Caitlin and I started the Lotus Speech & Wellness blog over two years ago, in November of 2020 (read our first blog post HERE.) Our private practice actually started as an online resource focusing on holistic approaches to speech, language, and cognition for adults with neurological communication disorders. We’ve continued posting a new blog post at least once a month… Read More »The Lotus Speech & Wellness Blog is an Online Resource
What is social communication? How is it affected by a brain injury? What can people and their family, friends, and other communication partners do to help support social communication after brain injury? Keep reading this month’s blog post to find out. Or, if you’d rather listen to learn: I was recently invited back on the “Hope Survives: Brain Injury Podcast”… Read More »Social Communication after Brain Injury
Aphasia is a communication disorder resulting from brain injury. In a previous blog post, “Speech Therapy for Aphasia,” I wrote about what causes aphasia, what aphasia is like, and how speech therapy can help people with aphasia. In today’s post, I would like to share information about available virtual aphasia conversation groups and events. Specifically, I will highlight the National… Read More »Virtual Conversation Groups for People With Aphasia
It’s hard to believe, but Lotus Speech & Wellness, LLC has now been offering speech therapy services in Maine for a full year! In honor of this milestone, I thought I’d share some reflections about the first year of our Maine practice. What Makes Our Practice Unique Experience and Expertise This first factor that makes our practice unique is experience… Read More »Lotus Speech & Wellness Celebrates One Year of Speech Therapy in Maine
You may have come across our Instagram page (@lotus_slp) already, where we share information and interesting tidbits related to speech therapy, mindfulness, yoga, brain injury and much more. If not, head on over to our page here! A new series Our posts vary day to day, but one of the series we’ve started adding to regularly is called “SLP Quick… Read More »SLP Quick Tips
According to the Parkinson’s Foundation, nearly one million people in the US, and more than 10 million people worldwide, are living with Parkinson’s Disease (PD). Today’s blog post covers how PD can impact communication, and how SPEAK OUT! speech therapy for Parkinson’s can help. What is Parkinson’s Disease? Parkinson’s Disease is a neurodegenerative disorder. The exact cause of PD is… Read More »SPEAK OUT! Speech Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease
June is Aphasia Awareness Month and we’ve been highlighting information about aphasia over on our Instagram page all month long. If you are unfamiliar with what aphasia is, take a read through Katherine’s blog post from last year that provides great detail about what aphasia is, how it arises and what you can do if you or a loved one… Read More »Resources for Living with Aphasia
Communication and cognition are often affected after a brain injury. Brain injuries include traumatic brain injury (TBI), concussion, and stroke. Katherine was honored to be a guest recently on the “Hope Survives | Brain Injury Podcast” with Cristabelle Braden to talk about communication and cognition after brain injury. Cristabelle is a brain injury survivor and advocate, and her podcast is… Read More »Communication and Cognition after Brain Injury
May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month. A brain tumor is a mass of abnormal cells in the brain. Whether benign (not cancerous) or malignant (cancerous), brain tumors can significantly impact a person’s physical, mental, and emotional health and well-being. When a brain tumor affects communication and/or cognition, speech-language pathology (SLP) services may help. Keep reading to learn more about speech… Read More »Speech Therapy for People with Brain Tumors
May is a month for blossoms, warmer weather and abundant sunshine (at least in New England, where Katherine and I live… I know many parts of the US are already well into summer-like weather!). It’s also a month for awareness – Better Hearing & Speech Month, Mental Health Awareness Month and Stroke Awareness Month. Stroke Awareness Month Last year, we… Read More »Mindfulness in Stroke Recovery