Guest Wendi Potter McKenna, Dartmouth ’96, has always been one to look for what others found impossible and pursue it. In college, she found her passion and home among the women’s rowing team and considered it a big part of her identity. When she got a diagnosis of an athletic career-ending injury, she wasn't willing to accept it. Instead, she found a physical therapist who asked “What do you want?” and helped get her to do the impossible and get where she wanted to go. In the process, she realized she wanted to do that for others.

After changing majors senior year to get her closer to the PT dream, she finished her prerequisite courses at Boston University and got a job working as a part time aide to a teen with cerebral palsy. That experience changed her focus from sports therapy to pediatric therapy, where she has spent her career ever since. She built her own clinic and helped countless families through the journey of their babies' and children's motor and sensory development. Along the way, she developed a deep understanding of the psychology behind the work and has shifted her practice to spend more time with parents on their own transformational journeys.

In this episode, find out from Wendi how knowing what you want and not taking no for an answer is as much about listening as it is about determination…on ROADS TAKEN...with Leslie Jennings Rowley.

About This Episode's Guest

Wendi McKenna is a pediatric physical therapist and transformation parenting coach who is passionate about helping parents understand, marvel at, and support their babies' and children's motor and sensory development. She is the owner/founder of Strides Physical Therapy, Inc., in the San Diego area where she lives with her husband and their three kids. But she coaches parents everywhere through her Success Parenting program. You can find out more about Wendi’s world at MovePlayGrow.com.

Executive Producer/Host: Leslie Jennings Rowley

Music: Brian Burrows

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Email the show at RoadsTakenShow@gmail.com

Find more episodes at https://roadstakenshow.com

Executive Producer/Host: Leslie Jennings Rowley

Music: Brian Burrows

Email the show at RoadsTakenShow@gmail.com

What do you want?: Wendi Potter McKenna on doing the impossible and helping others do the same

Roads Taken