.

A sweet kiddo who is not on my caseload, but who I always share a sweet smile and wave with each morning, brought me this pear with a bright smile and a, "Look, I have a pear! It's for you!" 🥹 (He's also passed by my office window about 3 times to spy the pear on my desk and grins hugely each time he sees it 😁).

The kids will always save the day 🥰🍐

There is SO much to be concerned about these days – especially with the current political climate and the hard-to-keep-up-with shifts that have come along with the new administration 😮‍💨

And since it can be too easy to get overwhelmed each day as an SLP when things are NORMAL, here’s a gentle reminder to actively look for the 'good' every day --for our students' sake and for our own mental health and peace (hello somebody!).

Because in the midst of the craziness, goodness still abounds.

Praying for ya'll! 🥰

This post is for me ya'll! It's an important reminder that I dont mind sharing publicly...

Call me an optimist, but very little shakes my faith, peace, and hope:

🚫Not the outrageous lack of diversity in the SLP field
🚫Not the obvious plot to strip me and my descendants
of our God-given and hard-fought civil rights
🚫Not the recent election results

At the end of the day, I cannot control what anyone else says, believes, or does (including how they vote). And that's OK. Because that's not my job. My only job is to:

✅️continue to have hope and faith
✅️show up as my very best self in every space I enter
✅️be the very person I'm praying the world has more of
✅️advocate for the changes I want to see (that part!)
✅️do all the above in love ❤️

I will always leave room at my table for others to feel, think, and believe differently than I do. But if you sit at my table, do so knowing that my agenda will be to let the love of God shine so brightly through me, that any hate you may bring will be choked out. Because love always wins. And my faith never dies.

The FREE Autism Parenting Summit kicks off TOMORROW! Interested in learning more about:

🎯Behavior Solutions
🎯Speech & Communication
🎯Social Skills
🎯Sensory Solutions
🎯Transitioning to Adulthood
🎯Picky Eating
🎯Executive Function & Motor Skills
🎯Special Education
🎯Dealing with Transitions
🎯Mental Health & Anxiety
🎯Self-care for Parents

Then register today and join me, Dr. Temple Grandin, Elizabeth Bonker, and many more October 11th - 14th!

➡️ autismparentingsummit.com

🎉 Exciting News! 🎉

I'm preparing to share all you need to know about Dynamic Assessments, so get ready to join me for an engaging presentation that will help you elevate your assessment game immediately! Whether you're a seasoned SLP or totally new to the field, there's something for everyone!

📅 Save the date:

🗓️ Monday, 9/23/24

🕒 12 pm ET

This won't be your average presentation! 😉

This is the face of a happy school-based SLP 😁 For teacher appreciation week, free smoothies were on the menu, and after a less-than awesome therapy session, it made my day!

It's the small things 😊

Thank a teacher today (and every day, cuz they DESERVE IT!)

I'm excited to have been invited back as a vendor at the 2nd annual Adaptive Maryland Day festival! 🥳

Last year was amazing, and I'm looking forward to sharing Lola Koala and the fun language-building adventure she embarks on with more families! (Also, the music and food are always great! 😆).

🌟And don't miss my LIVE book reading this year! 🌟

I love the versatility of being an SLP!

Check out my convo with Tanner and learn more about how I've applied my skills set to:

🚀 help tons of kiddos and their families elevate their communication skills through my interactive daycare/ school-based programs
🚀 assist numerous educators in shifting their perspectives on best teaching practices for diverse learners through my educator training program
🚀 make reading fun WHILE specifically boosting fundamental language skills using my lift-the-flap board books
🚀 help graduate SLP students expand their knowledge and practical clinical skills ( including CRITICAL THINKING skills) to ensure they're prepared to serve the diverse needs of culturally and linguistically diverse groups via my graduate level workshop

And I'm sure I'm not done yet! 😆

The mission is to do all that I can to empower our future generations and that goal can be accomplished both inside and outside of the SLP field!

I don't know about ya'll, but I often check-in with myself to reflect and gauge how effectively I'm handling the stressors that come along with being a speech-language pathologist (ESPECIALLY one who works in schools 🥴).

The most important reason for this self-assessment is to ensure I remain in good mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical health, but I also do it to ensure I'm able to offer my students the very BEST version of me -- because that's exactly what they deserve.

Today, my school's daily affirmation -- one that is recited by every kiddo each morning as a part of the morning announcements -- serves as a good reminder of why I show up as my very best self, no matter what difficulties, annoyances, injustices, drama (or even trauma!) await me, and why I use every therapy session to see, understand, and speak life to the WHOLE CHILD- not just address a speech or language disorder...

"There will never be another now - I will make the most of today. There will never be another me - I will make the most of myself. It is up to me to respect myself and others, to gain the knowledge I deserve, and to share it with the world."

❤️