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The Busy PT's Guide to Finding Balance

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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Nothing But Blue Skies: Bringing Balance to our Moods
by Janey Goude
As I entered the store, drizzles pelted my head. An all encompassing grey sky foretold hours of wetness. When I exited the store, less than thirty minutes later, the sky was brilliant blue with a dusting of soft white clouds. Not a rain cloud in sight. 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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Bringing Balance to our Kaleidoscopes
by Janey Goude
Cultural diversity and cultural barriers are hot topics. Growing up I didn't have an appreciation for this. I went to a school where many ethnic backgrounds were represented, but it was never an issue. I don't ever recall feeling differently about someone Read More...
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Bringing Balance to Our Jobs
by Janey Goude
Society's pace can be dizzying. Most of us have multiple jobs. My sister has three jobs: VA, ER and nursing home. Working at least two of those every week, she keeps insane hours. We have a friend who aims to keep his managerial workload to under 55 hours/week. Read More...
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Bringing Balance to our Healing
by Janey Goude
Health care is big business...the biggest. Health care is the single largest US industry, with health care spending in the United States reaching $2.4 trillion in 2008 1,2 . In 2006, health care provided 14 million jobs 1 . Between 2006 and 2016, health Read More...
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Bringing Balance to our Emotions
by Janey Goude
Years ago, I had a patient whose emotions were out of control. Everything was a huge ordeal. We all know people like this, don't we? They are the ones to whom you'd just like to say, "Get a grip!" For those who tune into reality TV, think Tatiana. Not Read More...
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Bringing Balance to our Communication
by Janey Goude
What PT can't relate to being overwhelmed with terminology?! Even if you're not a PT, you'll relate to this post. In her blog, Lisa Catenacci wrote: I've been reviewing my notes, trying to remember pathologies and how to write my documentation...I was Read More...
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The ABC's of Bringing Balance
by Janey Goude
I'd like to try something different this year and I'm pleading for your input. My plan is to address a different aspect of our lives each week in 2009, using the ABC's as a guide. Next week we'll start off by looking at an aspect that begins with an A: Read More...
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Where do All the Sick People Go?
by Janey Goude
When I was a little girl I remember my grandma protesting a doctor's visit, "I'm not going to the doctor to sit in the waiting room with all of those sick people." If grandma was alive today she wouldn't have to pay her doctor's $30 co-pay to sit with Read More...
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Facing Fear
by Janey Goude
My daughter and I go on a date once a month and talk about issues that relate to transitioning into womanhood. It is an evening we both treasure. This month our topic was on courage. We began our date with a self defense class. The instructor explained Read More...
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Creating Goodwill at Home
by Janey Goude
Last week we looked at the impact of "The customer is always right." We tend to think of that phrase as only applying to business. But in our personal life, there is sometimes a cost to being "right" in relationships. Imagine how your interactions with Read More...
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Creating Goodwill in the Workplace
by Janey Goude
With unemployment escalating, would you like a simple technique you can put in to practice immediately that will increase your worth to your employer? Adopt the mindset of "The client is always right." I've heard that phrase since I was a child. Some Read More...
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Missed Opportunity
by Janey Goude
A local cosmetology school ran the ad: "purchase a facial, get a manicure free." I asked if we could use it on two people. "No, the facial and manicure have to be on the same person," came the reply. My children were listening to the phone call. So, when 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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