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Season 1 (The SLP Cohort Catch Up): Explores the myriad of pathways a degree in speech-language pathology can take you by reconnecting with one Masters degree cohort, 10 years post-graduation.
Season 2 (SLPs Overseas): Highlights the experiences of speech-language pathologists who have moved abroad, sharing their challenges, cultural adjustments, and the significant impact they make in their new international communities.
Season 2 (SLPs Overseas): Highlights the experiences of speech-language pathologists who have moved abroad, sharing their challenges, cultural adjustments, and the significant impact they make in their new international communities.
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In January 2025 I had a chat with Abby, an American SLP living and working on Bribie Island in Queensland, Australia.You may know that Queensland is home to Steve Irwin’s Australia Zoo. But did you also know that Queensland’s capital city, Brisbane, will host the Olympics in 2032?Grab your passport, pack your bags and get ready to come on an audio adventure to discover what life is like as an American SLP in Australia 🇦🇺.For listeners outside of Australia, there are some local terminologies in the episode that you might not be familiar with. NDIS is the National Disability Insurance Scheme; a type of government funding for speech pathology services. 👍 Make sure you like, subscribe and follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify andInstagram so you can hear episodes as soon as they land (yes, that's an airplane pun).SLPs Overseas is an independently produced podcast. I record, edit and publish episodes while working full-time as an SLP (and travelling, of course!) If you enjoy listening to my podcast and want to buy me a coffee to show your support, I would greatly appreciate it.☕️https://buymeacoffee.com/slpsoverseas🔗 Sound Abilities website🔗 Sound Abilities Instagram🔗 Sound Abilities Facebook Enjoy the episode!
In January 2025 I had a chat with David, an American SLP living and working in Jakarta, Indonesia.
You may know that Jakarta is the capital city of Indonesia, with a population of over 11 million people. But did you also know that Indonesia is a country made up of many islands? Jakarta is located on the island of Java. There are, in fact, over 17,000 Indonesian islands in total!
Grab your passport, pack your bags and get ready to come on an audio adventure to discover what life is like as an American SLP in Indonesia 🇮🇩.
👍 Make sure you like, subscribe and follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Instagram so you can hear episodes as soon as they land (yes, that's an airplane pun).
SLPs Overseas is an independently produced podcast. I record, edit and publish episodes while working full-time as an SLP (and travelling, of course!) If you enjoy listening to my podcast and want to buy me a coffee to show your support, I would greatly appreciate it.
☕️ https://buymeacoffee.com/slpsoverseas
In January 2025 I had a chat with Caryn, a South African SLP living and working in Adelaide, South Australia.
You may know that Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia, the state that is home to some of the best wine in the world. But did you also know that, according to the 2021 census, over a quarter of the population living in Adelaide was born overseas?
Grab your passport, pack your bags and get ready to come on an audio adventure to discover what life is like as a South African SLP in Australia 🇦🇺.
For listeners outside of Australia, there are some local terminologies in the episode that you might not be familiar with. NDIS is the National Disability Insurance Scheme; a type of government funding for speech pathology services. And COMPASS is the Competency Assessment in Speech Pathology; a tool used to assess the clinical competency of speech pathology students in Australia to ensure they have gained experience across clinical populations prior to graduation.
👍 Make sure you like, subscribe and follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Instagram so you can hear episodes as soon as they land (yes, that's an airplane pun).
SLPs Overseas is an independently produced podcast. I record, edit and publish episodes while working full-time as an SLP (and travelling, of course!) If you enjoy listening to my podcast and want to buy me a coffee to show your support, I would greatly appreciate it.
☕️ https://buymeacoffee.com/slpsoverseas
In June 2024 I had a chat with Kate, an Australian SLP who owns a private practice in Mexico City, Mexico.
You may know that Mexico City is the capital of Mexico and it's the largest Spanish-speaking city in the world. But did you also know that, after independence from Spain, Mexico City became known as the Federal District (Distrito Federal or DF) from 1824 to 2016? Since 2016 the city has been officially known as Ciudad de México (CDMX).
Kate is an amazing guest for this podcast because she has worked as a speech-language pathologist in Mexico and the UK, and she is now running her Mexico City private practice remotely while living in Australia.
It’s time to grab your passport, pack your bags and get ready to come on an audio adventure to discover what life is like as an Australian SLP in Mexico 🇲🇽.
🔗 Here are the links to some of the websites and Instagram accounts mentioned in this episode: @communicate_with_kate https://www.speechtherapymexico.com/ @speech_train https://www.speechtrain.org/ @cultural_collaborations https://www.cultural-collaborations.com/ .
👍 Make sure you like, subscribe and follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Instagram so you can hear episodes as soon as they land (yes, that's an airplane pun).
SLPs Overseas is an independently produced podcast. I record, edit and publish episodes while working full-time as an SLP (and travelling, of course!) If you enjoy listening to my podcast and want to buy me a coffee to show your support, I would greatly appreciate it:
☕️ buymeacoffee.com/slpsoverseas
Enjoy the episode!
En abril del 2024 hice una entrevista a Virginia, una terapista del habla quien es americana y vive en la ciudad de México.
Quizás tú conoces a CDMX como una de las ciudades más grandes en las américas, con más de nueve millones de habitantes en la propia ciudad y casi 20 millones viviendo en las afueras del centro. También, sabes que CDMX es el hogar del parque urbano más grande en latinoamérica? El Parque Chapultepec es el doble del tamaño del parque central en Nueva York. Contiene museos, cafés, espacios verdes y un castillo.
Agarra tu pasaporte, empaca tus maletas y prepárate para una aventura de audio en el cual descubriremos como es la vida mexicana para una terapista americana 🇲🇽.
Una nota sobre la calidad del audio en este episodio. Grabamos esta entrevista en vivo en un café en CDMX, entonces puede que escuches sonidos de la ciudad en el fondo.
🔗 Speech Train y Cultural Collaborations tienen sitios de web y páginas de instagram. Se puede encontrarlos aquí: https://www.speechtrain.org/ @speech_train https://www.cultural-collaborations.com/ @cultural_collaborations
👍 Si te gusta este podcast y quieres decirlo al mundo, puedes escribir una revista positiva en Spotify o Apple Podcasts.
☕️Si quieres dar tu apoyo y apreciación en otra manera, tengo una pagina de apoyo aquí: buymeacoffee.com/slpsoverseas
La versión inglés de esta entrevista está disponible en nuestro podcast feed.
¡Disfruta el episodio!
In April 2024 I had a chat with Virginia, an American SLP working in Mexico City, Mexico.
You may know Mexico City as the second most populated city in the Americas (behind Sao Paolo Brazil) with over 9 million people living in the city itself and nearly 20 million people living in the greater CDMX area. But did you also know that Mexico City is home to the largest urban park in Latin America? Parque Chapultepec is two times bigger than New York’s Central Park and contains museums, cafes, green spaces and a castle!
Grab your passport, pack your bags and get ready to come on an audio adventure to discover what life is like as an American SLP in Mexico 🇲🇽.
Just a quick note about the audio quality in this episode. Virginia and I recorded this interview in person in a cafe in Mexico City, so occasionally you’ll hear some city sounds in the background.
You can find Virginia's Speech Train website here https://www.speechtrain.org/ and on Instagram @speech_train. Cultural Collaborations is here https://www.cultural-collaborations.com/ and on Instagram @cultural_collaborations
In May 2024 I had a chat with Jaime, a Kiwi SLP working in Melbourne, Australia.
You may know Melbourne as the hometown of pop icon Kylie Minogue. But did you also know that Melbourne is the sporting capital of Australia, playing host to events such as the Australian Open, the Grand Prix and the AFL grand final?
Grab your passport, pack your bags and get ready to come on an audio adventure to discover what life is like as a Kiwi SLP in Australia 🇦🇺.
A couple of content notes: for listeners outside of Australia you may not be familiar with the acronym NDIS. This stands for National Disability Insurance Scheme, which is government funding for speech pathology service. Also, this episode touches on the topic of substance use and abuse. Please take care when listening.
You can access Jaime's "moving to Melbourne" to-do list here.
👍 Make sure you like, subscribe and follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Instagram so you can hear episodes as soon as they land (yes, that’s an airplane pun).
SLPs Overseas is an independently produced podcast. I record, edit and publish episodes while working full-time as an SLP (and travelling, of course!) If you enjoy listening to my podcast and want to buy me a coffee to show your support, I would greatly appreciate it:
☕️ https://buymeacoffee.com/slpsoverseas
Enjoy the episode!
In January 2024 I had a chat with Liz, a Lebanese SLP working in Dubai.
You may know Dubai as the home of the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building. But did you also know that Dubai sometimes experiences fake rain?
Grab your passport, pack your bags and get ready to come on an audio adventure to discover what life is like as an SLP in the United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪.
👍 Make sure you like, subscribe and follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Instagram so you can hear episodes as soon as they land (yes, that’s an airplane pun).
SLPs Overseas is an independently produced podcast. I record, edit and publish episodes while working full-time as an SLP (and travelling, of course!) If you enjoy listening to my podcast and want to buy me a coffee to show your support, I would greatly appreciate it:
☕️ https://buymeacoffee.com/slpsoverseas
Enjoy the episode!
Speech-language pathologists are specialists in communication and passionate about people. Many of us love to explore the world beyond our doorstep by travelling, learning other languages, trying different cuisines, and connecting with communities outside of where we come from. As you’ll hear in this podcast, quite a few of us have moved across the world to live and work as SLPs Overseas…myself included!
I’ll be chatting with SLPs who have gone through the paperwork processes, packed up their lives in one country and found a home somewhere else. You’ll hear about the challenges they have faced, the cultural nuances they navigate, and the profound impact they make on their international communities.
If you’re an SLP Overseas with a story to tell, I’d love to hear from you! You can contact me via email: hello@cognosco.com.au
Like, subscribe and follow to make sure you catch episodes as soon as they land (airplane pun, couldn't resist!)
In this episode, the tables have turned. I’ve invited Lucy to come along and catch up with… me! You’ll hear about taking big risks and opportunities that, as it turns out, felt like they were always meant to happen, and re-evaluating my career and making changes to build my ideal life.
For listeners outside of Australia, HECS is the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (government student loan debt).
Enjoy the episode!
In this episode, I’m catching up with Bec. You’ll hear about how a love of all things voice brought her to the field of speech-language pathology and how life experience and a challenging clinical placement led her to find her career passion in the areas of autism and clinical education.
Content warning: this episode talks about mental health, anxiety and depression. It also talks about the experience of being bullied. Please take care when listening. If you need support, please see the notes below for some available resources in Australia.
Beyond Blue:
Website https://www.beyondblue.org.au/
Phone 1300 224 636
Lifeline:
Website https://www.lifeline.org.au/
Phone 13 11 14
SMS 0477 13 11 14
For listeners outside of Australia, the NDIS is the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Australian government funding for people with a disability) and HECS is the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (government student loan debt).
Enjoy the episode!
In this episode, I’m catching up with Kate and Lucy. You’ll hear about the importance of having good SLP supervisors, taking on rotational roles and discovering areas of practice and practice settings they enjoyed that they didn’t expect, undertaking further study, and looking beyond clinical work to SLP-adjacent health management roles.
For listeners outside of Australia, the NDIS is the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Australian government funding for people with a disability).
Enjoy the episode!
In this episode, I’m catching up with Nicole. You’ll hear about her career pathways before switching into speech-language pathology in her 30s, finding her passion in the area of orofacial myofunctional disorders, and reaching out to mentors within the profession to further her learning.
For listeners outside of Australia, the NDIS is the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Australian government funding for people with a disability) and HECS is the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (government student loan debt).
Enjoy the episode!
In this episode, I'm catching up with Nev. You’ll hear about how she started and grew her business over the last decade, including the key moment where she had to decide whether to go big or go home, the importance of partnering with families, and continuing to learn and adapt as the profession gains new knowledge.
For listeners outside of Australia, the NDIS is the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Australian government funding for people with a disability) and HECS is the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (government student loan debt).
Enjoy the episode!
In this episode, I'm catching up with Eloise. You’ll hear some great tips for new graduate SLPs applying for jobs, the emotional toll of work as an SLP, and finding peace, purpose and transferable skills from speech pathology to a new career.
For listeners outside of Australia, the NDIS is the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Australian government funding for people with a disability) and HECS is the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (government student loan debt).
Enjoy the episode!
**Trigger warning: this episode talks about the death of a patient. Please take care when listening.**
In this episode, I’m catching up with Beth in Colorado, USA. You’ll hear about what brought her to study speech-language pathology in Australia, the process she underwent to transfer her Australian masters back to the U.S., her jobs in home health, schools, hospitals and private clinics, and you’ll hear about Beth’s latest role… mother to gorgeous Avi.
Enjoy the episode!
**Note: this episode discusses fertility (from the 45 minute mark). If this is a sensitive topic for you, please take care when listening.**
In this episode, I’m catching up with Jane. You’ll hear about her early career working in regional communities, the two years she spent working as an SLP in the UK, how she made the transition from pediatrics to adults, and she’ll share about her most recent career move: becoming a business owner.
For listeners outside of Australia, the NDIS is the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Australian government funding for people with a disability) and HECS is the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (government student loan debt).
Enjoy the episode!
In this episode, I’m catching up with Zoe. You’ll hear about how a love of languages brought her to study speech-language pathology, the joys and challenges of a graduate job in the country, moving into part-time SLP work while studying another masters, and transitioning from speech-language pathology to international development.
For listeners outside of Australia, HECS is the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (government student loan debt).
Enjoy the episode!
The SLP Cohort Catch Up reconnects with one masters degree cohort to explore the myriad of pathways stemming from this course, 10+ years post-graduation.
In this season preview, you'll get a sneak peek into the podcast's episodes. You'll hear about the power of embracing discomfort and vulnerability, the opportunities that can arise when we are open to exploring them and embracing change, and the importance of self-confidence and backing your ability.
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