by Ishwari Samarakoon | May 6, 2024 | Career, Hard conversations, The Speechie Life Blog
Equity. It’s such an important concept. It’s not about being equal but rather getting what you need to be able to do what everyone else can do. I am sure we have all seen the image of the people standing on the boxes to look over the fence. Equality is us all having...
by Ishwari Samarakoon | April 29, 2024 | Career, The Speechie Life Blog, Work-Life balance
Right-sizing Have you heard of this concept? It’s different from downsizing which is what you do when there is a change of circumstances. This term has been used most often when kids leave home and the family home is sold for a much smaller property that is better...
by Ishwari Samarakoon | April 22, 2024 | Career, The Speechie Life Blog, Work-Life balance
Comfort. It can be a dirty word. We are often told our success lies just outside our comfort zone. Which means that discomfort is king when it comes to success. While I believe in that (and I truly do) for stretching ourselves, growing, accomplishing more and...
by Ishwari Samarakoon | April 15, 2024 | Career, The Speechie Life Blog
Ongoing learning is so important. Some of us are naturally born learners. Others of us have less of a hunger but still value it. We are constantly told in Speech Pathology that we need to upskill, keep on top of evidence based practice and have ongoing learning to...
by Ishwari Samarakoon | April 8, 2024 | Career, The Speechie Life Blog, Work-Life balance
Are you a therapist who feels the deep need to work across the lifespan? Or do you feel the need to be able to work with any client who gets referred to you, whether that’s early language, fluency, speech sounds, literacy, AAC etc? Are you a therapist who feels bad...
