While most travel plans may have been canceled this year, we have a special episode to get you excited for a future adventure and education! On this episode of GRADitude, we are joined by PT's Jay and Randal, two of the JetSet Rehab Education members. Whether you are a current PT grad debating options for Continuing Education requirements, or even an SPT/pre-PT trying to figure out what ConEd even is, this is an episode you'll want to listen to. Jay and Randal walk us through a typical course in...
Nov 18, 2020•47 min
In this special episode of GRADitude, Sarah and Gabby discuss when it happened to them and their experiences handling it. First, they define burnout, a loss of meaning in one's work coupled with physical and mental exhaustion as a result of unresolved stress. Both Sarah and Gabby discuss their first experience with burnout which started during their first semester in PT school during midterms. Gabby also touches on how she's been handling burnout during this time of COVID-19. When dealing with b...
Nov 15, 2020•21 min
Happy November 11th everyone! You'll want to tune in for this special episode of GRADitude! We revisit 11 of our podcast guests and their best pieces of advice from their own unique journeys and expertise! Despite the crazy, unpredictable, and stressful year that 2020 has been, we wanted to put together this episode to remind pre-PT's, current SPT's, and DPT's about the many opportunities and improvements we can still make for ourselves. All of our guests provide unique insights into a wide arra...
Nov 11, 2020•51 min
In this episode of GRADitude, we'll be discussing clinical cases. If you're on clinicals or about to, we highly recommend you check out this episode. We first go over our current clinical rotations such as our settings, type of patients, and caseload. Then, we cover a case study presented by Gabby. Tune in to know more details and Gabby's breakdown of the case study. Go to Physiomemes.com and use this code for 20% off your next order: GRADITUDE20 Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/graditude...
Nov 08, 2020•31 min
On this episode of GRADitude, we are joined by licensed yoga instructor, massage therapist, and current SPT Melody Mo! After an exciting 2-year trip to Asia, Melody shares her exciting stories, including getting licensed as a yoga instructor in India and a Thai massage therapist in Thailand. Despite her initial plan of a 1-year trip, she discusses the important takeaways of her time abroad and the perspective she gained through her experience between two different cultures. After overcoming the ...
Nov 04, 2020•24 min
In this episode of GRADitude, Gabby and Sarah discuss what PT school hypnosis is and how to combat it. What PT school hypnosis is when you as a PT student start going on autopilot mode and go through your day-to-day life with no intention. During this episode, Gabby and Sarah go through their own personal stories of when they felt they were in PT school hypnosis and what they did to snap out of it. For Gabby, going to conferences helps reenergize her while Sarah prefers doing things such as a bi...
Nov 01, 2020•22 min
Come hang out with our biggest group of guests yet as we are joined by the three PT's behind Duck Legs podcast. Jared, Tyler & Trace walk us through the beginnings of Duck Legs and how they formed their team. The trio shares with us their love of humor and how it helped fuel the foundation of their comedic creative outlet. Despite the hardships they faced balancing PT school and their side hustles, they share their individual takeaways and lessons learned about coping with stress and making ...
Oct 28, 2020•50 min
In this episode of GRADitude, Gabby and Sarah discuss clinical midterms in separate sessions! Sarah updates us on her current clinical midterms, how it compares to previous ones, and her experiences of adjusting and growing as a future physical therapist. In Gabby's session, she shares her experiences in her current clinical midterms specifically how she's grown, and the importance of developing clinical reasoning skills. Whether or not you haven't undertaken a clinical midterm or have already g...
Oct 25, 2020•21 min
In this episode of GRADitude, we are joined by Karl Bourne Jr., 3rd year SPT, Off the Clock University podcast co-host, and SEO strategist for business owners. After transitioning his career path to conquer DPT school, Karl discusses the changes in prioritization and mindset that helped him take his future into his own hands. In addition to his growth as a PT student, he also describes how to utilize personal skills to create even more opportunities in his career. From early discovery of his ski...
Oct 21, 2020•45 min
In this episode of GRADitude, we share our study hacks for PT School. Some of the study hacks we discuss are using the Pomodoro technique, prioritizing active study (recalling from memory and teaching it to someone) rather than passive study (highlighting and rewriting notes), utilizing mnemonics, and relating emotions to the content you're studying. Stay tuned to the end for a surprise from Sarah. Go to Physiomemes.com and use this code for 20% off your next order: GRADITUDE20 Support this podc...
Oct 18, 2020•20 min
You'll want a pen and paper for this one! On this episode of GRADitude, we are joined by Rob Bertman, senior student loan advisor of Student Loan Planner. As a certified financial analyst and planner, Rob has met with and consulted all types of graduate students and their debts. Not only has he helped them pay off their student loans, but also build lasting financial futures for their unique lives, careers, and values. He shares with us all kinds of financial expertise, from the difference betwe...
Oct 14, 2020•49 min
In this episode of GRADitude, we celebrate our 2 year anniversary and reflect on our daily life was back compared to now and the lessons we learned. We rewind back talking about a week in the life for us back in October 2018 and compare it to now, October 2020. The key takeaway from this episode is to turn our personal failures into successes to you. For us, the biggest the lessons we learned was that your connections will give you opportunities and paths you would have never expected and the im...
Oct 11, 2020•24 min
In this episode of GRADitude, we are joined by current 2nd year SPT Jin Kang. After experiencing an unexpected transition from a pre-pandemic first year of PT school, Jin discusses how he navigated the changes in his school's program and personal life. Jin also walks us through his journey to starting a YouTube channel in the middle of the pandemic. After being inspired by other SPT/PT YouTubers, he shares his goals in creating new content for other future PT's by giving insight into his own dai...
Oct 07, 2020•28 min
In this episode of GRADitude, we open up about our personal experiences of bouncing back during clinicals, PT school, and we share key lessons that we learned along the way. We first start by discussing clinical stories of our patient's experiences with bouncing back during their journey to recovery. We then shift to personal anecdotes of bouncing back from PT school tribulations and internal struggles. Key takeaways we emphasize during this episode include: open up, don't isolate yourself, and ...
Oct 04, 2020•25 min•Ep. 192
In this episode of GRADitude we talk with Dr. TaVona Denise about her unique journey from clinical PT to business and life coaching. With 18 years of experience as a licensed DPT, TaVona discusses everything from her initial thoughts as a PT student to starting up her own life coaching business. TaVona reflects on both the power and consequences of our personal choices, and how she stood by her own decisions to pursue the life she wanted. Although a typical work week looks different from TaVona'...
Sep 30, 2020•37 min
In this episode of GRADitude we discuss the difference between clinical rotation settings. Gabby and Sarah discuss their experiences in their clinicals: from their day-to-day life covering Gabby's outpatient and Sarah's inpatient clinicals and their experiences, specific details such as how many patients they're seeing, and advice to prepare for your future clinicals. After you are done listening to this lovely episode, please follow the link below to either donate or apply for the GRADitude 2.0...
Sep 27, 2020•20 min
In this episode of GRADitude we are joined by Megan and Ciera Stitz, first-year DPT students, creators of According Two Podcast, and self-taught YouTubers! The Stitz sisters talk about their early introduction to YouTube and watching their channel grow over the past 8 years. As they prepare for their DPT journey, they also discuss future changes in their daily lives and online learning. After years of documenting videos and vlogs of their gymnastics content and personal lives, Megan and Ciera sh...
Sep 23, 2020•32 min
Whether you learned it in undergrad...or you are figuring it out the hard way in grad school...the fact of the matter is that your study habits and your bank account are not mutually exclusive. They both hang in a very delicate balance that can be be influenced by one thing...YOU! In this episode, Gabby and Sarah talk about when they learned about the importance of the relationship of these two significant variables and how they have been managing their work, studies, and lives to ensure that th...
Sep 20, 2020•27 min
Break out your notebook, grab a cup of coffee, and take a deep breath while you settle into this special episode of GRADitude. This week we interview Dr. Emma Shapiro, a woman of many talents including: Doctor of Physical Therapy, Founder of Debt Free Physical Therapist, Co-Founder of Alternative Health Care Careers, and mentor for Healthcare Professionals burdened by debt. Dr. Shapiro takes the gloves off and delves into the nitty-gritty of loans. She talks repayment, debt management, loan refi...
Sep 16, 2020•52 min
Are you suffering from the following: remote meeting related exhaustion, sore eyes, general malaise, headaches from online lecture, nightmares about computer screens, anger towards technological devices? If so, you may be suffering from ZOOM FATIGUE. It is not officially a webMD diagnosis, but it probably will be before 2020 is over. You can relieve such horrible symptoms by going for a walk and listening to this episode of GRADitude where your hosts Gabby and Sarah will surely bring you a chuck...
Sep 13, 2020•25 min
In this episode we chat with 3rd year SPT Alex Gett, a former baseball player turned Strength and Conditioning Coach turned SPT and now Podcast Host. Alex takes us through his journey to Physical Therapy beginning with his career in baseball. He provides insight into his mindset that helped him achieve his goals, how he balanced all of his obligations as a student with his family life. For those of you wanting to take your DPT and pursue a career geared towards helping athletes reach their poten...
Sep 09, 2020•37 min
In this episode of GRADitude we delve into the controversial topic of whether or not SPT's should be paid (or at a minimum have reduced tuition) and whether CI's should be paid during clinical rotations. You might want to be sitting down for this one as we know there are many strong opinions out there. Gabby and Sarah announce the results of the polling questions from the GRADitude Instagram regarding this topic and they each discuss how their respective programs handle tuition during clinicals....
Sep 06, 2020•23 min
In this episode we chat with Dr. Alissa Geipel, a Pediatric Sports Physical Therapist. A culmination of an ACL tear, getting more involved in sports, and tutoring led her to the PT profession. Alissa obtained her biochemistry degree during undergrad. Having to expand from a molecular level to a gross level during graduate school was a big adjustment. However, her background also allowed her to have a more complete understanding of how the body works. We discuss the process of applying for a resi...
Sep 02, 2020•49 min•Season 3Ep. 173
In this episode of GRADitude we talk about the logistical adventure (or nightmare) of getting to work aka...the morning commute. If you are commuting like we are to your clinical rotation, this episode is for you! We discuss music recommendations and podcasts ranging from PT specific podcasts to dogs! Enjoy our lighthearted chat with some coffee and your phone so you can start downloading these recommendations for your own commute. Safe driving! If you would like to donate or apply to the GRADit...
Aug 30, 2020•24 min
In this episode we chat with Antonio Sanson, PTA, and clinic co-founder. Reading books about PT and having a sister as PT, led him to PTA school while deciding what he wanted to do with his life. He shares how his first semester of PTA school went and what the layout of his school entailed. After graduation, he worked in the same clinic as his sister, starting as a tech until he completed his licensure exam. Antonio started recording videos on his iPhone about the profession and common questions...
Aug 26, 2020•33 min•Season 3Ep. 171
In this episode we chat about our clinical rotations, wildlife, and then a wee bit more wildlife (Steve Irwin would be proud). More importantly we discuss Round 2.0 of our GRADitude Scholarship. Based on our personal experiences, there are just not enough scholarships out there for SPT's! Additionally, the ones that are out there may require extensive hoops to jump through and may have a laundry list of eligibility requirements that you may or may not satisfy to even apply. We digress. To help y...
Aug 23, 2020•16 min
In this episode we chat with Isabelle, a second-year DPT student. Isabelle majored in Kinesiology during undergrad and took an introduction to PT course during her freshman year. Both of these experiences solidified her interest in PT. Isabelle discusses being waitlisted at multiple programs and getting accepted from her last interview. She shares adjusting from a large undergraduate school to a small graduate program. She talks about how her first semester went and what helped her the most with...
Aug 19, 2020•37 min•Season 3Ep. 169
New adventures have begun for our hosts! Sarah has just moved down to sunny Florida to commence a long term inpatient clinical rotation and offers some tips for those embarking on similar journeys. Gabby and Sarah discuss lessons learned for those beginning clinical rotations, aide positions, or those entering a clinical setting for shadowing hours. Be sure to join us live on Friday afternoons in our Student Physical Therapy Facebook Group to engage with our hosts in real time, ask questions, an...
Aug 16, 2020•16 min
In this episode we chat with Dr. Ben Fung, Physical Therapist and co-founder of Recharge and UpDoc Media. Ben discusses how working as an engineer led him to a career shift toward PT. Ben shares his experience during DPT school and how he thinks the education system should change to adapt post pandemic. After graduation, he worked in the hospital setting but was left wanting more. He took a meeting with the CEO of the hospital in hopes of advancement but was challenged to get his MBA in order to...
Aug 12, 2020•53 min•Season 3Ep. 167
Don't get caught in the mindset of "I will be happy if [insert laundry list of hopes, dreams, and goals]." All to often we fall victim to this thought pattern, never allowing ourselves to be truly happy until we accomplish the next thing... and then the next thing. It comes as no surprise that there will always be a "next thing." So, celebrate the victories no matter how small, give yourself some grace, and TAKE A MOMENT TO APPRECIATE YOUR GROWTH! You all have come so far and you have adapted an...
Aug 09, 2020•20 min
