Flares & Plateaus: Don't Take it Personally

Do you take things your patients say personally? This is a huge challenge for us as pelvic PTs.  It contributes to feeling inadequate, defensive, frustrated at work and burned out.  In this 'sode we dive into not taking things personally - positive or negative - and how we can implement that when a patient flares, plateaus, or challenges us.Often our impulse is either:Blaming ourselves and feeling inadequateBlaming the patient and being defensiveThis comes from the fantastic book by Don Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements.Marketing for Pelvic Health - Online CourseIf you're a business owner and your schedule isn't full with a wait list, make sure to check out our Marketing for Pelvic Health course - now open!It's everything we've learned in 5 years of marketing PelvicSanity and in helping 100+ pelvic PTs/OTs start and build their practices.If you'd like to learn more about our resources for cash-based pelvic PTs, make sure to take 5 minutes and fill out our Business Owners Survey.  We'd love to hear about where you are in your business and where you want to go!Shout Out and Get in Touch!If you're enjoying the podcast, please take a few seconds to take a screenshot and put it up in your Instagram Stories and tag Nicole (@nicolecozeandpt).  Or send us an email at [email protected] with your thoughts, questions or ideas.  We'd love to hear from you!About UsNicole and Jesse Cozean founded PelvicSanity Physical Therapy together in 2016.  It grew quickly into one of the largest cash-based physical therapy practices in the country.  They run Pelvic PT Rising, providing both clinical and business resources exclusively tailored to pelvic PTs.Get in Touch!Learn more at www.pelvicptrising.com, follow Nicole @nicolecozeandpt (www.instagram.com/nicolecozeandpt) or reach out via email ([email protected]).Check out our Clinical Courses, Business Resources and learn more about us at Pelvic PT Rising...Let's Continue to Rise!