Speech and Movement

12/09/2024

Hands up if you have ever felt unheard and diminished by white, patriarchal systems. ✋🏼

As a speech language pathologist, I treat clinical communication disorders as well as provide non-clinical communication coaching. 🎙️

Communication coaching is for everybody who wants to improve the clarity, impact, and confidence of their message. And yes, even SLPs can benefit from this (think-inservice presentations and contentious IEP meetings!). 🗣️

Schedule your free consultation today (link in bio).

04/16/2024

The end of the school year is coming and many of you are looking to the summer months with anticipation and curiosity how the break in services might impact the speech and language progress your students have made this year.

I am excited to announce my 2024 summer speech therapy program!!

-No evaluation required
-Convenient & efficient
-Fun, engaging activities
-Evidence-based
-Maintain skills learned (and grow into next school year!)
-Still attend while traveling
-Virtual & in person options

We will get your students closer to meeting their communication goals before next school year, and best of all, we’ll be having FUN!

If your student already has an IEP or other speech therapy treatment plan, we can utilize that, or we can do an evaluation before summer services begin.

Families will also receive a progress note to share with their school team at the end of the summer so they can pick up where we left off!

Please note: I am licensed to see clients in AZ, CA, CO, KY, MI, MO, NJ, TX

Please share this post with someone you know is looking for speech therapy this summer!

Click the link for more info or schedule a free consultation! https://speechandmovement.com/summerspeechtherapy

02/19/2024

A quick word of appreciation for these two amazing, loving and tenacious women in my life. I got to spend the weekend with the first and got to enjoy surprising the second with a new Valentine’s Day special doll to add to her growing collection. If there’s one thing they’ve taught me, is it’s important to stay engaged in living life, have interests and hobbies/people that bring you joy, and despite whatever life throws our way, to keep putting one foot in front of the other (ok that’s 3 things). Love you BaaBaa and Mimi- I hope to be as interesting and tough as you both are when I get to my 90s 🥰

01/16/2024

One of my big goals in 2024 is growing my private practice and being totally self employed!

First blog of 2024 is live now, as is my calendar to book a free consultation for speech therapy, communication coaching, and/or health coaching!

Pick your action step:

-Book a free consultation to determine your goals in 2024 https://calendly.com/speechandmovement/free-consultation

-Share this blog post with someone who can benefit https://speechandmovement.com/10reasons

-Sign up for the monthly newsletter for tips on prioritizing your wellbeing while providing great therapy to your clients https://mailchi.mp/dd1b966b31d0/new-subscribers

Telehealth speech therapy, also known as telepractice or teletherapy, is a rapidly growing field that allows individuals to receive speech therapy services remotely, using video conferencing technology. With the advancements in technology and the increasing demand for convenient healthcare options,....

10/11/2023

37 was a one. I got married, went on an incredible honeymoon in Greece (amongst other trips to KY, MO, AZ, UT, NM, NYC), began to reclaim myself and my hobbies, retired from schools and began (again) the venture of private practice and am learning an entirely new skill set. I’ve become more independent and skilled in the outdoors including recently learning to mountain bike 🚵‍♀️ and succeeding in my first solo ski days ⛷️ I’m embracing and exploring more of my own q***r, Jewish, and feminist identity, and I like her. I’m getting more sleep and regular meditation than I have in decades, and I’m actually reading real books again, just for fun. I’ve gotten back to some in person yoga and Pilates class, and I’ve made some wonderful new friends in Colorado this year.

I also learned about my own post-concussive and executive function challenges. I sustained my first injury that took me to the ER followed my months of rehab. I struggled with chronic pain in my neck/back, and mental health and hormonal swings. I’ve 80% stopped drinking alcohol and am working on caffeine to protect my mental and physical health. I’ve had to create some difficult boundaries. I’ve had numerous freak outs about the future and finances. I still experience daily grief. I went up a pants size

More importantly, I’m learning to make room for it all- at best appreciating the lessons, and at worst simply riding it out. 38 year old me is just getting smarter, more skilled, confident, self accepting, and I love her already.

Here’s to the next round of lessons and experiences in this trip around the Sun ☀️

09/03/2023

Our honeymoon, part 2
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The shift into vacation mode is the best feeling 😍

Palace of Knossos 🏰

The cerulean Aegean sea 🌊
Sunset and moonlight dinners 🌝

Private vineyard and olive tree tour 🍷🍇🫒

Fantastic farm to table meal 🥘

2400 year old tree and visits through mountain towns 🌳

And all the fresh produce, local cheeses and wine we could handle 🥗

Crete, we loved you and can’t wait to return. Thank you for hosting us for this recharging, memorable and magical experience. Εφκαριστο πολί 💙

08/21/2023

Our Honeymoon, part 1
Athens, Greece 🇬🇷

1. The Ancient Agora
2. Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens in the Plaka District
3. Favorite meal in Athens at
4. Cute and vibey side streets
5. Sigur Rós with the London Contemporary Symphony at the Odeon Herodes Atticus 🎶
6. The National Archeological Museum
7. The Temple of Athena
8. The Parthenon 🏛️
9. The City of Athens from the elevator to the Acropolis
10. Goodnight, Acropolis 🌙

We loved Athens, even with its chaotic streets and busy sites. Wonderful ♿️ accessible history and archeology, art and culture, food and vibe.

06/05/2023

This is our 6th Pride month together and our first as married people!!
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🩷🤎🖤

Our wedding was perfect (with the most perfect imperfections thrown in there). It took a village to get us there, and I couldn’t be more proud of us as individuals and as a couple. This, to me, is (in part) what Pride is about. Being proud of who you are, proud of making choices that serve you and your loved ones, and constantly working to release any societal norms to show the world your inner love and beauty.

We’re off to our honeymoon for the next 25 days to eat, drink, see, experience and soak up what Greece has to offer while finding our balance of adventure and recharge (I’ll share pics on my story)!

In the meantime, here are a few favorite wedding pics to indulge yourselves with 😍

***rwedding

03/22/2023

Arches National Park. You are truly incredible.

12/05/2022

What a cute weekend of holiday merriment! Followed by me requiring that Rachel play me Christmas music all day and put lights on/around our menorahs 🕎🎄

11/24/2022

10 photos is not enough to represent all the thanks I have to give.

1. Incredible people in my life (not all pictured) who support and love me endlessly.

2. Health and ability, for myself and those I love.

3. My sweet, legally acknowledged, nuclear family & bringing together our families and friends for the best celebration of our lives.

4. Living in a place that offers opportunities for work, recreation, and healing.

5. Slowly getting back to traveling and the ability to do so.

6. Security- our home, sustenance, having our needs met. This is never to be taken for granted.

If you’re reading, thank you for being a part of my life. I love you and wish you the deepest of gratitude today and all the days 💜💜💜