Behind The Milestones

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Your go to OT and Speech duo to help you reach your career milestones.

  1. 6h ago

    Unfiltered: the NDIS through a parent’s eyes

    What does the NDIS actually look like from the parent side of the table? Unfiltered, it's not the version most clinicians see. Joey and Emily chat with Orrin Benford (parent and co-founder of the indi app) about what navigating the NDIS really involves for families. What we cover: • How Orrin's family experience led him to co-found indi • The time, energy and emotional toll of reviews, appeals and chasing evidence • What clinicians can do to better understand the parent and carer experience • Orrin's take on Thriving Kids, autism and lived experience in policy decisions • His advice for families starting out Whether you are a parent, clinician or participant navigating the NDIS, you will not want to miss this. Looking for a mentor who has been where you are? We offer 1:1 OT and Speech mentoring - milestones.au/mentoring

  2. Oct 20

    A controversial podcast headline, and the unexpected common ground behind it

    On the surface, this might look like an unlikely collaboration. We recently shared an episode reacting to Rita Shamoun's podcast, which was marketed to spark debate around one question: should speech pathologists start a clinic with less than five years of experience? If you listened to our reaction, you'll know we actually agreed. So we invited Rita to sit down with us and keep the conversation going, this time looking at clinical and business growth more broadly. What we cover: What university placements don't prepare you forWhy being honest with parents about what you haven't done yet builds trust, and the risks of "fake it until you make it"Burnout, overcommitting and getting support before you hit a breaking pointWhy collaboration beats competition in a small professionSometimes a controversial headline hides a lot of common ground. This one is for early career clinicians and business owners alike. Want to hear more from Rita? Find Wine with Wita wherever you get your podcasts. Looking for a mentor who has been where you are? We offer 1:1 OT and Speech mentoring - milestones.au/mentoring

  3. Oct 13

    Preparing for maternity leave

    If you disappeared from your role for three months tomorrow, what would break? In this solo episode, Emily (very pregnant and very much in planning mode) walks through everything she has done to prepare her clinic for parental leave, and what any business owner, clinician or admin can borrow from it. What we cover: Why a business that only works when you are there is a systems problem, not a personal failingThe end-of-year and end-of-week checklists that should have existed ages agoHow highlighting every part of her position description showed exactly who takes on whatHanding over 95% of a caseload with verbal, written and in-person handoversKeeping clinical supervision going with external supervision and regular group sessionsSetting boundaries and contingency plans between business partners, including a back-up plan for the back-upPerfectionism, baby brain and letting go of "no one does it like I do" all make an appearance. You don't have to be pregnant to need this one. Want support building a career that's sustainable AND successful? That's exactly what our mentoring is designed for - milestones.au/mentoring

  4. Oct 6

    The dangers of a creativity and productivity imbalance

    Waiting until you feel inspired is a great way to get nothing done. In this solo clinic commute chat, Joey talks through the tension between needing creativity and needing output, and how to build a rhythm that protects both. What we cover: Why motivation is unreliable, and how momentum is what actually creates driveWhy Joey's best ideas come when she is regulated, happy and rested, not when she forces itThe difference between creative time and productive time, and why both need to be scheduledWhat changes when your creative work becomes paid client workWhy you need a protected block each week for creative experimentation, with zero output expectationsThe traps at both extremes: chasing views and output, or hyperfixating until client delivery slipsYou don't have to choose between your creative spark and your business goals. Keep putting your work out there. A good mentor changes everything. Find out how we can help - milestones.au/mentoring

  5. Sep 29

    Allied health practitioners are in demand, so why can’t we improve our working conditions?

    If demand is sky high, why can't allied health practitioners just work flexible hours and earn more for it? Joey and Emily discuss a reel where Jules (from Next Chapter Business Coaching) reacts to a clip where we have been "mansplained". The clip suggests speech pathologists should simply work weekends and after hours to fix the workforce shortage. We unpack why it's not as simple as it sounds. What we cover: - Why weekend and after-hours work doesn't add up when award wages meet NDIS price caps - Why weekends are sacred for practitioners with families, and the hidden costs (like childcare) that eat into a higher rate - How flexibility already exists in private practice as far as the finances allow, and what we've learned building our own clinic - Why finding clients for early, late and weekend sessions is a challenge of its own. It's not that we haven't thought of it. It's that the numbers don't work! We'd love to hear how your own work schedule looks in the DMs @behindthemilestones Clip referenced: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Hevou4frt/?mibextid=wwXIfr Interested in mentoring with Joey or Emily? Find out more - milestones.au/mentoring

  6. Sep 22

    How much experience should you have before opening a clinic?

    Thinking about going out on your own as a new grad? Read this first. Joey and Emily react to a clip from the Wine with Wita podcast where it was discussed why less than five years in, you shouldn't be opening your own practice. Joey and Emily share where they land, and it's a bit more nuanced than a hard rule. What we cover: - How many years Joey and Emily had when they started Milestones - How business experience and life experience change the picture - The cognitive load of learning a new job and running a business at the same time - Whether parents should be asking clinicians when they graduated, or how supported they are Not a dig at anyone who's done it earlier, just an honest look at what you might be signing up for. Tell us in the comments how many years of experience you had when you started your clinic, and how it went. If you want support at any stage of your career, find out more about our mentoring at milestones.au/mentoring Clip referenced: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dco2u3MlK8J/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&stkn=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

  7. Sep 15

    Reading recovery recovery

    A teacher tells a struggling reader to look at the picture to help them guess the word. That's not reading. That's the whole approach Emily spent this episode pulling apart. Emily traces reading recovery and balanced literacy back to their origin in 1960s New Zealand, where researcher Marie Clay watched what good readers do and built a teaching method around it, without ever checking whether those behaviours actually caused good reading. She unpacks what the follow up research actually found once those kids grew up, and why speech pathology caseloads are still full of the fallout today. What we cover: • Where reading recovery actually came from, and the flaw baked into the research from the start • Why self-correction and guessing from context are signs of a struggling reader, not a skilled one • What happens in the future to children who have completed reading recovery programs according to the research • The current reading landscape in Australian adults and how this impacts everyday life • What Emily see in clinic when a child has to unlearn years of guessing before they can actually read This isn't a matter of teaching style or preference. It's a matter of what the evidence actually shows, and what happens to the kids caught in the middle. Send your questions via Instagram DM @milestoneskth to be featured anonymously on the show. If mentoring is on your list, we'd love to chat: Milestones Mentoring Mentioned in this episode: Sold a Story by Emily Hanford (Spotify)

  8. Sep 8

    An honest take on social media for clinic owners

    "Just because we are professionals, does not mean we have to be boring". Tune in to hear Joey's real, unfiltered opinion about social media for allied health businesses. As she drives to the clinic, you will gain her candid and conversational advice that will help keep social media fun, practical and innovative for your business. Looking for Speech Pathology or OT mentoring from practitioners who can also support your business growth? Find out more at milestones.au/mentoring

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  • Creator
    Milestones Kids Therapy Hub
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    35
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Milestones Kids Therapy Hub
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    Behind The Milestones

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