On balance, Jonathan wasn't meant to be a Physiotherapist. More likely an auto mechanic (family trend), professional drummer (first 10 years of work), scuba diving instructor or water sports co-ordinator (next 10 years of work). Yet he found himself at a tipping point in his early 30's. Offered an exclusive, highly paid all-inclusive job as a dive master on a liveaboard boat based in idyllic Seychelles OR stay in wet and cold England, scrimping and living in nursing quarters while studying hard for several years and maybe having a job at the end of it.

We talk about life before and after this pivotal decision, touching on subjects;

• the importance of short and long-term vision
• what are the one percenters you can do to stand out from the rest
• what are new graduate's expectations and are they helpful
• what skills and traits does a well balanced Physiotherapist have

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Specific mentions in the conversation
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Louis Gifford's books - Aches & Pains, Nerve Root, Graded Exposure
Strive & Thrive in Private Practice online course

Biography
Jonathan Wray is FACP is a Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist (as awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapists 2020) and director and principal physiotherapist at Next Wave Therapy. He was a clinical tutor on the Masters of Clinical Physiotherapy at Curtin University for 7 years and is currently a facilitator for physiotherapists undergoing specialisation training with the Australian College of Physiotherapists. Jonathan is the current chair of the WA Acupuncture and Dry Needling specialist interest group and course presenter for the APA Level 1 Dry Needling course and Level 1 Integrative Acupuncture course.

Outside of work, Jonathan is married with 2 teenage children and as a keen surfer, kite surfer and scuba diver likes to be in the water as much as possible.

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