Let’s talk billable hours

by Ishwari Samarakoon | July 8, 2024 | Career, Hard conversations, The Speechie Life Blog, Work-Life balance

Let’s talk billable hours.  Why? Because it has a huge impact on your caseload, your confidence and your skill development. Your billable hours will change as you move from new grad to early career speech pathologist and then mid-career.  Why? Because when you first...

It’s Not About Fairness, It’s About Equity: Creating a More Inclusive Speech Pathology Practice

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...

Fearless Asking: How to Get What You Want at Work Without Dreading It

by Ishwari Samarakoon | March 4, 2024 | Career, Hard conversations, The Speechie Life Blog

Are you looking to ask for a promotion? Or a pay rise? Maybe you want to negotiate your duties. Or you are looking to get more PD paid for or drop a day of work. Whatever it is that you are looking to ask for, it can fill you with dread and worry. You know you need to...

Do you trust yourself? If not, it’s a super power you need to build.

by Ishwari Samarakoon | February 12, 2024 | Career, Hard conversations, The Speechie Life Blog, Work-Life balance

Self-trust.It’s such a BIG thing.Do you have it?Is it something you are still having to figure out?When I was 29, all of a sudden I was single. End of an 11-year relationship. I was living on my own for the first time. I had to work out not only where I was going to...

Are you setting a boundary or making a request?

by Ishwari Samarakoon | February 5, 2024 | Career, Hard conversations, The Speechie Life Blog, Work-Life balance

Boundaries are not only hard to set but we often get confused about roles and responsibilities.  & we are easily frustrated when we create a boundary but it’s quickly broken.  That’s why I found this trick so useful.  I have TikTok to thank for it.  I came across...

Boundaries in Relationships

by Ishwari Samarakoon | November 13, 2023 | Career, Hard conversations, The Speechie Life Blog, Work-Life balance

Here’s a little secret about boundaries. Boundaries in relationships are hard to hold. They are hard for you to hold. They are hard for other people to hold.  ( Glossary definition of boundaries ) So when we are talking about boundaries, we need to start, explore,...