Fixers in the News: Time to Tell Our Story

Jeanette Benigas50min

Jeanette Benigas

00:00

Hey fixers. I'm Dr. Jeanette Benigas, one of the cofounders of fix SLP. Our platform exists to discuss the biggest challenges that are currently holding back the field of speech language pathology. We present the issues with facts and invite you to be a part of joining this movement to make things better one conversation at a time. So let's fix SLP.

Jeanette Benigas

00:33

Hey, everybody, welcome back. This is Jeanette, your host of fixed SLP. I've got a co host today. I've got Preston Lewis. This was not planned. This was like a last minute add on because the people love Preston, and some of what we're going to talk about today he's interested in, and then we have a guest, Elizabeth Nielsen from tiny voice therapy will give her a chance to introduce herself. But first I want to read a review. This is from M to one T three, one. And that person says, fix SLP gives SLPs out in the field of voice in order to promote change to better the field not only for therapists but our clients as well. This podcast has such valuable information has brought therapists nationwide together and promotes collaboration. Definitely give it a listen. Well, thanks. Thanks for that. Alright, Elizabeth, who are you? Where are you from?

Elizabeth Nielsen

01:29

I'm Elizabeth Nielsen, I became a speech language pathologist graduated in 2012. I knew I always wanted to work in private practice, but kind of started off in a clinic setting. But then during my CF year, it was a little chaotic, wasn't getting my supervision or anything. So then I left that halfway through, started working in the schools, and then started to open up my own private practice part time, I'm just about an hour west of like the Chicago area, started to just do a lot of home visits. So we were I was working out of my house and then started to want to incorporate horses into my speech therapy practice. So then it just took a couple years of looking for property. So finally back in 2019, found a farm, built a barn at the end of 2020. And now able to incorporate horses into my practice. love what I do work with a lot of autistic individuals that aren't on speaking and use communication devices, working with feeding as well. apraxia just kind of a variety of things right now. And so it's just been a ton of fun.

Jeanette Benigas

02:46

What we're doing, you're my hero. I mean, maybe I do. Some of the things I do are scary to people, but you're like, Oh, I just bought a property and I build a barn. That is so terrifying to me.

Elizabeth Nielsen

03:00

No, it was it was hard work. I thought it was never gonna happen because it was just years of searching. And I was like, well, maybe this isn't meant to be. And then something worked out where there's two houses on the property. So that little clinic that I'm in right now is like I converted it into the clinic. And then on the weekends we also Airbnb it out to people and they can hang out on the farm.

Jeanette Benigas

03:22

So yeah, I need your business acumen, please.

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