The BRAVE OT Podcast | Real Conversations with Occupational Therapy Trailblazers
Episodes
Ep. 56: The OT Who Showed Up at TED: Bill Wong on Visibility, Neurodivergence & Making Bold Career Moves
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The OT Who Showed Up at TED: Bill Wong on Visibility, Neurodivergence & Making Bold Career Moves What does it look like when an occupational therapis...
Ep. 55: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in OT Practice through Jen's Personal and Professional Experience
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in OT Practice through Jen's Personal and Professional Experience What happens when an occupational therapist who su...
Ep. 54: ACT for Occupational Therapists - Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Any OT Setting
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
ACT for Occupational Therapists: Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Any OT Setting Have you ever worked with clients who seem stuck? The ones ...
Ep. 53: Deinstitutionalizing OT - Field Research, Folk Wisdom & Creating Your Own Path with Dr. Josie Jarvis
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Deinstitutionalizing OT: Field Research, Folk Wisdom & Creating Your Own Path with Dr. Josie Jarvis What does it mean to deinstitutionalize yourself a...
Ep. 52: Using AI to Ease Documentation Burden Ethically, with Tech Leader Raj Paul
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever feel like you're drowning in documentation while the work you actually trained for gets squeezed into the margins? Or maybe you're curious about ...
Ep. 51: Redefining Brave When Everything Changes With Trish Williams
01 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wonder what happened to some of our OT entrepreneur trail blazers who went quiet? If you've been around OT social media or podcasts, you probably...
Ep. 50: Sustainable Practice - Purpose + Profit with Jason Stein
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ep. 50: Sustainable Practice - Purpose + Profit with Jason Stein In this milestone 50th episode of The BRAVE OT Podcast, I sit down with Jason Stein—...
Ep. 49: Neurodivergent OTs Discuss Creating a Practice That Actually Works for You With Guest, Breanna James
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
_*]:min-w-0 !gap-3.5" This week on The BRAVE OT Podcast: So many neurodivergent OTs like us have spent our careers trying to squeeze ourselves into ...
Ep. 48: The Mindset Shifts That Move You Through Fear and Into Entrepreneurial Action With Guest, Dr. Lorne Brown
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Waiting until you feel ready to make your next move? Convinced you need more training before you can call yourself an expert? Think entrepreneurs are ...
Ep 47: The Messy Middle of Multiple Income Streams - My Behind-the-Scenes Business Reality
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you define success in your business? Is offering a variety of services scattered and unfocused or a wise path to multiple income streams? Or ma...
Ep. 46: Multi-Passionate OTs Creating Work They Love, One Layer at a Time with Guests, Áine O'Dea & Jen Trzeciak
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever feel like you're the only OT who doesn't have their career path mapped out? Like you should have it more figured out by now or you thought you we...
Ep. 45: Burnout and Attuning to Your Inner Wisdom to Transform Your Business With Guest, Dr. Jess Reynolds
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when your business feels out of alignment with who you are and you’re brave enough to admit it? In this episode of The BRAVE OT Podcast...
Ep. 42: Navigating Competition and Collaboration as OT Copywriters with Guests, Jenny Gill and Krista Frahm
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we hear from Jenny Gill and Krista Frahm, both occupational therapists and copywriters, as they discuss the dynamics of their profes...
Ep. 41: The Making of an OT Entrepreneur with Guest Interviewer Jacqueline Buhler
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The BRAVE OT Podcast, I get to sit in the interviewee seat as OT student, Jacqueline Buhler, asks me questions about being an OT bu...
Ep. 44: A Conversation with STEMinist Fiction Author and OT, Jaima Fixsen
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A Lunchroom Conversation with STEMinist Fiction Author and OT, Jaima Fixsen In this episode, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Jaima Fixsen, a C...
Ep. 43: Overcoming Entrepreneurial Perfectionism with the Scientific Method
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Summary: Is perfectionism keeping you stuck in “figure-it-all-out-first” mode? You’re not alone and you’re not broken. In this solo e...
Ep. 40: Embracing Professional Curiosity Through Supervision in OT with Guest, Lynsay McFarlane-Shaw
01 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast conversation explores supervision in occupational therapy with Lynsay McFarlane-Shaw. Lyndsay brings 30 years of pediatric OT experience ...
Ep. 39: Technology, Reflective Practice, and Business Transitions with Guest, Ruth Duggan
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you're just starting a new OT business, or considering developing a new product, technology, or moving in the direction of retirement, I think...
Ep. 38: Sisterhood in the Storm - Understanding Perimenopause with Guest, Dr. Fiona Lovely
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I am thrilled to share this authentic and vulnerable conversation with you. My guest is Dr. Fiona Lovely. You may know her from her mindblowing podcas...
Ep. 37: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in OT, A Practical Guide
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When I learned ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), it changed my OT practice and it changed how I navigate my own life. This is why I have create...
Ep. 36: Erin Clarelli on Challenging Norms with Neurodiversity-Affirming OT
17 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This discussion with our guest, BRAVE OT, Erin Clarelli, brings together heart and mind as we dive into conversations that challenge norms, embrace un...
Ep. 35: Mindfully Occupied, Out and About Mental Health OT With Guest Sarah Good
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're diving into all things mindfulness in occupational therapy. Our guest today is a fellow Canadian OT who works in mental health, Sarah Good...
Ep. 34: Beyond Business - Real Stories from ACTivate Vitality Members
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I’m excited to share something really special—a compilation of clips from ACTivate Vitality members who’ve been navigating their own journeys to...
Ep. 33: Scarcity Mindset to Sustainable Growth - Jessica Earle’s ACTivate Vitality Story
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back BRAVE OTs! I'm really excited about this podcast conversation because it's going to hit home for so many of you who have been trying to b...
Ep. 32: Failing Upward - Embracing Personal Growth as a Trailblazing OT with Guest, Dana Solomon
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’re diving into what it really means to build something new from scratch—both personally and professionally. My guest, Dana Solomon, is an occ...
Ep. 31: Find Your Flow - Explore Your OT Business Through the Kawa Model
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SPECIAL WORKSHOP-STYLE EPISODE. Listen and use the companion workbook (linked below), to explore your occupational therapy business through the Kawa M...
Ep. 30: From Being the Therapist to Coaching Therapists With Guest, Landy Peek
31 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sit down with Landy Peek, a success coach for OT and PT entrepreneurs. We dive deep into the unique challenges therapists face pers...
Ep. 29: Defining Entrepreneurial Success on Your Own Terms with Guest, Ashley Ballou
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest, Ashley Ballou, is someone that I really admire for her deep commitment to enhancing the wellbeing of clients, caregivers, and therapists. ...
Ep. 28: The Role of Occupational Therapists in the AI Revolution With Alyson Stover and Karen Jacobs
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The BRAVE OT Podcast, I’m thrilled to bring you a highly motivating conversation with two trailblazing occupational therapists, A...
Ep. 27 Giving Your Therapy Business A Life of Its Own With Guest, Gary Thorne
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest for this episode is a physiotherapist by training who went on to be a Vice President at a national health care company and has recently pivot...
Ep. 26: Burning Out in a High-Pressure World with Guest, Mel Homan
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we're joined by Mel Homan, a fellow OT who has turned her experiences with burnout into a transformative program for others. Whether ...
Ep. 25: Simplify Your Business with ChatGPT, Guest Brettany Sorokowsky
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, down-to-earth business coach, Brettany Sorokowsky shares many tangible tips to help you simplify your business, including some golden...
Ep. 24: From Overwhelmed to Thriving, JD the OT’s Business Evolution
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this relatable episode of The BRAVE OT Podcast, I sit down with Jarrett Dottin, a trailblazing occupational therapist and business owner, who share...
Ep. 23: Sustainable Life - Living and Working as a Neruodivergent OT, with Guest, Rebecca Rae-Hodgson
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is part 2 of our discussion with Rebecca Rae-Hodgson, The Chronically Resilient OT. She shared a lot about her lived experience as am ADHD and Au...
Ep. 22: Destigmatizing and Advocating - OT, Rebecca Rae-Hodgson's Lived Experience
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The BRAVE OT Podcast our guest, Rebecca Rae-Hodgson bravely shares her real and raw lived experience as a ADHD and autistic OT who ...
Ep. 21 Defining Success on Your Own Terms With Guest, Laura Bremner
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this quietly inspiring episode of The BRAVE OT Podcast, we dive deep into the heart of what it truly means to define success on your own terms. Lau...
Ep. 20: Post-traumatic Growth with Guest, Emma Shears
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Emma Shears’ story of personal and professional resilience is deeply impactful. I’ve been grateful to be part of her transformation journey sin...
Special Episode: Urgent Need for OT Voices to Maintain Our Presence in Mental Health
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
OTs around the world are asked to add their voices to support the OTs of British Columbia in maintaining their scope of practice in the face of propos...
Ep. 18: Nourishing Your Nervous System - With Guest, Jessica Miller, Part 2
06 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this second part of our engaging conversation with Jessica Miller on The Brave OT podcast, we go deeper into Jessica's transformative journey withi...
Ep. 17: Redefining OT - Jessica Miller's Path from Exhaustion to Empowered Mentor, Part 1
06 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this enlightening episode of The BRAVE OT Podcast I have a deep conversation (not sure I know another kind) with Jessica Miller, a neuro-based occu...
Ep. 16: Falling In and Out of Love with OT - Explore the Journey with Guest, Rhiannon Crispe
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 16: Falling In and Out of Love with OT, we explore Rhiannon Crispe's journey. Together, Rhiannon and I peel back the layers of what it trul...
Ep. 15 Leading with Compassion Through an Epidemic of Healthcare Burnout with Guest, Kathryn Wise
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this enlightening episode of The BRAVE OT Podcast, I sit down with Kathryn Wise, a trailblazer in the field of occupational therapy and health lead...
Ep. 14: The Intentional Rebel's Guide to OT: A Dialogue with My Trailblazing Companion, Lindsey Vestal
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Venture with me into the heart of conscious rebellion with a very special guest, Lindsey Vestal. Long before training as an OT, Lindsey saw an oppor...
Ep. 13: Redefining Crisis - Your Path to Authenticity With Guest, Hal Curties
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There are a number of people in my life with whom a simple, superficial conversation is not possible. This guest is one of those people and I think yo...
Ep. 12: When Your Business Doesn't Spark Joy - Recharge, Review, Revitalize
15 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On a number of occasions I have taken time away from the noise of routines and tasks to reflect on my business. How it feels, how it aligns with my va...
Ep. 11: Taking Care of Ourselves in Our Businesses With Guest, Bronwyn Paynter
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you an occupational therapy business owner, a nature OT, or an OT in midlife looking for more peace in your business? If so, you're in for a treat...
Episode 10: Finding Awe As You Start Your OT Business with Guest, Michele Hampton
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I loved sitting down with Michele Hampton, an inspiring mental health occupational therapist, who shares her journey in starting her own private pract...
Episode 9: Getting Loud about OT and Advocating for Marginalized Clients With Guest, Keir Harding
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Get to know trailblazer Keir Harding, an occupational therapist and mental health advocate from the UK who specializes in working with people living w...
Episode 8: Coaching as an OT in Corporate Settings - Functional to Optimal with Guest Jill Garaffa
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jill Garaffa and I in an expansive discussion about how occupational therapists and coaching. Jill shares her vision for a professional disrupt...
Episode 7: Reframing Uncertainty as a Superpower With Guest Brad Williams
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We all know the uncertainty that surrounds our profession, how we communicate it to others, how we define our scope and impact, how others see our val...
Episode 6: Jam With 2 Mental Health OTs on 2 Continents
05 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Come jam with 2 mental health OTs, on 2 continents who coach other therapists and have similar names. Karlien and Carlyn at your service! We talk abou...
Episode 5: Unschooling to Unworking, One OT's Journey to Ultimate Flexibility
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine going about your work as an OT in a completely open, curious, exploratory kind of way, letting go of the bounds of externally imposed timeline...
Episode 4: Balance is Elusive with Guest Ashley Reina
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Work-life balance, occupational balance, balancing roles, finding balance. These are all terms that roll around in conversations among business owners...
Episode 3: Belonging-Centred Practice With Guest Alice Hortop
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Well behaved women seldom make history. That is what Alice's shirt said when I met her in the UK in the fall of 2022. I knew we'd get along famously a...
Episode 2: Quit Shaming Yourself About Self-Care, OTs!
11 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ugh! Are you tired of hearing about how you should be doing more self-care, better self-care, and loving every minute of it? I bet you're even beating...
Episode 1: Who am I and how the heck did I get here?
10 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode my friend, Arno van Vuuren of The OT Minute, helps me introduce myself to you and why I started The Brave OT Podcast. We dig into my p...
Welcome to The Brave OT Podcast
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I am Carlyn Neek. I’m the host of the Brave OT Podcast and I’m thrilled to have you join me as I dive in and explore what being a brave occupation...