How An OT Got Her Fieldwork Placement in Pelvic Health and Then Got 7 Job Offers!

My fave quotes from this interview,:"I think I just had a conversation that will change my life." - Abby"The eval brought up so many things for me that I healed more from just the eval than from 6 years of mental health therapy" -Rakhi (about Abby's eval) "I didn't realize how  much I needed to get my story out and be heard. Abby did such a good job of letting me talk." "People just need to be heard. It's so impactful." -RakhiThere's more than one way to be a pelvic floor therapist." -RakhiIn this epsisode, I talk with Rakhi about: How she  helped her clients understand the importance of a student stepping into the sessionHow she deals with imposter syndrome (as the fieldwork mentor!)How she and Abby collaborated on her workshop "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes of the Pelvic Floor" How she doesn't need to go to PT Facebook groups to learn anymore; OTs are growing in number and can answer all our questionsHow to get OT students out in the world + why we need more fieldwork mentorsI talk with Abby about:How she thinks on her feet (in front of the client!)How she worked through her greatest challenge - time managementHow Abby got 7 job offers after she left RakhiHow she became the best OT advocate in order to get her jobHere are resources we mentioned in this episode:Mentor List on the OT's in Pelvic Health Facebook GroupHerman + Wallace PF1 (use code OTR10 for 10% off)OT Pioneers: Intro to Pelvic Floor Therapy for Occupational TherapistsMore about Rakhi:www.queencitypelvichealth.com@queencitypelvichealth on Facebook and Instagram Rakhi Srivastava, MOT, OTR/L is a Pelvic Floor Occupational Therapist and owner of Queen City Pelvic Health & Wellness, LLC., which she launched in April 2022 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Rakhi graduated with a Masters in Occupational Therapy from Xavier University in 2010 and began her career at The Christ Hospital working in inpatient rehabilitation and acute care. In 2018, Rakhi helped establish and grow a very effective pelvic floor therapy program for the hospital system. Rakhi served as an adjunct professor in Occupational Therapy at Xavier University for nearly 5 years where she taught lectures and labs. Fun Fact: Rakhi and her husband married on their back deck in April of 2020, with only their immediate family present, after the pandemic canceled their wedding plans. Rakhi's son was born in December of 2020 and her desire to spend more time with him was a major factor in her decision to open her own private practice.More about Abby:www.linkedin.com/in/abbyhuggenbergerAbby Huggenberger  grew up in the center of the country in Nebraska and has a goal of eventually living on both coasts before she turns 40. She is a comedy show enthusiast and enjoys discovering a new live music venue or cocktail bar on the weekends. She is practicing as a new grad in pelvic health in Cincinnati. She is motivated to break into this specialty by both my own symptoms and the prevalence of pelvic dysfunction throughout the older population, and the role it plays in the dignity of aging. ____________________________________________________________________________________________Pelvic OTPs United - Lindsey's off-line interactive community for $39 a month! Inside Pelvic OTPs United you'll find:​Weekly group mentoring calls with Lindsey. She's doing this exclusively inside this community. These aren't your boring old Zoom calls where she is a talking head. We interact, we coach, we learn from each other.​Highly curated forums. The worst is when you post a question on FB just to have it drowned out with 10 other questions that follow it. So, she's got dedicated forums on different populations, different diagnosis, different topics (including business). Hop it, post your specific question, and get the expert advice you need.More info here. Lindsey would love support you in this quiet corner off social media!