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A Speech Therapist’s Perspective on the Sean “Diddy” Combs Documentary
As a speech therapist who provides treatment for tongue thrust and oral posture, I don’t just listen to what people say—I watch how their bodies behave at rest. While watching a documentary featuring Sean Combs, (among all the other much more disturbing themes) one...
A Speech Therapist’s Perspective: Communication and Concussion in The Gambler and His Cowboys
Those who know me well know I love to watch documentaries. As a speech therapist, I watch documentaries through a different lens. While most viewers focus on performance, leadership, and grit, I pay close attention to how brain injury, cognition, and communication...
Concussion and Dementia: A Speech Therapist’s Perspective on “The Gambler and His Cowboys”
I love watching documentaries. As a speech therapist, I can't help but watch documentaries through a different lens. While most viewers focus on performance, leadership, and grit, I pay close attention to how brain injury, cognition, and communication are portrayed....
What is Happening With Savannah Guthrie’s Voice?
Why Savannah Needs Time Off Work to Heal Her Voice Nodules and Polyp As a voice therapist and owner of Live Well Speech Therapy in Provo, Utah, I work with professionals whose careers depend on their voices—teachers, professors, healthcare workers, sales...
The Role of Audiology in Speech Language Pathology
This picture popped up in my Facebook memories and it reminded me again how significant the training in audiology was for my career. To be honest, don't test me on any of the audiology material today, but the foundations have stayed with me! And technology just keeps...
What Gift Can I Get My Parents (Who Have Everything)?
What Can I Get My Parents (Who Have Everything)? I was preparing for my Brain Boosters class when I saw a Black Friday sale for an electric toothbrush that was slashed from $120 to $20. I immediately changed my topic so my class attendees would have the opportunity...