This is episode 192 of the Swall Your Pride Podcast and today's guest is

Valerie a great. She owns Southeast Parkinson's Speech Services LLC where she

provides maintenance speech therapy services. She also owns total body

calculation empowering those living with chronic conditions to minimize

symptoms and thrive through nutrition, physical activity, and

education. Valeria holds certifications in SLP, personal training,

brain health training, behavior change, and health coaching. A member of Allied team training

for Parkinson's, and an active volunteer for Parkinson's Foundation,

Valeria has a particular interest in wellness for people living in with Parkinson's disease.

At Wellstar, Kettestone Outpatient Neurorehabilitation Clinic.

She provides clinical services, supervises grad students,

and co-host a monthly Parkinson support group.

For specialty certifications include LSBT Loud,

LSBT Loud Her life, speak out,

and DTP and MBSIP.

As a mentor for the Medical SLP collective, Lariat,

SOPs, and providing evidence-based care in the areas of Parkinson's

disease, motor speech disorders, and admission.

Vallejo also serves as the co-chair of the Diversity Collaborative Committee within the

Medical S&P Collective where she hosts weekly support calls and serves Collaborative Committee within the Medical Assembly Collective,

where she hosts weekly support calls

and serves as an advisor on increasing cultural responsiveness

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