Ep. 113 - Speech-Language Pathologist - Lydia Reineke

Welcome back to the Joust About Careers podcast! I’m your host, Brian Bratt, and this week’s guest is 2018 VB graduate Lydia Reineke, who is a Clinical Fellow Speech-Language Pathologist. In this episode, Lydia shares how she is in the career field she chose to pursue during her junior year of high school, why she decided to double-major in Speech and Hearing Science and Spanish and how she uses both of those majors today, why she decided to earn her master’s degree at Arizona State University, and much more. Whether you are interested in a career as a speech-language pathologist or are still exploring your options, I hope that what Lydia shares today will help all of you make better career decisions and have fulfilling career journeys. Enjoy the show!1:11 - A typical day for Lydia as a Speech-Language Pathologist and Clinical Fellow.3:07 - Speech-Language Pathologists work with people who have had life-altering events that affect the ability for a person to swallow food.5:06 - Lydia figured out she wanted to become an SLP during her junior year of high school.6:13 - Double-majoring in Speech and Hearing Science and Spanish.8:24 - Still able to finish school in four years even with two majors.10:13 - The value of being able to speak Spanish with students and patients.13:01 - Bilingual SLPs are a bit hard to find where Lydia works.14:01 - The decision to attend Arizona State University.16:19 - SLP offers a lot of flexibility as a career.17:42 - What Lydia loves (and tolerates) about being an SLP.21:30 - People need to make their careers work for them to live the lives they want to live.Questions?Connect with Lydia on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/lydia-reineke-m-s-ccc-slp-269551366/). Connect with Brian on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/brian-bratt/).