Principles of Motor Learning makes learning and mastering new movement tasks feel less daunting and doable. For a lot of people, we let the fear of messing up and not being perfect keep up from trying something new, especially if it requires learning a new movement skill.

Here's a small piece of one of my favorite lectures I created. As always, feel free to reach out if you'd like to learn more or hear the entire presentation for yourself, business, or class.

Resources for this episode:

• Maas, E., Robin, D. A., Austermann Hula, S. N., Freedman, S. E., Wulf, G., Ballard, K. J., & Schmidt, R. A. (2008). Principles of motor learning in treatment of motor speech disorders. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 17(3), 277–298. https://doi.org/10.1044/1058-0360(2008/025)

• Maas, E. (2020, June). Principles of Motor Learning and childhood apraxia of speech. Apraxia Kids. Retrieved January 25, 2023, from http://www.apraxia-kids.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Maas_Apraxia-Kids-2020_PML-webinar-post.pdf

You can't know everything about everything. I have to repeat this to myself on a daily basis.

While I believe we need a well-rounded education, there's no way we can do everything we once learned in school. Not to mention, you don't want me to provide fluency therapy. Following what you're passionate about within your field not only creates better quality work, but it allows you a more sustainable future in your career.

Did you know only approximately 8% of people complete their New Year's Resolutions?

In today's episode, I provide my top 4 reason why the research says most of us give up by the end of January, which I agree with and add my takes along the way.

Also- this episode barely made it in my "New episodes every Friday" window, but I didn't give up. Listen as to why it's important to keep going even if you mess up.

References:

• Clear, J. (2019). Atomic habits. Penguin USA.
• Gardner, B., Lally, P., & Wardle, J. (2012). Making health habitual: The psychology of ‘habit-formation’ and general practice. British Journal of General Practice, 62(605), 664–666. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp12x659466
• Rai, A., Sharif, M. A., Chang, E. H., Milkman, K. L., & Duckworth, A. L. (2023). A field experiment on subgoal framing to boost volunteering: The trade-off between goal granularity and flexibility. Journal of Applied Psychology, 108(4), 621–634. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0001040
• Strong, R. (2022, September 19). Your habits matter more than you might think - here’s why. Healthline. https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/why-are-habits-important#learning-new-habits
• Why most New Year’s resolutions fail: Lead read Today. Lead Read Today | Fisher College of Business. (2023, February 2). https://fisher.osu.edu/blogs/leadreadtoday/why-most-new-years-resolutions-fail

This episode contains the use of swear words and is not suitable for all audiences. Please use discretion and do not listen if offended my swearing.

Oh how I've missed releasing a weekly episode. Thank you for waiting patiently as I get my sh*t together.

Join me today as I dive deep into the history of swearing, the root of the most commonly used swears, and what research has to say about swearing overall.

For more information, please visit sources cited for this episode:

• History of Swear Words on Netflix- hosted by Nicolas Cage

• Stephens & Robertson (2020) “Swearing as a Response to Pain: Assessing Hypoalgesic Effects of Novel “Swear” Words”

• https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/by-gods-bones-bad-words-in-the-middle-ages-were-nothing-like-todays

• https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/the-history-of-swear-words-where-the-and-do-they-come-from

• https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/all-the-ways-dick-became-a-word

• https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/fuck 

• https://www.elle.com.au/culture/cunt-18502 

• www.etymonline.com
• urbandictionary.com

Big thanks to my husband Derrick for joining me on today's episode to talk all things firefighting and community outreach. The fact that I got him to answer questions and talk about firefighting for 45 minutes is a testament to his passion.

Also wish our dog Pilot a happy birthday. He was a good boy and sat (mostly) quietly the whole time we recorded.

Click this link to review the signs of a stroke.

https://www.dukehealth.org/blog/know-signs-of-stroke-be-fast

If there's one thing I love, it's answering questions and discussing them. Thank you to everyone who sent in their questions. Here's a summary of what's covered in this episode:

• What was your first interaction/time you realized you were interested in speech therapy?
• What made you choose to work with the pediatric population over adults?
• Do you think speech therapy has any stigmas that need breaking?
• What is the hardest thing you’ve had to relay to a parent?
• What are the top five misconceptions/mistakes that caregivers make with speech services?
• What is Apraxia? What should I be looking for? What are the ages?
• How have you seen culture affect the therapy world? Both positive and negative.
• Why do people use different voices when talking to dogs, friends, parents, or at work?

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