The Thrive Guide

Kay Mastrocola, PT, DPT
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  • MENTAL HEALTH
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I’m Dr Kay Mastrocola. Physical Therapist, Golden Retriever Enthusiast and Mental Health Advocate. I'm also the two brain cells behind the health care and higher education meme page @DPTs_With_Anxiety. I’ve spent the past 10 years navigating life with mental illness and I found a lot of survival guides out there, but none that talk about what happens next. No one is talking about the radical space between surviving and thriving and so I created this podcast as a way to ask questions and embrace the awkward in pursuit of finding what success truly means. Thanks for coming along too- this is The Thrive Guide.

Episodes

  1. 05/02/2024

    Pelvic Party: Creating a successful pelvic floor empire with Dr Jessica Reale

    The queen has arrived and her name is Dr. Jessica Reale. Well known in the pelvic health community as one half of the mastermind behind Pelvic-Con, owner of her own practice at Atlanta, Southern Pelvic Health, Co-Founder of Pelvic University and so much more, it is easy to see how Dr. Reale is successful. In this episode she talks about the ways to utilize I don't know as a launching pad for clinical growth and gives us a nickel for our existential crisis. Links and tags: Instagram: @southernpelvichealth Email: Jessica@southernpelvichealth.com Website: Southernpelvichealth.com

    30 min

  2. 03/19/2024

    TRANSforming your scope of care with Dr. Ken McGee

    I hope you're ready for an honest and authentic conversation between two friends because today I welcome to inspiring and kind Dr. Ken McGee to my show. They are shattering norms and breaking down barriers by creating spaces they didn't have. A leader in gender affirming care Ken touches on his own gender identity, his own sense of belonging and how that shaped him into the Queer and Here PT he is today! Follow him on Instagram: @B3ptco Follow me on instagram and tiktok @Dpts_With_anxiety Trigger warning: this episode contains a conversation about young people death. Special thanks to the @PTpintcast network for hosting The Thrive Guide

    28 min

  3. 02/16/2024

    A Booty Call With The Pelvic Floor Jake

    Join me on this special Episode where I am joined by Dr Jake Bartholomy, PT DPT and he talks all about his CSM presentation "BUTT ...your patients are curious. Safe considerations for anal sex" Follow him @pelvic_floor_jake and special thanks to @PTPintcast network.

    17 min

  4. 02/08/2024

    School Is in Session: PT Educator's Guide to Side Hustle Success

    Ever wondered if you had the skills to start a side hustle? Well then this episode can be yours for $DEGREE.99. Dr. (dr.) F. Scot Feil, DPT, EdD walks us through his journey to becoming a master communicator. With a degree in English and PT, Scott share's his biggest blunders so you don't have to when it comes to starting a side hustle as a PT. This light hearted and inspiring conversation will have you stepping back and preparing to dive head first into your first or next successful side hustle. Work with Dr. Fiel! https://pteducator.com/order-page?am_id=Anxiety10 Find him on the socials: @PTEducator Follow me for more anxious and awkward moments in higher education and healthcare @dpts_with_anxiety and subscribe for more Thrive Guide Content Huge thank you to the @PTPintcast network for hosting this show!

    37 min

  5. 01/25/2024

    Burnout is Inevitable: How To Prolong Your Peace

    On this episode of The Thrive Guide Dr. Kay Mastrocola talks about burnout and how attempts to "prevent burnout" are futile and potentially harmful. She shares personal stories of her own burn out, her opinions on group vs individual moral and gives ideas on how to prolong your peace. Special thanks to @PTPintcast and the PTPintcast Network for hosting our show.

    28 min

  6. 11/07/2023

    An Imposter Among Us: Utilizing imposter syndrome to your advantage

    On this episode, Dr Kay Mastrocola talks through how she utilizes imposter syndrome for the positive. This episode is an encore, originally published on the PT Pintcast Podcast network

    28 min

  7. 10/24/2023

    Pants Are Optional For Today's Podcast with Guest Lance Frank

    Today I am joined by the honest and real Lance Frank, better known on Tiktok and Instagram as @Lanceinyourpants. As a male pelvic health PT Lance talks about the reality of needing to sometimes create your own address instead of hopping from place to place hoping you find it. He talks about navigating healthcare during the pandemic and his rise to tiktok fame and how in the end it's boils down to being kind. w

    31 min

  8. 09/26/2023

    Embracing my hard head: My life after a TBI

    Host Dr. Kay Mastrocola, better known as @Dpts_with_anxiety recounts a life changing incident that shaped the rest of her PT career. Find out how her competitive spirit lead to advocacy, self preservation and true love. Interested in more? Check out @PTPintcast for more of your favorite PT content.

    35 min

  9. 09/12/2023

    Go With The Work-Life Flow: Creating Success as an Emergency Room PT

    Joined in studio with me is the one, the only, ED DPT, Dr Rebekah Griffith who shares her hobby as an emergency room physical therapist. We talk the importance of PT's role in health care, touch on trauma informed care and hear how The ED DPT's two near death experiences helped shape her into a stronger and more compassionate clinician (with a little help from store bough serotonin). SHOW LINKS: Special thanks to the PT Pintcast for their network. hear episodes like this and more @PTpintcast on instagram or anywhere you get your podcasts and be sure to check out Rebekah's show @InTheEDNow. Struggling with student loans? Not sure where to start? Trust the experts at Varela Financial. A team dedicated to the student loans of PT's, MD's, Chiros and Vet's their experts understand debt to income ratios and work with you on an individualized plan tailored to your financial goals. Schedule a free consultation at varelafinancial.com

    40 min

  10. 08/28/2023

    What's Spoons Got To Do With It?

    On this episode of The Thrive Guide I talk alone to myself again at 10 pm at night and we discuss everything from soup to social anxiety. And yes... I promise the two are related. Learn what it means to be "low on spoons" and how I managed to back 200 plastic spoons in a carryon bag to San Diego. I also talk about my history of ever evolving mental illness only to find out it was ADHD all along! Thanks for coming along on another adventure. Resources from todays episode: Dyscalculia: What the heck is that? https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23949-dyscalculia Thank you so much to this weeks sponsor @VarelaFinancial. Follow them on instagram for money saving tips and student loan education and schedule a free consult at varelafinancial.com

    42 min

  11. 08/15/2023

    Not a Success Story: Breaking down disability barriers with Dr. Angela Fritz

    On this episode of The Thrive Guide I interview one of my newest and most badass friends, Dr. Angela Fritz. Dr. Fritz is a pediatric PT at Seattle's Children's Hospital who defines success in a multifactorial approach. We talk about our journeys as disabled individuals in healthcare and the mantras that make everyday a little bit easier. You can follow her page on instagram @bebe__PT for content related to disability justice and all things pediatric PT! You can find me on instagram and TikTok @Dpts_with_anxiety and more content from the PT pintcast network @PTpintcast

    44 min

  12. 07/29/2023

    Embracing the Uncomfortable (aka talking to myself alone in my room)

    In the words of Ana from Disney's Frozen, "I don't know if I'm elated or gassy but I'm somewhere in the zone..". I am so excited and anxious to bring you the first episode of The Thrive Guide: Embracing the Awkward in Pursuit of Success. I'm your host, Dr Kay Mastrocola. Physical Therapist and the two brain cells behind the health care meme page @DPTs_With_Anxiety. I’ve spent the past 10 years navigating life with mental illness and I found a lot of survival guides out there, but none that talk about what happens next. No one is talking about the radical space between surviving and thriving and so I created this podcast as a way to ask questions and embrace the awkward in pursuit of finding what success truly means. Thanks for coming along, too! .

    31 min
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I’m Dr Kay Mastrocola. Physical Therapist, Golden Retriever Enthusiast and Mental Health Advocate. I'm also the two brain cells behind the health care and higher education meme page @DPTs_With_Anxiety. I’ve spent the past 10 years navigating life with mental illness and I found a lot of survival guides out there, but none that talk about what happens next. No one is talking about the radical space between surviving and thriving and so I created this podcast as a way to ask questions and embrace the awkward in pursuit of finding what success truly means. Thanks for coming along too- this is The Thrive Guide.

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  • Creator
    Kay Mastrocola, PT, DPT
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    12
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 The Thrive Guide
  • Show Website
    The Thrive Guide