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The Busy PT's Guide to Finding Balance

Thanksgiving ‘tude
by Janey Goude
The devil's in the details. Not always. Sometimes the devil is in your attitude. If you find yourself saddled with a negative outlook, there's no better time for an attitude adjustment than Thanksgiving. Below are some opposing viewpoints to common circumstances Read More...
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My Baby Wants to be Adopted
by Janey Goude
Be careful what you wish for. It is so easy to see greener grass on the other side. Often we don't take time to think through the ramifications of our decisions. My seven-year old, Abigail, announced, "I wish our family only had five people." We currently Read More...
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Your Life is an Occasion – Rise to It!
by Janey Goude
Your Life is an Occasion – Rise to It! --Dustin Hoffman as Mr. Edward Magorium in Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium If you haven't seen "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium," you are missing a gem. I love this movie. In so many ways, it embodies what this blog Read More...
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When to Let it Die
by Janey Goude
We lived in West Palm Beach, Florida. You'd think we would have been in heaven. The sun, the sand, the glitz. But our experience was far from heavenly. While I finished out the remaining six weeks of a contract assignment, my husband moved down to get Read More...
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Bringing Balance to our Time
by Janey Goude
I struggled with "T." I had already written the piece about turning tragedy into triumph when I received a poignant email. I felt strongly about the tragedy piece because it is something therapists deal with almost daily. But I can't get away from the Read More...
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Bringing Balance to our Stressful Schedules
by Janey Goude
Stress - noun (from dictionary.com) 1. the physical pressure, pull, or other force exerted on one thing by another. 2. a specific response by the body to a stimulus, as fear or pain, that disturbs or interferes with the normal physiological equilibrium Read More...
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Bringing Balance to our Quality and Quantity
by Janey Goude
As much as we'd like to justify that quality and quantity can each stand on their own, we all know that isn't true. Every relationship - work, spouse, children, family and friends - needs both quality and quantity to survive. Relationships need lots of Read More...
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Bringing Balance to our People-Pleasing
by Janey Goude
"It's important to have a little guilt in life. And feeling bad can accomplish a heap of good." --Dr. Kevin Leman, Have a New Kid by Friday In this excerpt Dr. Leman is speaking to parents who prevent children from suffering the consequences of their Read More...
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Balance Poll
by Janey Goude
We are halfway done with our ABCs of Balance. Before we began you came up with some wonderful suggestions of topics you'd like to discuss. Have you recognized your ideas in these blogs? As we've talked through the first half of the alphabet, you've continued Read More...
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Laughter
by Janey Goude
I needed more laughter this weekend. 95 degree weather necessitated the upstairs air conditioning unit be turned on. The overflow pan began leaking into our living room, via our ceiling fan. It continues to drip even as I type...despite my husband's dozen Read More...
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One Fashion Tip at a Time
by Janey Goude
My husband and I have different perspectives on our four-year-old's wardrobe. I'm with my children pretty much 24/7. There are four of them and one of me; saying "No," gets exhausting. Consequently, Jake's clothing choices have to be utterly hideous for Read More...
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Expect Mistakes, Not Mediocrity
by Janey Goude
I was writing a response to a comment on "Balancing Expectation" (blog post 7/16) when I realized it really deserved a post of its own. Paula writes, "...sometimes I think I let my kids down and they don't do things or think more of themselves cause I Read More...
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Microchipping: It's Not Just for Fido Anymore
by Janey Goude
I'm not a big news buff, but by now my husband would have clued me in on something this sensational. Amazingly, he hadn't heard of it either. I just read an article on the use of microchips in Alzheimer's patients. Yes, I said IN. The same technology Read More...
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Perspectives in Client Care: The First Time, Every Time
by Janey Goude
Who did you choose for your perspective challenge? Whether it was someone at work or someone at home, a common source of conflict is that one person is grappling with the situation for the first time, while the other person either deals with the situation Read More...
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Perspectives and Client Care - For Better or Worse
by Janey Goude
I recently read a letter to the editor in which an OT called PTs on the carpet for "pushing too hard." The author was a retired OT who had undergone physical therapy and felt her physical condition had been adversely affected by PTs who aggressively forged Read More...
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