061 – Picking the Brain of Dr Charles Christiansen

Charles Christiansen

Charles Christiansen is a name that a large portion of Occupational Therapists from around the world would recognise. From his papers to his textbooks to his positions on AOTA and AOTF boards, Charles’ impact on the profession has been nothing short of paradigm-shifting.

052 – An OT Students Lived Experience of Chronic Pain

chronic pain

Taylah’s story and her insights are invaluable and I learned so much about the mindset, and the toll that pain can have on a person.

041 – How to Become an Entrepreneur in Private Practice

Diving into private practice? Want to be ab entrepreneur? Considering it but terrified? Let Laura ease your mind and inspire you to take the plunge!

026 – How and Why EVERY Occupational Therapist needs to Research with Dr Kitty & Dr Anna

Kitty (@truly_radical_) contacted me over Twitter some time ago and emphatically stated that she wanted to talk with me about […]

025 – Mindfulness and Occupational Therapy with Leah Forman

Mindfulness Occupational Therapy

Leah Forman is a COTA and an OTD student whom I originally discovered from her Instagram. The very first post […]

021 – In Depth on Diversity with Alondra Ammon

Diversity in Occupational Therapy

Alondra Ammon is an Occupational Therapist from California. She graduated with her masters in Occupational Therapy from Samuel Merritt University and […]

020 – Is the Sex Disparity in Occupational Therapy all Bad?

Gender Sex Occupational Therapy

Today’s discussion stemmed from a number of observations of late. Seemed like too much of a coincidence that the topic […]

019 – Occupation Based Practice with Dr Nicholson

Occupation Ellen Nicholson

Dr. Ellen Nicholson is the Head of Department at the Aukland University of Technology’s, Department of Occupational Science and Therapy […]

018 – Occupational Transition Periods

We’ve looked at values and how they may highlight a person’s occupational needs so the next logical progression is to […]

017 – Sarah Putt is an OT4LYFE pt2

We continue our chat about Sarah’s experiences overseas, what developed country OT’s could learn from these limited resource experiences, professional […]

016 – Sarah Putt is an OT4LYFE pt1

Sarah Putt is pediatric OT and fellow podcaster! She currently runs her own practice but has practiced in more countries […]

014 – Exploring the Experiences of Three Early Career Academics pt2

The 2nd half of our roundtable discussion with Michelle Perryman and Dr Jessie Wilson about the challenges of transitioning from […]

013 – Exploring the Experiences of Three Early Career Academics pt1

A roundtable discussion with Michelle Perryman and Dr Jessie Wilson about the challenges of transitioning from a clinical OT role […]

011 – Online Technology for Occupational Therapy

The one and only Dr Anita Hamilton has had a MASSIVE influence on my career and volunteered me for a […]

008 – Dr Jessie Wilson and the Co-Op approach

Dr Jessie Wilson is a former colleague of mine who now works at Western University in Canada. Her paediatric and […]

007 – Why SMART Goals are Dumb

Goals…..we’ve all heard of them and all been advised that we should be using them both personally and clinically….but why […]

006 – The Business of Women’s Health and Occupational Therapy

Melissa LaPointe is a friend I’ve known for a number of years and I’ve watched her entrepreneurial journey building from […]

005 – What can Minimalism teach Occupational Therapists

Minimalism occupational therapy occupied

So in this episode, I explore some random reflections I’ve had after coming across the concept of “minimalism”. It started […]

004 – Newgradoccupationaltherapy.com with Dom

This episode I delved into the world of the New Graduate Occupational Therapist!!   I had the pleasure of sitting […]

002 – Occupation based Pediatrics with the Rocket OT

Simone contacted me on Reddit following the release of Occupied episode 001 saying she wrote a blog called the Rocket […]