Rest. We all need to rest. Our brains need to rest, our bodies need to rest and at times I think our emotions need a break, too! What’s been really interesting for me, in developing our fatigue management program, is helping clients understand the different types of rest available to them and how to use rest to more effectively manage their energy. All too often, our clients are given recommendations by well meaning health professionals who say that the answer to fatigue is more … [Read more...]

I conducted an (informal) experiment recently, and I want to share the results with you. Let's talk about churn and burn in our industry. You might be aware of the Life Insurance Training we offer for Rehabilitation Professionals. We've trained well over a hundred people at this point - and it was time to follow up with attendees to ask if they'd like to attend our advanced training being held later this year. I received A LOT of bounceback emails. Nearly 15% of the people who attended our … [Read more...]

I wonder if you are like me and have an ever-growing list of the types of myths that clients and customers of Occupational or Workplace-based rehabilitation services tend to arrive with. I do understand that we live in a day and age where we are encouraged to do more with less and where effectiveness trumps efficiency – however there are some MYTHS that keep turning up that need to be busted. So I asked Team Purple Co what they heard as common Myths that they need to bust on a frequent … [Read more...]