ABOUT THIS EPISODE
In this episode of Compromised to Alchemized, I sit down in Indianapolis with Monica Purdy, SLP, COM, and owner of Kids Abilities. Recorded fresh off a two-day hands-on Floor Four training with the Kids Abilities team, we discuss the power of taking a holistic, "outside-the-box" approach to pediatric healthcare.
Monica shares her journey from considering physical therapy to finding her true calling in speech and myofunctional therapy. She opens up about her global teaching experiences with TalkTools, her core philosophy that "there are no limits, only possibilities," and how the nervous system, tone regulation, and body cohesion play critical roles in helping children reach their maximum potential.
About Monica Purdy
Monica has many years of professional experience specializing in helping children with special needs to communicate. She is the owner of Kids Abilities Indiana, an outpatient Speech and Occupational Therapy clinic in Indianapolis Indiana. She received a Master of Science in Speech and Language Pathology from Ball State University. Monica is trained in Oral Placement Therapy, Feeding Therapy, Articulation, PROMPT, SOS, and TOTS (Tethered Oral Tissues), and is an advocate for multimodality communication. Monica is a board Certified Oralfacial Myologist (COM) through the IAOM. Monica is also an instructor for TalkTools in which she educates professionals and parents across the USA and internationally.
Connect with Monica at Kids Abilities:
https://www.kidsabilitiesindiana.com/
email: office@kidsabilitiesindiana.com
https://www.instagram.com/kidsabilitiesin
https://www.facebook.com/KidsAbilitiesIndy
https://www.linkedin.com/company/kids-abilities-indiana-inc/
Time Stamps
0:00:00 | Intro
0:09:21 | Start of the interview
0:15:28 | What was the first moment you knew you wanted to help people?
0:19:51 | Teaching TalkTools
0:24:21 | How did the places you’ve taught shaped you?
0:29:06 | What led you to wanting to become a physical therapist?
0:34:02 | What is your personal legend?
0:44:14 | The Floor 4 as an avenue to get into the Phase Shift
0:50:55 | What surprised you the most about the Phase Shift?
0:55:01 | All of us are conceived with tongue ties and pallet ties
1:00:20 | The brain and body connection
1:05:01 | Why should your practice take the Floor 4 training?
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