Traveling with a Baby: Pregnancy As many of our readers and Facebook followers may know, we welcomed our first child into the world on August 24th! Kinley Stockhausen joined our family and has been exploring the San Juan mountains surrounding Durango, CO (our home base) with us ever since. But as easy as post-pregnancy has...
5 Things to Remember for Your Next Job Interview
5 Things to Remember for Your Next Job Interview Job interviews can be stressful times for any therapist. To make your life a little easier we have listed out the 5 things to remember for your next job interview so you can end up with the job you have always wanted. 1. Smile If...
Travel PT 101 – What is travel therapy?
Travel PT 101 – What is travel therapy? Recently we have been receiving emails from potential travelers, often PT students, requesting some basic information regarding what is travel PT? To answer that very broad question I have decided to take an abbreviated approach and list out the basics of travel physical therapy. Also included...
6 Tips for Negotiating Short Term Housing on Airbnb – Guest Post
6 Tips for Negotiating Short Term Housing on Airbnb As Ellen and I get settled back home in Durango, CO I have been frantically preparing for the arrival of our little PT Adventure baby in the next few weeks!!! Fortunately a friend has come to the rescue. I am proud to introduce you all...
Therapists Guide to Career and Income Growth
Elite Level Traveler The Travel Therapists Guide to Career and Income Growth We are so excited to FINALLY be able to share this with you! After sorting through tons of email and questions on social media I have decided to put all of our most successful strategies in one course, just for you! “Steve’s...
2017 Summer Road Trip Home
2017 Summer Road Trip Home: Montana, Yellowstone National Park, and Grand Teton National Park There’s nothing like an epic road trip when moving from one state to another! Since Ellen was between 36-37 weeks pregnant, we thought it would be a great idea to invite Steve’s parents to join us in order to add...
The Countdown is On… Baby Stock ETA: 2-3 weeks!!
The Countdown is On… Baby Stock ETA: 2-3 weeks!! In typical fashion, we wrapped up our last contract in Tacoma, Washington on Friday July 28th at 2:30pm and by 6pm we were out of our apartment and on the road! To say we were ready to head home is an understatement – for as...
How to Find a Recruiter You Love
How to find a recruiter you love The world of travel therapy is vast. The list of companies offering travel therapy recruiters runs nearly 14 pages deep on Google search. The world of travel therapy is also a bit opaque. Agency websites are largely filled with useless or nearly useless information and grand promises....
Minimalism
Minimalism Light and fast Maybe we have spent too much time running up mountains and on long “adventure runs” out untracked trails, but the Mountain Running ethos of “Light and Fast” has thoroughly permeated our lives. At this time we are packing up our lives in Washington and beginning another move of 1,400+ miles...
The 5 Foundational Skills of PT
The 5 Foundational Skills of PT In the diverse and fast-moving world of travel PT there are countless clinical settings and patient presentations that will confront you. Across the board there are 5 essential clinical skills that every therapist, travel or otherwise, need to cultivate. 1. Systematic Thinking Any long time reader of...