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173 – OT Australia’s Chief Occupational Therapist Michelle Oliver

23 May, 2025 occupiedpodcast 0:59:47 0 Comments

In this episode of Occupied, I sit down with Michelle Oliver, Australia’s first-ever Chief Occupational Therapist, for an inspiring and insightful conversation about her journey, her vision for the profession, and the...

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172 – Navigating Complex Clinical Environments with Dr Theo Theodoros

18 May, 2025 occupiedpodcast 23:31 0 Comments

Dr Jessica Levick speaks with consultant psychiatrist Dr Theo Theodoros to explore the realities of working in challenging, complex and high-pressure healthcare environments.

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2 Fast 2 Curious: Occupied Reloaded

13 May, 2025 occupiedpodcast 5:41 0 Comments

Welcome back to the Occupied Podcast! After a significant hiatus, we’re rebooting with fresh perspectives, exciting content, and most importantly, a brand-new co-host—Jessica Levick. In this special reboot episode:Meet...

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170 – Digital Identity Influencers and Mental Health ft Dr Jessica Levick

20 November, 2024 occupiedpodcast 1:24:03 0 Comments

In this episode I sit down with Dr. Jessica Levick to explore the intersection of identity, social media, and the commercialisation of mental health. Together, we unpack the growing...

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169 – EquipMeOT ft Lindsay DeLong

4 March, 2024 occupiedpodcast 1:20:08 0 Comments

In this inspiring episode of Occupied, I sit down with the multi-talented Lindsay DeLong, an occupational therapist and online content creator known for her innovative videos on assistive technologies....

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168 – Critical Thinking 101

16 February, 2024 occupiedpodcast 31:54 0 Comments

In the latest episode of our podcast, we delve into the fascinating topic of Critical Thinking and its significance in our daily lives. We aim to unravel the mysteries...

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167 – How to improve your Interviewing

5 February, 2024 occupiedpodcast 18:47 0 Comments

Today’s episode is all about mastering interviews, whether you’re sitting in the hot seat or the one steering the conversation. We’re unpacking everything from breaking down interview myths to...

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166 – Call out your Whiteness ft Helen Harrington and Marielle Turner

12 December, 2023 occupiedpodcast 1:16:50 0 Comments

I'm joined by Helen Harrington and Marielle Turner and we embark on a journey of self-reflection and understanding. We delve into the concept of white privilege, and its...

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165 – Celebrate the Little Wins

14 September, 2023 occupiedpodcast 7:49 0 Comments

Never in my wildest dreams did I see us getting here. Last night we clocked over….half a million downloads!! That’s right…500,000 🫣

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164 – OTAus2023 Reflections

21 July, 2023 occupiedpodcast 44:15 0 Comments

1 Month on from the OT Australia National Conference in Cairns and these are some reflections from the event! Look after yourself, look after others, and always keep Occupied...

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163 – Do we all need to be Occupational Scientists?

20 July, 2023 occupiedpodcast 16:28 0 Comments

Was listening to OT & Chill recently and something from this episode triggered my brain into thought!

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162 – Trauma Informed Occupational Therapy ft Marie Bell

15 July, 2023 occupiedpodcast 50:26 0 Comments

I explore my friend, Marie’s, journey into working with kids with trauma and some of the considerations that need to be made by clinicians when working in this kind...

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161 – ALL ABOUT OCCUPATION ft Assoc Prof Genevieve Pepin

4 July, 2023 occupiedpodcast 54:30 0 Comments

The main aim of this presentation is to share the evolution of the role of occupational therapists in the field of eating disorders.

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160 – Catching Up with Ms OT Flourish ft Mandy Chamberlain

29 June, 2023 occupiedpodcast 1:22:14 0 Comments

If you're on social media and don't know Mandy then are you really on social media? Mandy is not only a beautiful person but has been in the online...

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159 – The Independence Myth

17 June, 2023 occupiedpodcast 20:21 0 Comments

What does being Independent mean? why does it always seem to be an OT's goal for their clients? Is it even possible? A long time bug bear that I...

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158 – ALL ABOUT OCCUPATION ft Karina Sanson-Fisher

8 June, 2023 occupiedpodcast 40:42 0 Comments

Karina Sanson-Fisher Occupational therapist in Mulubinba (Newcastle), Australia Instagram @doing.therapy Session title Doing Drugs: Occupational therapy and alcohol and other drugs Session details This session explores an occupational therapy...

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157 – Lessons I’ve Learned Pushing OT Into The Digital World

26 May, 2023 occupiedpodcast 57:08 0 Comments

Absolutely honoured to be asked to deliver the keynote for the Wisconsin OT Association virtual conference. This is that presentation as well as the Q&A at the end of...

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156 – The Memory OT ft Allison Brush

22 May, 2023 occupiedpodcast 01:20:55 0 Comments

If you're like me you are aware that memory is a thing. You may even know there are different types etc but for many this is the extent of...

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155 – ALL ABOUT OCCUPATION ft Clare Hocking

9 May, 2023 occupiedpodcast 00:39:32 0 Comments

Time for a secret sneaky episode! featuring the one and only Claire Hocking doing her All About Occupation Seminar For more and how to register for future seminars, see:...

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154 – The State of the Profession

1 April, 2023 occupiedpodcast 13:44 0 Comments

So I've been asked a fair bit about where I think the profession is at right now and where I think it's going. So here is a short and...

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153 – How To/Not to Enact Change in the Profession ft Clarice Grote

21 March, 2023 occupiedpodcast 01:36:35 0 Comments

We explore OT's role in politics and how Clarice's background makes her the perfect therapist to break this down for me. We look at various practice areas and the...

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