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We Need to Talk About Leaving (The Heartbreak Nobody Prepares You)
Saying goodbye to a contract, a facility, and patients you love is one of the hardest parts of travel therapy or any position nobody talks about. Chelsea and Kellen sit down this week to unpack the emotional weight of...
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Was the Degree Worth It? Kellen Gets Real About Student Debt, Her First Week on Contract, and How to Actually Pay It Off
She graduated with a dream, a degree, and a whole lot of debt. In this episode, Chelsea sits down with Kellen to unpack her very first week on contract â the nerves, the wins, and the reality check nobody prepares you...
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The Burnout Nobody Warned Us About (And How Travel Therapy Changed Everything)
Burnout in healthcare is real â and nobody hands you a roadmap for navigating it. In this episode, Chelsea and Kellen get honest about hitting their limits as travel therapists and the strategies they actually used to...
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Keeping It Real: The Harder Parts of Travel Therapy
We went into this episode ready to talk about all the obvious cons of travel therapy â the licensing headaches, the housing nightmare, the loneliness of being away from family, and the constant hustle of making it...
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The Hidden Cost of Building Your Identity Around Travel
In this episode, Kellen and Chelsea reflect on how travel healthcare shaped â and shifted â their identities over time. From contract to contract, each new place created space for growth, change, and letting go of...
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Ask for More Without Burning Bridges
Asking for moreâwhether itâs pay, support, or alignmentâcan feel uncomfortable. But avoiding the conversation can cost you more in the long run. In this episode, weâre getting into how to confidently renegotiate your...
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The First Steps to Travel Therapy (No One Talks About)
Thinking about travel therapy? We break down the exact steps we'd take to get started. Simple, realistic, and from experience.
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Beyond the Contract: Where We Are Now + Where Weâre Headed
What happens after you take the leap into travel therapy? In this episode, weâre getting real about where we are now â the current season weâre in, what weâre building outside of contracts, and how travel therapy...
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Youâre Not Alone: The Hard Side of Grad School
From vulnerability and doubt to finding your identity, we talk about the emotional side of OT/PT grad school, the hardships, and the moments that make you question everything.
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The Relaunch: Meet Kellen + Our Travel Therapy Stories
Welcome to the relaunch of Travel Therapy Social. In this episode, host Chelsea Gallagher (travel occupational therapist of 5+ years and founder of Transcend Travel Therapy) is joined by her new co-host Kellen, a...
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The Year That Changed My Life
In this relaunch episode, Chelsea Gallagher (travel occupational therapist of 5+ years and founder of Transcend Travel Therapy) shares the personal story behind her return and the life shift that reshaped how she sees...
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Travel Therapy Basics ep 1
Jump in and learn about what the first steps of the travel process are when talking to a recruiter!
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