Life is messy, hard and oftentimes hilarious. It is a constant balance between managing the chaos and trying to keep the calm somewhere in the mix. We are all pulled a million directions and need our people to lean on. Amy, Brittany and Katie are three best friends who lovingly refer to each other as “The Council.” When they need advice, a reality check, or someone to listen, they go to their Council; each other. They are three pediatric speech-language pathologists, parents, women, and best ...
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Is there a microwave in your bedroom? Season 3 Episode 5.
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Have you ever felt pressured to have your home look Instagram perfect? The Council discusses unique ways that they have each modified something about the function of their home that doesn't fit societal "norms" in order to better serve their families. This episode was inspired by KC Davis, host of the podcast Struggle Care. https://www.strugglecare…
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Leaving Work at Work. Season 3 Episode 4.
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Are you able to easily separate your work life from home life? The Council discusses the challenges related to being working moms, and some strategies they use to help separate the two worlds in order to have the capacity to deal with the "second shift" at home. Listen and please share what strategies you use to help with the transition at the end …
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Do you correct other people? Season 3. Episode 3.
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The Council weighs in on if they correct other people when they mispronounce a word, or state something incorrectly. They also discuss whether or not they are comfortable letting someone know that they have something in their teeth, or other potentially embarrassing moments. Listen to hear their different perspectives, and then send a comment or me…
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Should you be friends with your child? Season 3. Episode 2.
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Katie (Joyner) brings our first "hot topic" to the table: should you be friends with your child? This sparks some conversation regarding our own parenting styles, reflection on what the word "friend" actually means, and how parenting styles today have shifted from parenting 30+ years ago. Please let us know your take on this topic, we would love to…
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Amy, Brittany, and Katie (Joyner) are back after a year-long hiatus for various *life* reasons. Listen to find out what they've been up to, and what the future holds for this podcast. Thank you as always to our faithful friends and followers. Please "like", subscribe, share, rate, leave a review, send us a message, etc! We want to hear from YOU! It…
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The Council reflects back on one full year of podcasting, and asks each other random questions and answers “most likely to” questions. Thank you to all of our supporters and listeners for sticking with us as we figure out how to balance life, work, and podcasting! We are excited for things to come! Thank you as always to our faithful friends and fo…
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Social Media: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
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In this episode, Amy, Brittany, and Joyner (Katie) discuss how social media has changed over time. The Council gathered information from their listeners (via social media, haha!) and used feedback from the listeners to drive the conversation. They talk about what they miss from life before social media, what pieces they could live without, how soci…
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Normalize Being Human, with our guest, Laura Beth, licensed clinical mental health therapist
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The Council sits down with Laura Beth, a licensed clinical mental health therapist to talk about "keeping it real". The group discusses normalizing mental health for our children, the changes that are happening with our generation to make mental health struggles more accepted and discussed. They touch on the impact that the pandemic has had and con…
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Arizona Recap: What we learned at She Podcasts Live, Amy's travel habits, and why we are doing this podcast!
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The Council recaps their Arizona trip from October to She Podcasts Live! They discuss Amy's unique travel habits, takeaways from the conference, and mention some inspiring women that they met along the way! The conference brought together women podcasters from around the country and was an inspiring event to be a part of. This episode is an easy li…
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BONUS: Amy spills her feelings in a quick solo surprise episode!
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Amy goes rouge and decides to get sappy with some gratitude for Joyner and Brittany in this solo mini chat. It feels good to shout out appreciation to other humans when the mood strikes you, and only good can come from sharing your true feelings of gratitude with the people who mean the most to you. Come and fill your cup with us! Instagram: https:…
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Living Your Best Life with guest Chelsea Skaggs
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The Council chats with Chelsea Skaggs, new mom coach, postpartum expert/advocate, and RV traveler to discuss RV travel lifestyle, accepting aging as a privilege, and the importance of being the whole version of yourself. Sit back and reflect on your personal views and experiences with aging, and how society and others have influenced your view on t…
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Embracing Innate Silliness- From Pandemic to Puppets and Everything in Between, with Speech-Language Pathologist, Clay Hadden
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The Council is joined by Clay Hadden, a Speech-Language Pathologist and the voice and creator behind Mister Clay, as well as the Kindie Rock band "The SOKS" to chat about how the pandemic led him to a new calling as a YouTube creator. The conversation flows into other facets of SLP life including self-care, neurodiversity, advocacy, and little less…
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Fabulous At Any Size: A raw and honest talk about our body image journeys
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The Council meets today to have a raw and honest conversation about their own personal body image journeys. Amy shares how a recent personal social media post sparked the inspiration for this episode, Joyner talks about the jeans that she's been hiding in the back of her closet, and Brittany discusses intuitive eating and intuitive movement. They a…
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Are you keeping score with your significant other? Learn the secret to breaking the cycle, with Katelyn from The Mother Nurture
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The Council sits down for another visit with Katelyn Denning, a coach for working moms, from The Mother Nurture. You might recognize her from Episode 13, "All I Need is Time". This time, the chat is all about keeping score with your significant other. Who empties the dishwasher most? Who does a terrible job at cleaning off the counter? Who is the k…
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We are in this together! Explaining our role, and supporting fellow SLPs across settings
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The Council brings a conversation topic to the table that can sometimes uncover vulnerabilities. Joyner and Amy both share some unpleasant experiences with families, and discuss what they learned from those situations. Brittany discusses how as an outpatient SLP, she has an important role to support school-based SLPs by explaining roles to parents.…
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What do PEZ, Game of Thrones, and MMMBop all have in common?
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In this extended length episode, Amy, Brittany, and Joyner discuss some quirky interests that they each have. This fun episode is unrelated to Speech Pathology and is just pure laughs, recalling humorous memories (wet willy, anyone?), and overall just questioning why certain topics or interests light fires in some people and do absolutely nothing f…
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Amy, Brittany, and Katie (Joyner)take some time to reflect on what they are proud of themselves for. They are working on lifting themselves up to create better energy, and to inspire other people to do the same...BE PROUD OUT LOUD. Celebrate your own accomplishments, acknowledge your hard work, give yourself credit. Thank you as always to our faith…
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Season 2, Episode 2: Gallivanting in Galena
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The Council recaps their girl's trip that happened at the end of June 2021. This was the first time the three had been together in person since December 2018! Listen as they describe the highs, lows, and new interests they developed after spending some time in Galena, Illinois. Thank you as always to our faithful friends and followers. Please "like…
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Dust Off Your Cups, We're BACK! Season 2 Intro Episode
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WE'RE BACK for Season 2! Amy, Brittany, and Katie (Joyner) took a bit of a summer hiatus from podcasting, but now they are back and are R-E-A-D-Y for more laughter, insight, guests, stories, speech things, and more in Season 2. In this mini-episode, they talk about what they are looking forward to in Season 2, and give some teasers about a few topi…
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Episode Fourteen: Motivation, Modification, and Meditation with Meera
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The Council meets with Meera Raval Deters, an SLP with over 14 years of experience. They discuss starting a private practice during a pandemic, lesser known pockets of SLP specialties such as accent modification, and the importance of a morning routine involving meditation. Connect with Meera: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/superspeechsolutio…
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The Council enjoys a chat with Katelyn Denning, a coach for working moms. They discuss working mom life, balancing, making time for all of the things, a few simple hacks, and relish in the fact that there are people out there who "get it" and they are not alone in these daily struggles. Connect with Katelyn: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lov…
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Episode 12: Just Keep Stimming In this episode, The Council sits down for a conversation with Courtney from @JustKeepStimming on Instagram. Courtney is an autistic adult with multiple disabilities who uses Alternative Augmentative Communication (AAC) to communicate. Courtney shares with us her personal experiences as a disabled adult, her communica…
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Episode Eleven: A Drop of Development Two to Three Years
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In this episode, The Council discusses some key expected communication and feeding developmental milestones for two to three years. This episode gives listeners just a "taste" of some important things to observe during the 2-3 year range, and ends with an activity in our "to-go cup" for you to try with a little one in your life! This episode is the…
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Episode Ten: A Drop of Development One to Two Years
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In this episode, The Council discusses some key expected communication and feeding developmental milestones for one to two years. This episode gives listeners just a "taste" of some important things to observe during the 1-2 year range, and ends with an activity in our "to-go cup" for you to try with a little one in your life! This episode is the s…
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Episode Nine: A Drop of Development- Birth to One Year
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In this episode, The Council discusses some key expected communication and feeding developmental milestones within the first year of life. This episode gives listeners just a "taste" of some important things to observe during the birth-12 month range, and ends with an activity in our "to-go cup" for you to try with a little one in your life! This e…
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In this episode, The Council is joined by honorary Council Member, Dani Newcombe, from The Messy SLP. Dani joins Amy, Brittany, and Joyner in discussions about giving yourself grace, what imposter syndrome can look and feel like, finding balance, and how grief and other emotions can manifest in the body. This conversation is NOT one to be missed! D…
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Are you ready for several "aha!" moments? The Council sits down with Ashley Harris Whaley from Disability Reframed to learn about identity first vs. person first language, ableism, how to be a better ally, and how to teach and talk with our own children about disability. Ashley Harris Whaley is the creator of Disability Reframed and a pediatric spe…
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In this episode, Amy, Brittany, and Katie (Joyner) discuss their different experiences with getting into graduate school for Speech Pathology. This episode addresses overcoming obstacles and includes a story of persistence as one of them faces rejection several years in a row. Come and fill your cup with us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cup…
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In this humorous episode about maintaining adult friendships, Amy, Brittany, and Katie (Joyner) discuss what makes a Council gathering special. They share personal accounts of fun trips that they have taken, and the importance of just sitting together and doing nothing. They challenge listeners to do the same with their own friend groups. Come and …
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In this informative episode, Amy, Brittany, and Katie (Joyner) discuss the basics about speech production. This episode provides listeners with some fun information regarding how we are able to make so many sounds with our mouths! This episode is a great intro to speech sounds for parents, other professionals, and anyone curious about how sounds ar…
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In the Cup of Council's first three episodes, Amy, Brittany, and Katie (Joyner) discuss the three main topics of the podcast. This is the first episode in the introductory trilogy and addresses friendship, how the three ladies met, the meaning behind the name of the podcast and the logo, and more! Please follow or subscribe to hear more! Leave us a…
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In the Cup of Council's first three episodes, Amy, Brittany, and Katie (Joyner) discuss the three main topics of the podcast. This is the second episode in the introductory trilogy and addresses the identity shift that happens when entering parenthood. Please follow or subscribe to hear more! Leave us a review and follow us on Instagram and Faceboo…
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In the Cup of Council's first three episodes, Amy, Brittany, and Katie (Joyner) discuss the three main topics of the podcast. This is the final episode in the introductory trilogy and addresses what a Speech-Language Pathologist is, how they each choose their path, and what they love about their careers! Please follow or subscribe to hear more! Lea…
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