Magnolia Speech & Wellness
1 Crescent Rd, Suite #211 P1H 1Z6 Huntsville, ON, Canada

We’ve had the most incredible time this weekend and I couldn’t be more grateful. I hope that you are all having an amazing long weekend.

1 year ago today we started on a journey with 2 clients and a heart full of dreams. It’s so hard to believe that a full year has gone by already! Sending out a huge thank you to everyone who has supported us so far in this journey. We truly wouldn’t be here without you

I was going to wait to share this news, but I’m so excited about the future of Magnolia, that I had to share!! Coming in 2021. A whole new take on holistic based therapy. I just started diving into Yoga Teacher Training and I’m thrilled to be able to expand our services and enter into the wellness world. Anyone else as excited as we are??

We hope that you all had a wonderful Canada Day! We had an amazing trip to the beach and even encountered a moose along the way! The perfect way to spend the day! How did you spend your day?

1 year ago when I opened up my practice, I had this vision that was completely different from the ‘standard’ way of doing things in therapy. For 10 years prior I had seen many kids struggle with sitting at a table to complete therapy and school work and knew that there had to be a better way. I then began my own movement practices and spent more time outside, and noticed what a positive effect they had on my body and mind. It got me thinking that if these simple things had... such a great impact on me, imagine what they did for our little ones! Imagine a life where movement and nature became the norm in our learning practices. I bet we’d see a lot of magical things going on. Over the next few months as policies about what we can and can’t do in terms of therapy as a result of COVID hopefully wind down, I’m excited to begin the shift into more holistic based therapy for all of our speech clients. These small steps will help us transition into more of a wellness based business and I couldn’t be more excited. Stay tuned! Think outside. There is no box. - unknown See more

1 year ago today we started on a journey with 2 clients and a heart full of dreams. It’s so hard to believe that a full year has gone by already! Sending out a huge thank you to everyone who has supported us so far in this journey. We truly wouldn’t be here without you

We hope that you all had a wonderful Canada Day! We had an amazing trip to the beach and even encountered a moose along the way! The perfect way to spend the day! How did you spend your day?

Just finished up with another amazing day of virtual appointments. I’m not going to lie, when this pandemic started and we were not able to see clients in person, I was nervous. I thought that we’d lose the personal side of things and it would take a lot longer for us to reach our therapy goals. After 3 months, I’m so happy to share that our virtual visits have been amazing! We are able to maintain the same connections we had in person, and the majority of clients have seen incredible improvements in their speech, language and swallowing skills. From our youngest little friend at 3 years old, to our wisest 90 year old, virtual therapy has been a success! If you’d like more information on how you or a loved one could benefit, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Hope everyone is having an incredible week!

Happy National Speech Language Pathologist Day! Now, what is it that we do?! Take a minute... Imagine having a toddler or preschooler struggling to learn language. Or a school aged child experiencing difficulty with speech sounds, language, reading or writing. They try and try but can’t seem to make gains.... Imagine struggling to get your words out smoothly. They are bumpy or even stuttered and despite having so much to say, you often don’t say anything at all because it gets so frustrating. Imagine never talking again. Never being able to say I love you to your spouse, to your children, to your parents. Never being able to make your wants, needs, or opinions known. Now imagine seeing people you love, but not understanding a word that they say. Words that once carried meaning now seem like a foreign language. But maybe you can't even remember those people. You can’t remember where you live, what you had for breakfast, if anyone came to visit you today, or what you enjoy most about life. And speaking of breakfast, you can't eat it, you actually eat through a tube in your stomach. Imagine your voice is gone and you breathe through a tube in your throat. You have to write everything, if you can even do that. You can't scream out your frustrations or sing your favourite song. As an SLP I help to restore your voice, your ability to communicate, your ability to connect through stories, social engagements, memories, and dinner parties. Speech/language/voice/cognitive/swallow therapists (yes we do all of the above) are important and essential. It feels so good doing what we do. (Shared from a wonderful friend and fellow SLP Jennifer Lynn)

Wishing all of the mamas out there a very Happy Mother’s Day! This is one of my favourite memories with my kiddos. What is yours?

May is Better Speech & Hearing month and we are shouting it from the rooftops! All month long we will be providing speech and language tips, tricks and info. What would you love to know?

Say hello to one of my favourite books!! The Kissing Hand has been an absolute blessing in our home when the kiddos are transitioning into a new activity or event (and they’re nervous about it). I just received an email reminding me that I have to register my youngest for JK so we will definitely be adding this book back into our weekly line up. Have you read it yet?

Social Thinking sessions are well under way! Together we are working on: Social-emotional learning Executive functioning ... Perspective taking Social problem solving Better understanding the hidden rules behind our social skills is important for almost every single activity and encounter we make. Most of us assume that these social rules are simply something we ‘learn’ over time, but for some students these social rules don’t come as easily as for others. The Social Thinking and Me Guidebook and Thinksheets developed by Michelle Garcia Winner and Linda K. Murphy have been a wonderful addition to our speech toolbox! If you’re looking for more information about the development of social skills or speech, language or swallowing, please do not hesitate to reach out! Hope everyone is having an awesome week!

I am beyond humbled! Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote for Magnolia Speech & Wellness. Never in a million years could I have imagined receiving a diamond award and I am beyond grateful for it. This community is amazing and makes it so easy to do what I do. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. You have no idea who much this means. ... I hope everyone is having an amazing Friday!

Happy Wednesday everyone!! Missing everyone dearly here at Magnolia. My withdrawal working with all of my little friends on the floor has me doing the ‘not so fun’ grown up notes in that very space! I hope that all of my friends are keeping well! I can’t wait to see you all and ‘play’ again

Happy Sunday Everyone!! Excited to share that my friend @jen_trott is offering free virtual Kids Move classes every Monday and Wednesday! Be sure to check out her page Jen Trott Fitness & Lifestyle for more information!! Stay well