About Rehab Rebels

Rehab Rebels are therapists (OT, OTA, PT, PTA, and SLP) who are bridging the gap and transitioning to alternative careers. These alternative, or rebel, careers involve using the experience and skills you have now to make your career transition possible without starting over or going back to school.
If you have asked yourself any of the questions below, you’re in the right place.
“How do I decide which career direction to take?”
“What alternative careers are other therapists transitioning into?”
“How did other therapists change careers?”
“What are therapy business owners doing?”
“I feel trapped at my current job. How do I transition out?”
“How do I use my current experience and skills to bridge the gap to an alternative career without starting over?”
What to Expect
Rehab Rebels is run by Tanner who will show you how to transition to your next rebel career without starting over and this is how he is going to do it:
- From interviewing rehab therapists (OT, OTA, PT, PTA, and SLP) who have used their skills and experience to deviate from traditional health careers so you can learn directly how to bridge your career gap to achieve a positive career change.
- Revealing how Rehab Rebels have created their own lifestyle not settling for traditional 8-5 healthcare jobs.
- Cultivating our Rehab Rebel community with others who are on the same journey as you. Where support and helpful information are provided.
- Answering Rebels questions to help them have successful career transitions.
The Rehab Rebel Story
Who is Tanner and why should I listen to him?
I’m a Physical Therapist in my mid thirties who learned (and is continuously learning) about alternative careers and alternative income because I had to.
I have always been interested in different or alternative ways of doing things and have questioned the norm throughout life. But the main theme to answer why I created this website and podcast is freedom. More specifically a lifestyle of freedom to show others there are other options for you to make a living.
I have been pursing online entrepreneurship for over 2 years for location freedom and financial freedom due to – .
- The distance of close loved ones in my life, I will not be able to build a caring loving relationship with them working a traditional job that offers only 2-4 weeks of vacation a year.
- Work place stress, pressure for profit over patients best interest, and no room for advancement.
- The increasing exchange of personal time for piling work duties without any appreciation or acknowledgement for sacrificing my time for additional work.
You can see that I too am aspiring to be a Rehab Rebel and have felt many of the negative effects of our industry as we all have.
My mission – Show Rehab Professionals that they are not alone, build a supportive Rehab Rebels community, and provide useful content to drive therapists to make a positive career and lifestyle change for themselves and loved ones.
You do not have to stay working for your current employer until retirement. There are others like you who have decided to make a change and you can too!
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Other interests:
- Alternative ways of living from housing, food, community, etc.
- Financial Independence and Financial Independence Retire Early.
- Alternative income pursing other sources of income out side of the traditional income exchange model of money for your time.
Insightful Interviews with Rehab Rebels
RR 016: How Physical Therapist Justine Prestifilippo DPT transitioned to becoming a Librarian
Today’s Guest Justine Prestifilippo DPT If you feel like you’re burning out and you want to look for something else… Don’t feel guilty about…
RR 015: Reaching Your Full Potential by Reinventing Yourself with Patricia Motus OTR/L, RYT
Today’s Guest Patricia Motus OTR/L, RYT Sometimes, we just have to get out of our comfort zone in order to reach our full potential.…
RR 014: Building and Thriving a Chiropractic Cash Based Business with Dr. Crystal Rodenbeck
Today’s Guest Crystal Rodenbeck DC Dr. Crystal’s passion for health and wellness was evident at a very young age and truly blossomed when her…
RR 013: Brick and Mortar Cashed Based Physical Therapy with Amanda Holmes DPT
Listen to Amanda’s DPT transition opening up a cash based brick and mortar Physical Therapy practice. Today’s Guest Amanda Holmes Amanda transitioned from working…
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RR 012: What you need to know before starting an online business with plantar fasciitis expert Katie Osteen DPT
Listen for online entrepreneurial insight from plantar fasciitis expert Katie Osteen DPT! Today’s Guest Katie Osteen After thinking what she wanted her life to…
RR 011: Why the state of America drove DPT, Michael Leavitt, to teach PT in Scotland and how he did it!
How and why Physical Therapist, Mike, moved to Scotland with his family to teach Physical Therapy! Today’s Guest Michael Leavitt Tired of the American…