Ep. 64 - Recovering from Burnout & Empowering SLPs - Angie Merced MA, CCC-SLP

March 14, 2022

On this episode, we broke down the issue of burnout and outlined ways to empower SLPs. Special guest, Angie Merced MA, CCC-SLP, joined us to discuss what burnout looks like for most people, the importance of a healthy work-life balance, combatting burnout for experienced clinicians, and more.

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We Discuss

  • (0:00) Introduction Shenanigans
  • (3:45) How Did Angie Get Started
  • (11:09) What Does Burnout Look Like for Most People?
  • (16:00) Work-Life Balance
  • (21:08) Is Burnout More Rampant in Certain Fields?
  • (29:49) How Can New Grad SLPs Avoid Burnout?
  • (36:05) How to Combat Burnout for Experienced Clinicians
  • (39:25) How Does a Life Coach Help
  • (49:13) Who Does Angie Typically Work With
  • (1:02:22) How to Get Started Working with Angie

About Angie Merced MA, CCC-SLP

Angie is a Certified Life Coach and school-based Speech-Language Pathologist. She lives with her husband and two little girls in Rochester NY. Her passion is to eliminate burnout culture in our field, empower SLPs who feel overwhelmed, overworked, and trapped in a career they're "supposed" to love, and show her clients how to reclaim their energy, create more time and generate resources. Her mission is to help smart SLPs do less, be more, and thrive with joy in the life they have. She emphatically believes THAT is the key to the survival and future of our field.

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Assistant Producers – Katie Schrauben & Sam MacKay 
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