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Around this time of year we often sit and reflect on where we are, where we’ve been, and where we’re going.

In the spirit of reflecting with gratitude, our pathologists share their thoughts and experiences on how to balance the present moment and our hopes for the future.

Check it out now!

Introducing Santosha.

It’s a concept and practice that helps balance giving and receiving, gratitude and goal-seeking.

Learn how each of our clinicians uses this concept of Santosha throughout the holiday season!

It's time to say goodbye to another year and welcome in another.

Happy New Years Eve to you all! Stay safe & see you in 2022.

The New Year is almost here. . . What are you looking forward to in 2022?

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from the entire speech IRL team!

We hope all of you are spending this time with those you hold dear and getting a chance to relax before 2022.

Remember to stay safe, and stay warm!

Is it cause for concern when a teenager develops a stutter seemingly out of nowhere?

Because late-childhood onset stuttering is unusual, it may be worth pursuing tests or consultations to rule out brain injury or trauma, but there is a good chance the issue is developmental.

This blog post explains why: 🖱️ https://ed.gr/dltmm

Why Do Teens Develop A Stutter? – speech IRL Stuttering most often begins in early childhood, during the preschool years. Studies typically define this as between the ages of two and five years old. While it can be alarming when a young child begins to struggle with speaking, most people know that this is relatively common among young children...

If speech therapy is to help a speaker, it is then up to the clinician to listen.

Growth happens when we listen and allow space for clients to fumble with their words without being rushed or prodded.

This blog post outlines how listening is one of the most important tools for speech therapy. Learn more: https://ed.gr/dlui7

Happy Thanksgiving 🍁 🦃 🍽

Sometimes The Best Therapy Is Simply Listening

Listening isn’t an approved speech therapy activity, but the kind gesture of listening can bring about transformational improvements in patients.

Learn more about how listening can be an effective speech therapy tool our latest blog! 🖱️ https://ed.gr/dlui6

A Different Kind of Speech Therapy: Listening – speech IRL One of my most impactful client-teachers was a man with a TBI (traumatic brain injury). He was a very successful professional, decorated with awards of recognition in his industry. He had sustained an workplace injury and was diagnosed with a "mild" TBI. One year out, he was still experiencing diffi...

🎃 HAPPY HALLOW’S EVE EVERYONE 🎃

👉 Enter: Amina Dreessen

Diversely talented Therapist Amina Dreessen brings her experience as a dancer to speech IRL.

She helps clients find creative and innovative ways to express themselves.

Meet Amina, our newest team member, in this blog post! 🖱️ https://ed.gr/dpd4a

Sometimes The Best Therapy Is Simply Listening

Listening isn’t an approved speech therapy activity, but the kind gesture of listening can bring about transformational improvements in patients.

Learn more about how listening can be an effective speech therapy tool our latest blog! 🖱️ https://ed.gr/dlui6

A Different Kind of Speech Therapy: Listening - speech IRL Sometimes speech therapy involves exercises, drills, and instructions. But sometimes, the most important therapeutic tool is an open, safe listening space.

Multi-talented Therapist Amina Dreessen has big plans.

She’s here to help clients discover their voices and self-expression, and she’s committed to reframing the communication narrative so people recognize the creative and empowering nature of speech therapy.

💓Here’s some fun facts about Amina💓

• Salsa & Bachata are some of her favorite dances
• When she’s not working, she’s playing her 🎸 guitar, writing songs, & reading
• A self-proclaimed part time vegetarian
• Misses the 🌊 Ocean even though she loves Chicago
• Was inspired to become an SLP because of her brother (on the last slide)

💓 One of Amina’s Favorite Quote 💓

"Things are not getting worse, they are getting uncovered. we must hold each other tight and continue to pull back the veil."

Adrienne Maree Brown

Get to know Amina more in our latest blog post!

👋 Meet Amina Dreessen 👋

We are dedicated to all things communication, and so is Amina Dreessen.

Read our latest blog to learn more about how she brings dance, mindfulness, and holistic principles to her work in Communication Therapy.

🖱️ https://ed.gr/dpd39

Getting to Know Our Clinicians: Meet Amina - speech IRL Introducing Amina Dreessen! Learn about her journey to become an SLP and her unique approach connecting mind and body in communication.

Is it cause for concern when a teenager develops a stutter seemingly out of nowhere?

Because late-childhood onset stuttering is unusual, it may be worth pursuing tests or consultations to rule out brain injury or trauma, but there is a good chance the issue is developmental.

This blog post explains why: 🖱️ https://ed.gr/dltmm

Why Do Teens Develop A Stutter? - speech IRL What if a person starts to stutter when they are twelve? Fifteen? Nineteen? Yes, sometimes stuttering does start in adolescence. Here's why.

Learn how to "think like an insurance company" our latest Dine & Development workshop will guide SLPs through the process of understanding insurance coverage

⏲ 6pm - 8:00pm Central Time
📅 Tuesday, September 28th
🖱 Zoom

Learn more 👇👇👇👇

https://ed.gr/dnfsb

Speech Therapy Insurance Billing IRL: From Basics to Hacks Learn how to think like an insurance company when verifying coverage, submitting claims, and problem solving denials.

Is it cause for concern when a teenager develops a stutter seemingly out of nowhere?

Because late-childhood onset stuttering is unusual, it may be worth pursuing tests or consultations to rule out brain injury or trauma, but there is a good chance the issue is developmental.

This blog post explains why: 🖱️ https://ed.gr/dltmm

Why Do Teens Develop A Stutter? | speech IRL What if a person starts to stutter when they are twelve? Fifteen? Nineteen? Yes, sometimes stuttering does start in adolescence. Here's why.

Learn to "think like an insurance company" and understand insurance coverage in speech-languasge pathology

⏲ 6pm - 8:00pm Central Time
📅 Tuesday, September 28th
🖱 Zoom

Learn more 👇👇👇👇

https://ed.gr/dnfrx

Speech Therapy Insurance Billing IRL: From Basics to Hacks Learn how to think like an insurance company when verifying coverage, submitting claims, and problem solving denials.

⁣❓ Why Do Teens Develop A Stutter? ❓

Late-childhood onset stuttering can start for a myriad of reasons, but because it is not a typical occurrence, it is more worrisome than when it presents in early childhood.

It’s important to understand the causes of why a teenager has started to stutter.

Learn why this can happen and ideas for ways to help in the latest blog post.

Learn more by just clicking the link in our bio 🖱️🖱️🖱️🖱️

While it is upsetting when a preschooler suddenly starts to stutter, it’s not an entirely uncommon event.

It is much more surprising when a 13-year-old develops a stutter seemingly out of nowhere.

Is it just garden-variety, childhood onset stuttering or something more serious?

speechIRL’s very own Katie Gore examines the issue in this NEW blog: 🖱️ https://ed.gr/dltmn