Podcast

110 – Taking OT into the Digital World ft Laura Simmons

14 May, 2021 occupiedpodcast 1:35:44

Laura brought her business to my attention via LinkedIn and right from our first conversation I was completely intrigued with what she was trying to do. As the CEO and founder of Theratrak Laura is walking a line not commonly travelled by those in the OT profession. She is not only a private business owner, an entrepreneur but she is developing a product that aims to bring OT into the digital age.

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109 – Kwaku and Brock Do Communication Good

1 May, 2021 occupiedpodcast 1:55:59

Kwaku & I started talking and let the convo go where it wanted. It drifted towards communication skills and the nuance involved in being an excellent clinical communicator.

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108 – Creativity V Depression ft Erik Johnson

20 April, 2021 occupiedpodcast 01:46:32

Erik is by far one of my favourite OT’s on the planet and his honestly and vulnerability in this conversation simply confirmed that for me.

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107 – Life and OT in the Arctic ft Rachel Schooley

12 April, 2021 occupiedpodcast 01:55:38

Exploring how Rachel navigates living on traditional peoples land and working with their populations. This convo was absolutely eye opening and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

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106 – Semantics and Platitudes in OT

2 April, 2021 occupiedpodcast 00:41:40

So many times over my career I’ve heard cliche’s and platitudes used by therapists and often wondered….do they know what that actually means? Recently I’ve had a number of discussions on this podcast about terms used that are used incorrectly OR used as lip service and I thought it was about time I did an episode and explored some of these.

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Launching Occupied Plus+ on Patreon

28 March, 2021 occupiedpodcast 00:08:45

I’m super excited to be announcing……. Occupied Plus+ Occupied Plus+ will have Patreon exclusive resources for those supporters looking to inject some extra value into their practice. For a long time I’ve wanted to expand the resources and value I can add to you, the listener. From this OccupiedPlus+ was born. From as little…

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105 – OT Needs to be Doing Being and Becoming MORE ft Khalilah Johnson

19 March, 2021 occupiedpodcast 01:01:17

There are many parts of OT that need improvement and we explore the lip service that is often payed to topics around inclusion with different populations.

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104 – My Hospital Stay Reflection

10 March, 2021 occupiedpodcast 00:48:44

December 2020 I had my first experience being admitted to hospital. It was eye opening to say the least and my experience highlighted for me certain things that I NEVER considered when working for the same hospital system.

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103 – Lived Experience Inside Graffiti Culture ft Mr Toy Division

1 March, 2021 occupiedpodcast

Mr Toy Division joins us on OCCUPIED to provide a “lived experience” of being a part of graffiti writing culture.

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102 – Difficult Conversations & BPD ft Keir Harding

23 February, 2021 occupiedpodcast 01:37:34

We discussed the complexities of the healthcare system and how that often fall short when working with people who are diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder.

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