Reflect

It was with a mix of sadness and happiness that we said good-bye to our Associate, Beth Baker, in November. Her talent, commitment to families, and enthusiasm for speech-language pathology resulted in a clinician that was highly respected in our community. We wish Beth all the best with her new professional opportunities in her home province and will be sure to keep in touch.

Receive

We are fortunate and excited to welcome Daphne Burden to our team, and have a number of new projects in development for the Spring and Summer. Most recently confirmed was the exciting news that our office will be moving across the hall this Spring. This move to a larger space will better accommodate our growing needs with three therapy rooms and a larger room for group sessions.

Ready

Plans and preparations are underway for assessments and therapy programs. We are ready and keeping busy getting prepared for what promises to be another great year. With grateful hearts to be providing service in St. Margaret’s Bay, Tantallon, and their surrounding communities, we look forward to growing and learning in 2015. Ready….set….go!

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An appropriate question, I thought, for Funformation Friday.

At Stillwater Speech Therapy, we draw wisdom from others. How does that saying go? Something along the lines of ‘smart people learn from their mistakes, while wise people learn from the mistakes of others’. Well, if we draw wisdom from others (and we do!), we most definitely draw inspiration from others as well.

One of the most inspiring groups to come my way has been the East Coast Momma Collective, courtesy of a fellow speech-language pathologist, (thank you Sarah Dhooge!). The Mommas in the ECMC are creative, talented, skillful, and brimming with inspiration for women like me…who lack in creative skill (despite desperately wishing to be more creative)…and who also lack in artistic skill (but honestly do not devote the necessary time needed to hone those artistic skills). So, what is a non-artistic speech pathologist to do? Bring the ECMC into the office, of course! What could be more inspiring?

The Beauty of Art

Our name, Stillwater Speech Therapy, is near and dear to my heart. To me, it signifies calmness, reassurance, safety, and nature/new beginnings. Which is why I was thrilled to obtain a tree painting from Jessica Duffy, of Naptime Designs, to grace our walls. It has a Wow! factor and is admired by all who walk through our door. Our tree is a fabulous conversation starter, and it represents something different to everyone…to me it symbolizes growth, endurance, resilience, and endless possibility.

The Element of Surprise

Our clients work hard and practice hard…because we ALWAYS send a home program after each session. For our youngest clients, homework can be…well, challenging. To provide a little inspiration, we have super cute and super FUN homework bags that go back and forth between home and the office, as we trade out the old and familiar, for new and inspiring homework materials. Many thanks to Jeanette Smith of Stamp*Stitch*Create for helping make homework and practice that much more inspiring and meaningful for the little ones.

Friendly Competition (and a score card!)

Last, but certainly not least…I have to give props to Jen Connors, of Blue Frog Creations. We have THE BEST beanbag toss games in our office, and beanbags are hands down, a top requested item. That is no small compliment, because we have A LOT of toys. Many a game has been created because of those beanbags. They are a great motivator, and have made speech therapy “AWESOME”, “THE BEST”, and “FUN” (from the mouths of cool kids).

A Personalized Touch for Continued Success

These are just a sample of individualized and hand-crafted items, locally made in Atlantic Canada, that inspire. Whether our clients and families take a moment to pause & reflect, practice a little bit more, or persevere & participate with an extra douse of enthusiasm, inspiration from the work of others is a constant variable. Many thanks, to the ECMC mommas, for continuing to inspire us and our clients.

Talk soon,
Julie

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