Work Life Balance for Speech Pathologists: Mindful Time Management Tips for Therapists, Clinicians, & Private Practice Owners

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Aug 2026

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A podcast about coaching strategies and time management tips for busy SLPs, PTs, OTs, therapists, and private practice owners who want to feel successful in their personal and professional life at the same time. Let's take back control of your time!

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September 9, 202619 min

BONUS: Why I’m Bringing ADHD Support to Coaches

If you have ever looked at perfectly reasonable business advice and thought, “Cool, but how exactly am I supposed to make that work in my actual life?” this episode is for you. I’m sharing why I’m talking more directly to coaches with ADHD, and why this work matters to me personally. Before I had the language for ADHD and executive functioning, I thought my struggles were mostly about being a busy mom, running a business, managing a household, and trying to keep all the plates somewhere near the air. In this episode, I’m sharing how understanding executive functioning changed the way I saw my own business, why the usual strategies can stop working when life gets more complex, and why coaches need support that is built for how their brains actually work. If you want help running your coaching business with systems that fit your brain, your real life, and the business you’re trying to grow, you don't want to miss my upcoming free training: How to Run Your Coaching Business With Ease When You Have ADHD . What You'll Learn in Today's Episode: Why traditional business and productivity advice can be hard to apply when ADHD is part of the picture How coping strategies can work for a while, until life and business add more complexity The difference between blaming yourself and understanding the executive functioning breakdown Why understanding ADHD can help you solve the right problem instead of trying to force the wrong system Why this conversation is especially important for coaches who are building businesses while managing their own brains, clients, households, and actual human lives 📣 JOIN ME on Tuesday 9/15/2026 @ 2 pm ET for my free training: How to Run Your Coaching Business With Ease When You Have ADHD . If you want help running your coaching business with systems that fit your brain, your real life, and the business you’re trying to grow, you don't want to miss it. To find out how I can help you improve your work-life balance, click here. Come join Work-Life Balance for Speech Pathologists on Facebook for more tips and tricks! Learn more about Theresa Harp Coaching here.

September 8, 202624 min

167. When Business Advice Doesn’t Work With Your ADHD Brain

If you’re a business owner with ADHD and you keep thinking, “I know what I’m supposed to do, so why am I not doing it?” or “I’m following all the strategies from all the experts, but it’s just not working,” I get it. You’re the reason I recorded this episode. I’m talking about why so much traditional business and productivity advice falls apart for ADHD brains, especially when you’re running a business, managing a home, raising a family, and trying not to lose your mind in the process. I’m sharing six questions to help you figure out where the strategy is breaking down and how to make it smaller, more visible, and more realistic for your actual life and your actual brain. What You'll Learn: Why knowing what to do and consistently doing it are not the same thing How generic advice like “batch your content” or “just time block” can create more shame than follow-through What questions to ask when a strategy keeps not working How to lower the decision load so tasks feel easier to start Why planning for transitions matters just as much as planning the task itself 🗓️ If you want help building business strategies that work with your ADHD brain, your real schedule, and the life you actually have (not the neurotypical, Pinterest-esque life you see while scrolling the socials), schedule a free consult here: https://cutt.ly/5tSeJKmu ‼️ Want to join my upcoming webinar, Build a Coaching Business That Works With Your ADHD Brain on Tuesday, September 15th at 2 PM ET? Add your name to the list and I'll send you the details! Mentioned in This Episode: Snipd - The Podcast App for Knowledge Seekers 📣 JOIN ME on Tuesday 9/15/2026 @ 2 pm ET for my free training: How to Run Your Coaching Business With Ease When You Have ADHD . If you want help running your coaching business with systems that fit your brain, your real life, and the business you’re trying to grow, you don't want to miss it. To find out how I can help you improve your work-life balance, click here. Come join Work-Life Balance for Speech Pathologists on Facebook for more tips and tricks! Learn more about Theresa Harp Coaching here.

September 1, 202629 min

166. Before You Decide It’s Not Working

If you’ve ever tried to make a change in your personal life, your career, or your small business and felt like nothing was actually changing, this episode is for you. I’m talking about why your brain may miss the early signs that something is working, especially when the result you want has not fully shown up yet. A lot of us are looking for big, in-your-face proof before we trust that something is working, but the early evidence is usually much quieter than that. This episode will help you notice tiny changes that are already happening before you decide it’s not working, start over, or quit altogether. What You'll Learn: Why “nothing is working” can feel like a fact when it is actually a thought How ADHD and executive functioning challenges can make small changes harder to notice What to ask yourself before you quit, restart, or decide you are bad at consistency How to look for evidence that something is beginning to work A simple way to notice small shifts without turning it into a whole new project 📣 JOIN ME on Tuesday 9/15/2026 @ 2 pm ET for my free training: How to Run Your Coaching Business With Ease When You Have ADHD . If you want help running your coaching business with systems that fit your brain, your real life, and the business you’re trying to grow, you don't want to miss it. To find out how I can help you improve your work-life balance, click here. Come join Work-Life Balance for Speech Pathologists on Facebook for more tips and tricks! Learn more about Theresa Harp Coaching here.

August 28, 202619 min

BONUS: Your Calendar Is Lying To You

Your calendar might say your week is fine, but don’t trust it. Why? Because your calendar can show the appointments, sessions, practices, and school events while completely ignoring the driving time, transition time, dinner situation, decision fatigue, documentation, parent emails, and all the tiny invisible tasks required to make the week actually work. In this bonus episode, I’m sharing the behind-the-scenes calendar moment that made my head hurt and why it connects directly to Monday’s Fall Rhythm Reset workshop. If your week looks technically doable on paper but your brain and body are already bracing for impact, this episode will help you see what your schedule is really carrying, and why one small rhythm shift may be more useful than trying to become a whole new person by Tuesday. What You'll Learn: Why your calendar does not always tell the whole story What invisible work may be making your week feel heavier than it looks How to tell the difference between a time management problem and a capacity problem Why “technically it fits” is not the same thing as “this is sustainable” A simple way to start looking for one realistic rhythm shift instead of overhauling your entire life If your fall schedule already feels packed, or if your calendar looks doable but your nervous system is giving it a hard no, join me for The Fall Rhythm Reset . It’s a free live workshop for SLP private practice owners who want a calmer weekly rhythm that supports their business, their family life, and their actual capacity. Bring the real week, not the cute pretend one. Sign up now: https://theresaharp.myflodesk.com/fallworkshop 📣 JOIN ME on Tuesday 9/15/2026 @ 2 pm ET for my free training: How to Run Your Coaching Business With Ease When You Have ADHD . If you want help running your coaching business with systems that fit your brain, your real life, and the business you’re trying to grow, you don't want to miss it. To find out how I can help you improve your work-life balance, click here. Come join Work-Life Balance for Speech Pathologists on Facebook for more tips and tricks! Learn more about Theresa Harp Coaching here.

August 25, 202626 min

165. 92507 Is Revealing a Bigger Problem for SLPs

The 92507 conversation has a lot of SLPs feeling worried, frustrated, and understandably on edge. But in this episode, I’m talking about something deeper than reimbursement cuts: the scarcity mindset, martyrdom, and anti-investment culture that have been sitting under the surface in our field for a long time. This is not an episode telling you to stop advocating or ignore what is happening. It’s an invitation to look at how we talk about money, charging, rest, boundaries, and our own expertise. Why? Because if we keep fighting external threats while reinforcing the same old internal culture, we’re going to keep recreating the same problems with different packaging. What You’ll Learn : Why the 92507 chaos is revealing a deeper issue in the SLP field The contradiction between wanting SLPs to be paid more and criticizing colleagues who charge for their expertise How scarcity thinking shows up in money, time, rest, boundaries, and business decisions Questions to ask yourself if you want to lead differently instead of waiting for the field to change first If you’re feeling called out and you’re ready to stop running your private practice from scarcity, resentment, or “I’ll just figure it out myself” mode, book a free consult: https://cutt.ly/5tSeJKmu . We’ll look at what’s actually happening in your schedule, business, boundaries, and mindset so you can grow without sacrificing your time, energy, and sanity. Resources Mentioned: Fix SLP — https://fixslp.com/ 📣 JOIN ME on Tuesday 9/15/2026 @ 2 pm ET for my free training: How to Run Your Coaching Business With Ease When You Have ADHD . If you want help running your coaching business with systems that fit your brain, your real life, and the business you’re trying to grow, you don't want to miss it. To find out how I can help you improve your work-life balance, click here. Come join Work-Life Balance for Speech Pathologists on Facebook for more tips and tricks! Learn more about Theresa Harp Coaching here.

August 18, 202620 min

164. When Shame is the Signal You Need to Pay Attention

Sometimes the thought that keeps looping in your brain is not just annoying background noise. Sometimes it brings shame with it...the kind that makes you want to hide, avoid, procrastinate, or pretend the thing is not actually bothering you. In this episode, I’m talking about how to recognize when a frequent flyer thought has turned into a shame spiral, why shame can keep you stuck, and what to do when avoiding the thing starts costing more than facing it. In This Episode, You'll Learn : Why shame often makes you want to hide instead of take action The difference between guilt and shame, and why that difference matters How a repeated thought can affect your confidence, relationships, business, and executive functioning What to do when a thought gives you that pit-in-your-stomach feeling A simple first step for taking the power out of shame If shame has been running the show around money, boundaries, capacity, follow-through, or the parts of your business you would rather not look directly in the eye, you do not have to figure it out alone. Book a free consult, and we can talk through what’s going on and how coaching can help you build a practical plan that actually fits your brain, your business, and your real life: https://cutt.ly/5tSeJKmu 📣 JOIN ME on Tuesday 9/15/2026 @ 2 pm ET for my free training: How to Run Your Coaching Business With Ease When You Have ADHD . If you want help running your coaching business with systems that fit your brain, your real life, and the business you’re trying to grow, you don't want to miss it. To find out how I can help you improve your work-life balance, click here. Come join Work-Life Balance for Speech Pathologists on Facebook for more tips and tricks! Learn more about Theresa Harp Coaching here.

August 11, 202636 min

163. Feeling Overwhelmed? The 6 Questions That Help You Break the Thought Loop

If you’ve been stuck thinking some version of “I’m so overwhelmed” on repeat, this episode is for you. I’m sharing a simple 6‑question framework that helps you stop arguing with the thought and start getting strategic about it. We’ll look at what the thought is costing you, what it might be doing for you (yes, really), and how to decide whether you need a circumstance change, a mindset change, or both. It’s practical, a little confronting, and surprisingly clarifying. What You’ll Learn : • The 6 questions that break a “frequent flyer thought” loop • How to spot the hidden payoff that keeps a thought pattern alive • Cost/benefit of the thought vs. cost/benefit of the situation (and why both matter) • The difference between changing your schedule and changing your thinking • How to use “cost of change vs. cost of staying the same” to create momentum If you liked this episode, be sure to check out : 🎙️ Ep. 153: The Thought Loop That’s Running Your Life (and you don’t even notice it) 🎙️ Ep. 162: How to Stop Recurring Negative Thoughts From Running Your Life 💥 Coming Soon! Topic-based episode guide (episodes organized by topic) 📣 JOIN ME on Tuesday 9/15/2026 @ 2 pm ET for my free training: How to Run Your Coaching Business With Ease When You Have ADHD . If you want help running your coaching business with systems that fit your brain, your real life, and the business you’re trying to grow, you don't want to miss it. To find out how I can help you improve your work-life balance, click here. Come join Work-Life Balance for Speech Pathologists on Facebook for more tips and tricks! Learn more about Theresa Harp Coaching here.

August 4, 202627 min

162. How to Stop Recurring Negative Thoughts From Running Your Life

If you have a thought that shows up in your brain over and over, day after day, this episode is for you. I’m calling these frequent flyer thoughts : recurring thought loops that steal brain space and kick off a shame spiral before you even realize what happened. In this episode, I’ll show you how to treat these thoughts as information (not a verdict) and use one simple question to get your power back. What You’ll Learn : What a “frequent flyer thought” is and how to spot yours quickly Why recurring thoughts feel so heavy and how they quietly shape self-concept The agency question that stops the spiral: change the circumstance vs. change the thought A 60-second cost/benefit check to decide what to do next How to take action from empowerment (not punishment) if you choose to change the situation 📣 JOIN ME on Tuesday 9/15/2026 @ 2 pm ET for my free training: How to Run Your Coaching Business With Ease When You Have ADHD . If you want help running your coaching business with systems that fit your brain, your real life, and the business you’re trying to grow, you don't want to miss it. To find out how I can help you improve your work-life balance, click here. Come join Work-Life Balance for Speech Pathologists on Facebook for more tips and tricks! Learn more about Theresa Harp Coaching here.

July 28, 202630 min

161. How to Find Joy as a Busy Mom featuring Michelle Byrd

If you’ve been telling yourself you’ll feel happier once things “calm down,” this episode is your gentle reality check (and relief): life doesn’t magically get less messy, but you can access joy in the middle of it. I’m joined by time management coach and host of The Busy Vibrant Mom , Michelle Byrd, for a grounded conversation about what joy actually is (and what it isn’t). We talk about the difference between joy and happiness, why moms unintentionally postpone joy until the to-do list is done, and how to stop treating self-care like another big project. Michelle shares practical ways to “sprinkle” joy into a packed day, how to build margin so everything doesn’t feel urgent, and what to do when your plan falls apart. What You’ll Learn : Why joy isn’t dependent on everything going right (and why that matters) How constant urgency and productivity pressure steals the enjoyment from your day Small, realistic ways to add joy without adding another task The “power of pairing” to make any habit (including joyful ones) actually stick How to do a quick joy reset when your day goes off the rails Learn More About Michelle Byrd: Michelle Byrd’s podcast: The Busy Vibrant Mom Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Michelle’s website: ByrdMichelle.com 📣 JOIN ME on Tuesday 9/15/2026 @ 2 pm ET for my free training: How to Run Your Coaching Business With Ease When You Have ADHD . If you want help running your coaching business with systems that fit your brain, your real life, and the business you’re trying to grow, you don't want to miss it. To find out how I can help you improve your work-life balance, click here. Come join Work-Life Balance for Speech Pathologists on Facebook for more tips and tricks! Learn more about Theresa Harp Coaching here.

July 21, 202628 min

160. Stuck Rewriting the Same Email? Here's Why - And What To Do

Have you ever burned 25 minutes rewriting a “simple” email (rescheduling a session, for example) because you couldn’t get the tone right? If you’ve been stuck in the loop of typing, deleting, retyping, and overanalyzing every word, this episode will help you understand why it happens (and why it’s not a character flaw). In this episode, I’m sharing the hidden cognitive load behind “sounding right” and the two biggest barriers that are keeping you stuck in analysis-paralysis. You’ll walk away with a simple structure you can default to, plus a few rules that make it easier to write clearly, kindly, and hit send. What You’ll Learn Why email/text “tone” can feel like a million invisible decisions happening at once How executive function load makes writing harder—especially when you’re already overwhelmed The mindset traps that fuel the spiral (people-pleasing, over-apologizing, trying to manage someone else’s reaction) A simple 3-line structure to use when you’re stuck: what’s happening, what’s changing, what happens next How to set a “clear + kind” goal (instead of chasing perfect) and stop rereading endlessly 📣 JOIN ME on Tuesday 9/15/2026 @ 2 pm ET for my free training: How to Run Your Coaching Business With Ease When You Have ADHD . If you want help running your coaching business with systems that fit your brain, your real life, and the business you’re trying to grow, you don't want to miss it. To find out how I can help you improve your work-life balance, click here. Come join Work-Life Balance for Speech Pathologists on Facebook for more tips and tricks! Learn more about Theresa Harp Coaching here.