The Innovative OT Sarah Anderson

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of The Innovative OT podcast! Today I have on Patty Smith who is an occupational therapist and board certified lactation consultation. She has over 25 years of practitioner experience, and an innate ability to assess and treat the body holistically. She is passionate about educating clients, fostering a connection between parents and their children, and optimizing patient wellbeing. 

Courtney Smith is an email copywriter for rehab therapists, a non-clinical venture that she pursued during the coronavirus pandemic. Clinically, she is a unicorn dual therapist, credentialed as both an occupational and physical therapist (University of St Augustine 2013, 2015), and the majority of her clinical experience is in geriatrics. Her transition from clinical care was birthed from spending 8 months in Hawaii as a travel therapist, and of course, burnout. Reading Tim Ferriss's book, "The 4-Hour Workweek" also fueled that fire. As an entrepreneur, Courtney prides herself on being able to put her writing hobby to work while advocating for private practice owners by helping with their direct marketing strategy. She believes that cash-based practices are the future of the PT & OT professions, and she hopes to help others avoid career abandonment by writing non-sleazy email campaigns that attract, nurture, and convert online traffic into clients.  She's serious about regaining that autonomy that they preached to us about in grad school!  Courtney loves to support those in non-clinical roles as well, and you can learn more about her copywriting services on her website (theofficeoncall.com). While not working, Courtney can be found on the nearest hiking trail with her husband, Cory, binging cute dog videos on Instagram, or dreaming about her retirement in Hawaii.”

Matrescence is a term coined by the anthropologist Dana Raphael. It is defined as the process of becoming a mother, and describes the physical, psychological, and emotional changes people go through when entering into motherhood. I have searched for over a year to find a maternal mental health OT--and boy did I hit the jackpot when I found Awena. She has developed an online business solely focused on supporting women as they experience matrescence. Her business is called Naomie Ella and you can access her courses at https://www.naomieella.com/. 

Awena is truly one of the most authentic and beautiful souls I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. I think you will find her just as inspiring as I did--so don't wait--press play now!

Are you an OT or OTA student? Does thinking about the NBCOT exam stress you out? Well have no fear Melissa Vanwynsberghe Hepler is here!

Melissa is an occupational therapist who has a passion for helping OT students. After realizing something was missing in the NBCOT® exam study resources available for OT students, she decided to develop her own resources that help fill the gap in current OT study tools. With a degree in philosophy, she has a unique understanding of the fundamental nature of human success and potential, and is dedicated to sharing this with OT students. She guarantees you will find OT Exam Insights to be a refreshing resource and pivotal tool to your success in passing the NBCOT® exam. Success can be yours!

Sarah Collins-- the OT Headhunter.  I kind of like it!  Sarah is the first OT I've met who specializes in meeting the unique needs of homeschool families.  Sarah has been an occupational therapist for over a decade and has worked in a variety of settings including inpatient pediatrics to adult home health. Never did she imagine herself working in this unique setting--nor did she imagine herself owning chickens!  Tune in to this week's episode to learn everything you need to know about OT and homeschooling, as well as Sarah's amazing life!

Welcome to the second season of The Innovative OT Podcast! I am so excited for this season. In today's episode, I have Ali de la Montaigne on the podcast to discuss all things related to getting into academia. Ali is a colleague of mine and recently started as a full-time faculty member at the beginning of October. She has been teaching at Midwestern University as an adjunct professor since December of 2018 and has nine years of clinical experience (specializing in acute care).  

If you have the teaching bug and aren't sure where to start--you are going to want to tune into this episode!