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Fresh air hike up a hill today. My fave way to rin

Fresh air hike up a hill today. My fave way to ring in the new year. Plus tea and books and generally keeping the Twixmas rest vibes going. Because it’s still midwinter! There’s plenty of time for things to unfurl. 🌱
#midwinter #RememberToRest #IsleOfWight

I mean, just look at that face tho. 🖤🤍 So pr

I mean, just look at that face tho. 🖤🤍
So proud of how far this nervous muttly has come (check out my story highlights for all the drama).
So grateful for all he’s taught me along the way.
#RoloTheRescueMutt #RescueDogsRock

Hey you. I hope you’re finding moments to exhale

Hey you. I hope you’re finding moments to exhale and stand still this Twixmas time. I’m feeling the pull to get plannjng for 2022 but trying to honour the power of a good pause. You too?
#HonestThoughts #QuietMoments #EndOfYear

Tea party play is a great excuse to practise lots

Tea party play is a great excuse to practise lots of language and communication skills. Here’s some new ideas to get you started, whether your little one is making sounds or talking in full sentences. #SpeechAndLanguage #SpeechTherapyIdeas #PlayAndLearn #LetThemBeLittle

December keeps saying to me, “Take it easy,” a

December keeps saying to me, “Take it easy,” and it’s hard to hear. A mile a minute, ticking off the to do list, perma-busy feels more familiar.

When I was a newbie Speechie my clinical supervisor said to me “There’s an ebb and flow to our work.” Allow for ebb, so that you’re ready for the flow. Tune in to the shifting pace, restore your energy when you can. And when those waves come crashing, you’ll be ready.

Take it easy. Even if only for a moment.

#HonestThoughts #MondayMotivation #IsleOfWight #RoloTheRescueMutt

Sunday strut for no reason. Xx Loving the new pain

Sunday strut for no reason. Xx
Loving the new paint on the wall in East Cowes. 📸 @hilldwellertom
#LighthouseLover #IsleOfWight

Hello there. Have we met? I love this place for co

Hello there. Have we met? I love this place for connection, which means getting to know each other. Here’s 3 things important to me (and I’d love to know about yours too.)

1) Getting outside and filling up on fresh air will forever make me feel better. Nature connection FTW!

2) Genuine listening. Not waiting for my turn to speak, but really trying to be attentive to what the other person is saying. Not always easy!

3) Music. Something that gets me dancing in the kitchen, or singing wildly in the car on the drive back from the beach, or focused on the thing that I’m writing.

What about you? So good to meet you! Xx

#HonestThoughts #GettingToKnowYou #ConversationsAreMyJam

An informal conversation about autism, labels, bui

An informal conversation about autism, labels, building relationships and support in the classroom. (Thanks so much for having me @micro_megs)

#Neurodiversity #HonestConversations

Family weekend wander in the woods to gather stick

Family weekend wander in the woods to gather sticks for classroom craft projects. Rolo persisted in reminding us that we should be *throwing* sticks, not collecting them. Us humans never learn.
Happy Weekend to you. Xx
📸 @hilldwellertom
#WoodlandWander #RoloTheRescueMutt #UpForest

On my way to jury service… grateful that this bi

On my way to jury service… grateful that this bike commute will be here to give me some headspace there and back. I’ll be signing off IG for a few weeks, to make space for attention on other things and to soak up the last of all this autumn beauty. See you soon! Xx

How to help your child say D and G… Many childre

How to help your child say D and G…
Many children find it difficult to articulate /d/ or /g/ when they’re first learning to talk. This video gives you some practical suggestions to help them get started.
#SpeechTherapy #SpeechSounds

Shoutout to all the Speechies who joined me this m

Shoutout to all the Speechies who joined me this morning! So good to chat about the things that we stew over in speech therapy, to support each other and share new ideas. Hurray for how Zoom can bring us together! ❤️⚡️
#ParentCoaching #SpeechAndLanguage #EarlyYears #Neurodiversity

Do you use video in your work? It’s such a power

Do you use video in your work? It’s such a powerful part of how we can reflect and grow… (once we get over the awks of seeing ourselves on screen!)
I use video a lot in SaLT sessions, to highlight what’s going well and revisit those fleeting important moments of communication that we can easily miss in ‘real time’.
🥳 Replays for the win!! 🥳
I’ll be sharing my tips and tricks for using video to support parents in tomorrow’s live workshop for professionals. ❤️⚡️
If you want to spend a morning talking wholeheartedly with a bunch of other Speechies, it’d be fab to see you there. Link in bio baby! 💫
#SpeechAndLanguageTherapy #ParentCoaching #EarlyCommunication #Neurodiversity

There’s a reason our kids so often ask ‘WHY?’ It’s such a powerful question! And it’s a question us adults can helpfully use too. We can ask ourselves the ‘why’ behind the goals we’re setting in therapy. We can ask parents the ‘why’ behind them seeking help right now. We can ask the ‘why’ behind a child’s actions.

Getting down to the core of our motivations can be hugely powerful to inform our practice and help us all understand each other better.

I have a list of helpful starting questions that I ask parents during SaLT sessions. I’ll be sharing my framework with the group at this Saturday’s live zoom workshop for speechies. Check out the link in my bio for more info!

#SLPeeps #SpeechTherapy #ParentCoaching #EarlyCommunication

Family time on the move! I love the freedom to ge

Family time on the move!
I love the freedom to get about under my own steam in a city, so my bike always comes with (reminds me of my postgrad days whizzing about Reading.)
With mum and brother this time, we also tested the new e-scooters. My bro’s already a convert and my mum picked it up fast (swipe ➡️ to see the video of her in action. 😁)
#FamilyTime #UpMainland #EScooters

Throwback to summer swim times. (Official rule is

Throwback to summer swim times. (Official rule is you have to have coffee and brownies after a dip).
💙🌊
It’s been two weeks since I was last in the sea… do you think I can keep it going all winter?
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Also mindful of #COP26 going ahead, the impacts of extraction and pollution on land and in the oceans.
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I’m always reminding myself that I have a voice and all I can do is use it, even when it feels small and ineffective. So I’ll be joining in with Saturday’s global day for climate justice. I encourage you to check it out - events happening all around. And it feels good to use our voices (and maybe paint a banner or bang a drum 😉)
#YourVoiceMatters #SeaChange #GlobalDayForClimateJustice

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