The Traveling Therapist Podcast
Hi, I'm Kym Tolson, and I'm the traveling therapist. It's my passion to teach therapists how to navigate online private practices and multiple income streams so they can travel the world. I'm a digital nomad. With a virtual insurance based private therapy practice and a multi six figure coaching business. I'm obsessed with entrepreneurship and developing tools that can help therapists live an adventurous lifestyle. In this podcast, I will discuss my journey as a digital nomad. I'll chat with other traveling therapists and help you navigate the complexities of running an online insurance based practice. I'm so glad to have you with me on this journey.
The Traveling Therapist Podcast
201. Life as a Traveling Therapist with Chronic Illness with Dr. Sally Riggs
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Chronic Illness can completely change how you work, travel, and live, especially when your career depends on showing up for others. In this episode of The Traveling Therapist Podcast, I sit down with Dr. Sally Riggs to talk about what it really looks like to build a traveling therapist lifestyle while living with chronic illness and long COVID. We talk honestly about burnout, restructuring your business, creating flexibility through telehealth, and how Sally built a travel advising side hustle that supports both her health and her love of travel.
In This Episode, We Explore…
- How Sally transitioned from traditional therapy roles to a fully remote private practice.
- Living and traveling with chronic illness and long COVID while running a business.
- Why restructuring her practice was essential for protecting her nervous system and health.
- How becoming a travel advisor created a portable income stream outside one-to-one therapy.
- What accessible and chronic-illness-aware travel planning actually looks like in real life.
Connect with Dr. Sally:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.sallyriggs/
If you have any psychosis patients to refer: https://www.nyccbtp.com
Free Webinar: What You Don't Know You Don't Know About Psychosis: https://event.webinarjam.com/0oxmo/register/8m05miy
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sallyriggs
Travel advisor profile: https://www.foratravel.com/advisor/sally-riggs
Are you ready to take the plunge and become a Traveling Therapist? Whether you want to be a full-time digital nomad or just want the flexibility to bring your practice with you while you travel a couple of times a year, the Portable Practice Method will give you the framework to be protected!
➡️ JOIN NOW: www.portablepracticemethod.com/
Connect with me:
- www.instagram.com/thetravelingtherapist_kym
- www.facebook.com/groups/onlineandtraveling/
- www.thetravelingtherapist.com
The Traveling Therapist Podcast is Sponsored by:
Berries: Say goodbye to the burden of mental health notes with automated note and treatment plan creation! www.heyberries.com/therapists
Alma: Alma is on a mission to simplify access to mental health care by focusing first and foremost on supporting clinicians www.helloalma.com/kym