Meet the Team #03 - Speech-Language Pathology Explained by Mary Free Bed Experts

05/31/24 • 24 min

Have you ever wondered how speech-language pathologists help patients improve their communication?
Welcome back to Rehabilitationships, a podcast from Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation. This is the podcast where we talk about the intersection of rehabilitation and relationships.

For this next episode, we are doing another in our meet the team series. We are featuring a recent conversation I had for National Speech Language Hearing Month. I talked with three speech-language pathologists at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation about their field of speech-language pathology and their great work with patients.

In this discussion you’ll hear from Kate Armstrong, MA, CCC-SLP, Kristen Smith, MS, CCC-SLP and Danielle Vander Horst, MS, CCC-SLP.

Enjoy the conversation!

In this discussion you’ll hear from Kate Armstrong, MA, CCC-SLP, Kristen Smith, MS, CCC-SLP and Danielle Vander Horst, MS, CCC-SLP.

Enjoy the conversation!

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From Coma to Comeback: A Mother & Son’s Journey Through a Traumatic Brain Injury

We’re back with another episode of Rehabilitationships, a podcast from Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation. Every episode we are highlighting the intersection of rehabilitation and relationships.

In this episode, we meet Jill and Sam Smalldon, a mother and son whose lives were forever changed by a devastating car accident. Sam suffered a traumatic brain injury and spent 100 days at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation.

This episode is a story of resilience, perseverance, and the incredible power of family. Hear Jill describe her move from grieving to advocacy, and how she found the strength to help push Sam forward in his recovery.

Riley Frens, Sam's speech-language pathologist, shares her experience working with Sam and the moment she knew he could overcome the challenges ahead. Sam reflects on his journey back to health and what the future holds for him.

This episode is a testament of the power of family, rehabilitation, and a never-give-up attitude. Within the conversation, you'll also hear tips for navigating the difficult path of recovery and how to find hope even in the darkest moments.

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Meet the Team #04 - Get the Inside Scoop on Speech Therapy at Mary Free Bed

We’re shining a spotlight on the amazing team of speech-language pathologists at Mary Free Bed.

Welcome back to Rehabilitationships, a podcast from Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation. This is the podcast where we talk about the intersection of rehabilitation and relationships.

Whether it’s learning to navigate speech difficulties like aphasia, managing communication challenges, building cognition skills, or strengthening muscles to swallow safely, this is our go-to team of experts! Speech-language pathologists work hard to help restore hope, freedom and independence.

For this next episode, we are doing another in our meet the team series. We are featuring a recent conversation I had for National Speech Language Hearing Month. I talked with two speech-language pathologists at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation about their field of speech-language pathology and their great work with patients.

In this discussion you’ll hear from Trisha Martinez, MS, CCC-SLP, who works on spinal cord injury team, and Cara Ramirez, MA, CCC-SLP, who works on our medically complex team.

Enjoy the conversation!